US stocks are rallying. Explore how you can use US index futures to trade the momentum, hedge your exposure, and position for volatility. What happened? Volatility has been brewing in the US markets in 2025. Rate cuts, headlines of geopolitical uncertainty, and the whiplashing optimism of AI and tech stocks have sent portfolios soaring one week and declining the next. For many retail investors, the question isn’t whether their portfolio is growing, it’s how to protect those gains from being whipsawed by every new headline. Previously, I discussed how futures allow trades to capture opportunities and manage downside exposure.  Here, I will go one step further to explore how US index futures like the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 index futures can allow you to hedge your exposure without selling your stocks, react to news around the clock, and take positions on broad market moves with a single trade....