Micro E-mini futures on leading trading platforms are attracting younger retail traders, as low margin requirements allow active day-trading strategies. This trend is reshaping intraday equity index liquidity patterns. Of course, this isn't a market timing call. There's no guarantee Palantir shares will ever fall to a price that looks reasonably valued. But it doesn't hurt to be patient anyway if shares seem overvalued. These asset classes can include commodities, such as oil , wheat and gold futures, as well as financial investments like stock indexes, interest rates and currencies . Regardless of the type of commodity , futures contracts are traded on regulated exchanges, ensuring transparency and liquidity. Futures trading platforms are seeing increased retail participation, with CME E-mini S&P 500 futures averaging 1.8M contracts daily this week. Analysts expect volatility to stay elevated as Fed rate cut expectations shift, making short-term equity index futures attractive for momentum traders.