FUTURES

Futures as a Vector Ridge Model Universe

Vector Ridge sells access to models, not to markets. Futures is one of six universes — alongside Forex, Indices & ETFs, Equities, Crypto, and Polymarket — that the four proprietary models trade across. The model owns the corridor, the entry, the stop, and the exit; futures is simply the venue where the signal happens to fire.

That matters because subscribers buy the model and get all of that model's signals across every universe it covers. A Day Trade subscriber receives Day Trade signals whether they fire in ES, NQ, crude, or any other instrument the engine is tracking that session.

How Each Model Engages Futures

Swing Trade — Multi-Week Index and Commodity Positions

Swing Trade holds 7-28 day positions. 78 signals YTD across all universes, 74.4% win rate, +225% raw signal P&L. Grade A bar: corridor expected ≥6.00% per signal. In futures, Swing Trade engages ES, NQ, crude (CL), gold (GC), and silver (SI) when multi-week macro flow is clear and the Atlas regime confirms.

Multi Hour — Session-Scale Index, Energy, Metals

Multi Hour is the strongest model year-to-date: 262 signals YTD, 71.4% win rate, +404% raw signal P&L. Four conviction overlays stack on the base corridor (Grade A bar +4.50%). In futures, Multi Hour catches 0.5-2 session moves across index futures (ES, NQ, YM), energy (CL, NG), and metals (GC, SI, HG).

Day Trade — Intraday US Session

Day Trade fires within 0-60 minute windows across roughly 200 instruments. 308 signals YTD, 67.5% win rate, +95% raw signal P&L. Grade A bar +0.70%. In futures it leans on ES and NQ during the US cash session where corridor breaches resolve fastest.

Investing — Macro Commodity and Index Themes

Investing is the long book — 42 signals YTD, 73.8% win rate, +502% raw signal P&L, Sharpe 2.10. In futures, Investing positions on macro commodity themes (real-rate-driven gold cycles, energy regime shifts) and index exposures aligned with the Atlas quadrant.

Atlas — Bundled With Every Tier

Atlas is the 4-quadrant macro model. It does not fire signals itself; it sets the regime overlay that conditions every other model's confidence. Bundled with every subscription tier from Single Model upward.

Futures Contracts in the Vector Ridge Universe

Across the four models, the futures universe spans the most liquid contracts on CME Group, NYMEX, COMEX, and ICE:

Coverage focuses on the highest-liquidity contracts. Micro contracts (MES, MNQ, MGC) work the same way for smaller account sizes — the corridor signal is identical.

Key Instruments

See per-instrument pages: Gold (GC), Silver (SI), Crude Oil (CL/WTI), Brent Crude, Natural Gas (NG), Copper (HG), S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), Russell 2000 (RTY), DAX, Nikkei 225, Shanghai Composite.

Grade A-E Conviction on Futures Signals

The Grade A threshold is set by each model's horizon:

• Swing Trade Grade A — corridor expected ≥6.00% per signal
• Multi Hour Grade A — corridor expected ≥4.50% per signal
• Day Trade Grade A — corridor expected ≥0.70% per signal
• Grade B — strong corridor confidence, regime confirms
• Grade C — moderate confidence, one regime factor unresolved
• Grade D — lower confidence, sizing-aware only
• Grade E — speculative or exit

Sample Signals and Performance

See live futures examples on the sample futures signals page and aggregate model-by-model performance on the futures performance page. Cross-model results sit on the client performance dashboard.

Pricing

• Single Model — $20/month. Pick Swing Trade, Multi Hour, Day Trade, or Investing. Atlas bundled. Choose a model.
• All Models — $50/month, all four engines across every universe including futures. 7-day free trial. Start trial.
• Pro Access — $5,000/quarter, institutional, single seat. Apply.
• Pro Team — $10,000/quarter, 5 seats. Apply.