Futures coverage is contract-specific. A Vector Ridge product can publish a futures card only where the contract mapping, session calendar, roll handling and horizon-specific process are approved. Current eligibility and realized outcomes are shown in the live product.
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 current systematic signal products 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
Multi-day futures cards require contract-specific calibration, an approved continuous-series treatment and a clean execution identity. Current eligible contracts are shown in the live product.
Overnight Trade — Session-Scale Index, Energy, Metals
Multi-hour futures research accounts for contract sessions, roll handling and overnight gap risk. Exact qualification logic remains proprietary.
Day Trade — Intraday US Session
Same-session futures cards are published only for approved contracts and adapters, then managed through a hard session boundary.
Investing — Macro Commodity and Index Themes
Long-horizon research may express commodity or index themes through approved vehicles when a published thesis exists. Holdings, changes and realized outcomes belong to the live long-horizon record.
Macro Framework — Bundled With Every Tier
Macro Framework 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 Lite upward.
Futures Contracts in the Vector Ridge Universe
Across the active products, the futures universe spans the most liquid contracts on CME Group, NYMEX, COMEX, and ICE:
| Category | Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Tick Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | E-mini S&P 500 | ES | CME | $12.50 |
| Index | E-mini Nasdaq 100 | NQ | CME | $5.00 |
| Index | E-mini Dow | YM | CBOT | $5.00 |
| Energy | WTI Crude Oil | CL | NYMEX | $10.00 |
| Energy | Natural Gas | NG | NYMEX | $10.00 |
| Metals | Gold | GC | COMEX | $10.00 |
| Metals | Silver | SI | COMEX | $25.00 |
| Metals | Copper | HG | COMEX | $12.50 |
| Metals | Palladium | PA | NYMEX | $5.00 |
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-D Conviction on Futures Signals
The Grade A threshold is set by each model's horizon:
- Swing Trade — calibrated for selective multi-day cards
- Overnight Trade — calibrated for session-scale managed cards
- Day Trade — calibrated for same-session managed cards
- Grade B — strong corridor confidence, regime confirms
- Grade C — moderate confidence, one regime factor unresolved
- Grade D — lower confidence, sizing-aware only
How the Models Apply to Futures
See how the methodology reads a futures setup on the sample futures signals page, and review the multi-product methodology for how corridor signals and Grade A-D conviction are built. Firm-wide model performance across all universes sits on the client performance dashboard; Vector Ridge does not publish a separate per-instrument trade record.
Pricing
- Lite — $20 per selected product/month. Build Lite.
- Plus — $100/month. Choose Plus.
- Trials — eligible users can choose 3 days with no card or 14 days with card verification. View current terms.
- Institutional Access — $5,000 per seat/month, plus published notional-volume pricing; Atlas AI usage resets are $200 each.
Free preview: See sample futures signals or browse the multi-product methodology before subscribing.
- ✓Futures is one of six universes the active Vector Ridge products trade across — the model is the product, the market is the venue
- ✓Futures appear only where contract, calendar and roll handling are approved
- ✓Macro Framework 4-quadrant macro overlay bundled with every tier from Lite up
- ✓Managed cards with contract-aware horizons and A-D conviction grades
- ✓Current retail and institutional access terms are governed by the Products page
- ✓Current results are sourced from the scoped live performance ledger
Coverage is product and card specific. This guide explains the market; it does not place futures in every product universe. Use the terminal and current Markets Covered documentation as the authority.
Index (ES, NQ, YM, RTY), energy (CL crude, NG natural gas), metals (GC gold, SI silver, HG copper, PA palladium), and global indices (DAX, Nikkei). Focus is on the most liquid contracts where execution quality is best.
Eligible users can choose a 3-day no-card trial or a 14-day card-verified trial. See the Products page for current pricing and continuation terms. Institutional Access is $5,000 per seat/month, plus published notional-volume pricing; Atlas AI usage resets are $200 each.
Grades are calibrated within each approved model horizon and contract set. Exact numerical gates remain proprietary; current outcomes belong on the live performance ledger.
Both are in the universe. Day Trade and Overnight Trade pick whichever has the cleaner corridor at signal time. ES is broader S&P 500 exposure; NQ is tech-concentrated and higher beta.
Yes. Eligible users can choose a 3-day no-card trial or a 14-day card-verified trial. See the Products page for current pricing and continuation terms.