Am I missing something on futures trading, all I have to do is put in a stop.

Lol yea that's it. A stop is a stop. Theres no Greeks on futures so your stop is your stop and you can actually break even if you move it TO BE.

Stops aren't guarantees. Stops convert to market or limit orders, depending on which you choose, but generally people mean market orders. In a fast moving market, your order could get filled WAY past where your stop was. Plus there are such things as halts, gaps, etc. Know these edge cases. Stop limits put you in a greater bind yet because it converts to a limit order which absolutely won't fill if the market is even moving moderately but only in one direction, not bouncing around your limit price. In my opinion, the best was to trade futures is this: suppose you are about to go long. Buy a protective put. Hold onto it for the day. Then when you are done trading, sell the put. Yes you'll lose some money on the put but that peace of mind is priceless.

Lmao futures is super easy compared to the riddle of options, yes