Bitcoin CME futures trading example: The April contract hit $69,200 as ETF inflows increased 8% week-over-week. Digital asset futures maintain strong correlation with spot price momentum. It’s a message, Polis notes, that has worked for Democrats in the past. The value of the gold futures contract will rise and fall with gold price fluctuations. You can take your profit or loss, depending on the price of gold when you decide to close the contract out on or before the future’s expiration date. A futures trading example in heating oil shows prices rising 1.4% on colder-than-expected US weather forecasts, impacting regional energy demand curves.