Description
Chris Pulver has traded for over 20 years — currencies, futures, options and indexes — and came up as a PGA professional before running a currency fund. In this conversation he breaks down what yesterday's Fed decision actually changed, why the bond market matters more than equities right now, the oil futures hedge he just put on against Middle East escalation, and why he's participated in the AI rally without chasing it. He also walks through the 6,000-pip drawdown that taught him to stop trading anticipation, and the test he gives every trader: when your win feels the same as your loss, you're making progress.
🔗 Links & Resources for Chris Pulver:
Website: www.chrispulvertrading.com
Chris Pulver Trading YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/chrispulver
Recommended Options videos by Chris to watch on his Channel first:
1 Trade Mastery - https://youtu.be/aJOfVECApfw
Anatomy of a Trade - https://youtu.be/4Pw6DRXj_mc
Options 101 - https://youtu.be/LnBny00S2eg
Options Whiteboard - https://youtu.be/QSjjvOq5M_U
Practical Options - https://youtu.be/QZVYm12IMQg
*TIMESTAMPS*
0:00 "When your win feels the same as a loss"
0:04 Today's questions: the Fed, the Middle East, midterms
1:05 From PGA professional to full-time trader
2:30 The Miami fund manager who worked three hours a day
3:01 What survival as a trader actually requires
4:40 Does every trader need a journal?
5:41 Win rate vs reward: the math behind both
6:46 Running a currency fund with zero leverage
7:43 The Swiss yen trade and a 6,000-pip drawdown
8:58 Trading anticipation vs trading confirmation
10:20 The SNB peg break, January 2015
13:28 The golf lesson that still shows up in his trading
16:18 The test: when a win feels like a loss
17:41 Why he hasn't chased AI
19:20 The Fed decision: the real takeaway
19:53 Why the bond market matters more than equities
21:44 Lofty valuations and what a real correction looks like
25:05 The Middle East: hedge or noise?
25:21 The oil futures hedge he just put on
26:32 Long FXY, and why yen pairs are the widowmaker
27:56 Energy is up 52% — why nobody noticed
30:31 Do the midterms actually move markets?
32:06 Where the cleanest setups are right now
34:26 Why he rarely owns stocks
36:47 How options make money sideways
38:46 How options made him a better loser
41:26 Is options trading too much math?
43:44 Base hits, not home runs
45:49 The trade this year where he knew better
49:37 One indicator for the rest of your life
52:43 Rapid fire, and where to find Chris
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