Trader claims $10K day trading BTC, ETH and SOL through FOMC volatility

Pre-market setup targets Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana around the Fed decision

The host built his session around the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, saying "today is the meeting for the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision" and expecting a "mad house" session. He set a goal of making "over 10K" while risking $2,000 per trade, noting he was behind on his monthly profit target. Watching Bitcoin on a macro view, he flagged a support level with potential to break down toward the "78 zone" if FOMC news came in bearish.

He compared Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana using Fibonacci levels to decide which pair to trade in which direction, concluding Ethereum was "lagging" and therefore his preferred short, while Solana looked more suited to longs.

Early trades split between losses and a risk-free setup

His first trade, an Ethereum short, failed to get momentum and was stopped out for a loss of about $2,500 with slippage. A second Ethereum short worked better: he caught a drop, accidentally triggered partial profits at "4.5R" due to an order-entry mistake, then was eventually stopped at break-even on the remainder, locking in "3436" net on the trade.

A Solana long taken close to the FOMC release was "stopped out for a full loss," which he called frustrating given the size of the subsequent move:

"we had that big juicy trade that could have been amazing"

— the host. He estimated that trade, had his stop been placed differently, could have captured roughly 15R.

An Ethereum long into FOMC becomes the trade of the day

After the Solana stop-out, he switched into an Ethereum long, citing a "change of character," a fair value gap, and higher-timeframe support. With roughly 20 minutes to the Fed announcement, a caller he identifies as Alec predicted on the phone that price would "drop down to that second trend line" and "milk maybe 3R." The host responded

"Oo, I'm going for more than that"

— the host, and the market reportedly tested the level Alec called.

The host says he reduced risk during the volatile FOMC window, took partial profits, and let the rest run to the previous day's high, ending with "a total of 10R on the whole position" and "a little over 12,000" in profit on that single trade, which he called the move that "made the day."

Final Bitcoin trade and day-end tally

Into the afternoon, he traded a Bitcoin short off a liquidity break, reduced risk to break-even after price confirmed lower, then got stopped for a small loss he puts at "500" before a later, separate Bitcoin short net $572 after fees. He describes taking five trades total with a "40% winning rate" and a gross P&L of "14K minus the fees," landing just above his $10,000 goal. He acknowledges missed opportunity, saying a bigger result "could have been closer to 15, maybe that 20K amount," but calls it overall "a really good trading session."