Options that are deep inthe money usually have a delta near to 1. That’s a good way to play them. You can usually get the deal for about half the stock price.
Future’s are an animal I dont know much about and move with amazing speed and leverage. With ETF’s it’s slower world where I dont get the short squeeze as well. I dont ever stay in them very long anyway. I guess if I really understood futures better it may be a way to go. But I’ve heard the ES is not the kind of thing to be in very often.