The Fed, NVIDIA, and Radical Self-Reliance in Burning Man

Dear traders,

Today was one of those rare, powerful days in the market, and we took full advantage of it. The U.S. Federal Reserve wrapped up its annual economic summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered a statement that sent the market flying.

Jackson Hole is more than a mountain town. It’s the site of one of the most influential economic gatherings in the world. Every year, global central bankers and financial leaders meet here to discuss policy and the outlook for the economy.

At 10 a.m. Eastern, Jerome Powell, the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, stated that the Fed Reserve now sees a big downside risk to employment and believes policy has been restrictive enough. This strongly signaled that interest rate hikes are likely done or close to it. That was all the market needed to hear.

As soon as I heard the statement live on Benzinga Squawk (via Trading Terminal), I jumped in with heavy size on both $TQQQ and $NVDA.

$TQQQ (3x Nasdaq ETF) gave explosive moves as the tech sector surged.

$NVDA was an incredible trade. It set up with a 5-minute Opening Range Breakout, followed by a Red-to-Green, then the breaking news added fuel, and I topped it off with a classic 9/20 Reversal. One of my cleanest trades in weeks.

Brian traded $TNA, the 3x leveraged ETF for small caps (Russell 2000 Index). Small-cap stocks react even more positively to lower interest rates because they often carry more debt, and $TNA jumped more than 4% today.

Watch the live recap if you missed it . I’ve also attached screenshots of the trades.

Burning Man Principles and the Trader’s Journey

Next week, I’ll be offline for Burning Man, my sixth time attending. And each year, I get something different from it. The entire experience is shaped around 10 core principles, and I’ve realized they deeply relate to trading, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.

Let me share a few that have changed my life:

Radical Self-Reliance: In both trading and climbing high-altitude mountains, you’re alone at the peak. You must depend on your own preparation, discipline, and resilience; no one else can do it for you. This principle helped me summit Everest and navigate bear markets.

Radical Self-Expression: This is what trading is: expressing your unique strategy and personality in the market. There’s no “one way” to trade, just like there’s no one way to dress, act, or speak at Burning Man. Be you — that’s where success lives.

Gifting: We create content, education, books, and tools, not to sell, but to gift. Just like on the playa, where no money is exchanged, our goal is to contribute value without expectation. Our YouTube live streams, free trade recaps, and community resources are gifts we offer to lift others.

Communal Effort & Participation: The Bear Bull Traders and Peak Capital communities wouldn’t exist without these principles. From moderators to mentors to new members, we build this together, learning, supporting, and growing as one.

Immediacy: Burning Man reminds you to be present. Markets move fast. Life moves fast. The ability to respond in the moment, without hesitation, is what makes a trader excellent. That’s why breaking news trades like today work for us.

One of the most fascinating overlaps between Burning Man and the tech world is Google. Back on August 30, 1998, before they were even an incorporated company, Larry Page and Sergey Brin added a Burning Man figure to the Google logo, signaling that they were out at the event.

That old logo had a quirky exclamation mark at the end, kind of like Yahoo!, but over time, the brand and culture evolved. Today, Google changes its logo (the “Doodle”) almost daily to celebrate scientists, artists, and global cultures. It’s free. It’s joyful. It’s gifting.

And just like Burning Man, Google creates for the sake of advancing the world, not just profit. Think about how many tools you use every day: Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Translate, all free. All are constantly improving.

That’s Burning Man culture in action: create, share, evolve.

Final Call: $50K Funded Accounts Start Monday

One last thing, and this is big:

We’re resetting the Trading Terminal Real Time Simulator on Monday, so all Premium subscribers get their $50,000 Funded Training Accounts ready to start trading.

This is your final chance to join our funded trader program. You trade. You keep 100% of your profits after three months. We take the risk, you focus on performance. Don´t miss out.

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All the rules for the $50,000 Trading Terminal Funded Training Account are here.

We’ve streamlined the application process through Trading Terminal to make it even easier to get started.

Thanks again for being part of this journey in trading, in life, and in all the weird, wonderful places it takes us.

See you in the chatroom… or at the playa!

Andrew