Trading the Fed: Blake and Chris Battle It Out Before the Big Decision

In this special Pre-FOMC Live Trading Battle, veteran traders Blake Morrow and Chris Pulver stepped into the arena just as markets were bracing for the latest Fed decision. With 40+ years of trading experience between them, this wasn’t theory or hindsight. It was real-time strategy, executed live.

From the opening bell, Blake and Chris brought the heat.

Blake leaned into his forex roots, sharing sharp macro insights and setting traps in EUR/USD, USD/JPY, and USD/SEK. Chris came armed with a volatility playbook, using creative pairs trades like long USD/CHF and short EUR/USD to straddle market chaos. Both had strong views on gold, conflicting takes on the dollar, and clear levels they were hunting in the NASDAQ.

But it wouldn’t be a Trading Battle without a twist.

In the Ambush Round, Blake threw Chris into the deep end with a live oil trade. Chris fired back with an exotic FX challenge that forced Blake into the world of the peso and krona. No scripts. No safety nets. Just pure trading under pressure.

Key moments:

• Euro long vs. Euro short in a head-to-head currency showdown

• Gold trades shaped by real FOMC volatility and inflation fears

• Bearish bias on NASDAQ driven by rising stagflation risk

• Geopolitics, energy shocks, and Powell’s press conference all in play

It’s bold, raw, and packed with insights you can actually use.

Watch the full replay now and see who came out on top.