SignavaWhat is a futures signal?
A futures signal is a trade plan for a perpetual futures contract — usually a USDT-margined contract such as BTCUSDT on Binance or Bybit. Unlike spot, where you buy the coin and profit only if it rises, futures let you go long (profit when the price rises) or short (profit when it falls).
Every Signava futures signal gives you the direction, the entry, the stop loss and three take-profit levels — the same complete plan as a spot signal.
Long and short, explained
| Long | Short | |
|---|---|---|
| You profit when | the price rises | the price falls |
| Stop loss sits | below the entry | above the entry |
| Take profits sit | above the entry | below the entry |
| Funding | usually paid when the market is bullish | usually received when the market is bullish |
Leverage: the part that hurts people
Leverage lets you open a position larger than your margin. With 10x leverage, $100 of margin controls a $1,000 position — and a 1% move becomes a 10% gain or loss on your margin.
The mistake most people make is choosing leverage first. Choose your risk first instead:
- Decide what you're willing to lose if the stop is hit — say $20.
- Look at how far the stop is from the entry — say 4%.
- Your position size is $20 ÷ 4% = $500. Whether you open that with 2x or 10x only changes how much margin you post, not how much you lose at the stop.
If your liquidation price is closer than the stop loss, the exchange will close you out before the plan ever gets a chance. Lower leverage pushes the liquidation price further away.
Funding rates
Perpetual futures have no expiry, so exchanges keep their price close to spot with funding payments between longs and shorts, usually every eight hours. When most traders are long, longs pay shorts; when most are short, shorts pay longs. On short holding periods funding is small, but on crowded coins it can matter — the Insights tab in the app shows current funding rates across exchanges.
Using Signava's futures signals
- Open the Futures tab and press Start to get futures signals in the feed and as notifications.
- Check the direction first — LONG or SHORT — then the entry, stop and targets.
- Set the stop loss when you open the trade, not later. Most exchanges let you attach TP and SL to the order itself.
- Consider taking part profit at TP1 and moving the stop to your entry, so the rest of the trade can't turn into a loss.
The public track record currently covers Signava's spot engine; the futures engine is being measured separately before its results are published.
Frequently asked questions
What leverage should I use with futures signals?
The signal doesn't set your leverage — your position size does. Decide how much you're willing to lose if the stop is hit, size the position for that, and keep leverage low enough that your liquidation price is far beyond the stop loss.
Can I trade futures signals on spot?
Long futures signals can be taken as spot buys without leverage. Short signals can't — shorting needs a futures or margin account.
Which exchanges offer crypto futures?
Binance, Bybit, Bitget and OKX all offer USDT-margined perpetual futures. Futures aren't available to residents of every country — check your exchange's rules.
