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Let me share something that completely changed how I think about trading success.
I’ve had years where I made 150% returns. I’ve crushed it with aggressive position sizing and perfect timing. And you know what? That kind of performance is lightning in a bottle — it’s not sustainable and it’s not the path to long-term prosperity.
At some point I had to accept a simple truth…
I’m not trying to make the most money possible. I’m trying to make the most money the safest way I know how.
That shift in mindset has made all the difference.
Why I Stopped Swinging for Home Runs
If you’ve got a seven-figure account, chasing 100-200% annual returns means taking on risk that’ll eventually wipe you out. I’ve seen it happen too many times.
The math is simple — if you’re targeting sustainable returns with proper risk management, you can survive and keep trading no matter what the market throws at you.
My recent track record proves this out. I made 28% last year. The year before that, almost 40%. The year before that, almost 35%. These aren’t lottery ticket returns — they’re consistent, repeatable and they don’t require me to take on stress-inducing risk.
And here’s the key to all of it: I never take more risk than I’m comfortable with. I can take hundreds and hundreds of trades before I’m ever in any trouble. That’s not being conservative — that’s being committed to capital preservation.
One strategy wins about 60% of the time with average winners around 150-200% with some winners reaching over 1,000%. When you’re winning 2-1 on your trades, you only need a win rate in the low 30s to stay profitable. So when the win rate is closer to 60%, it’s not about hitting home runs — it’s about base hits compounding into real prosperity.
The Survival Mindset That Changes Everything
I get annoyed when I lose — everyone does. But what matters is that I know I can wake up and trade the next day. I can survive and see another opportunity. That’s the difference between traders who last and traders who blow up.
You’ve seen the ones who brag about 99.5% win rates only to get wiped out by one loss that erases months of gains. That’s not a strategy. That’s gambling with unlimited risk.
Meanwhile, the market’s been nuts lately and we’re still pulling consistent profit because every trade has its own risk-reward profile — and none of them threaten my ability to keep trading.
If you’ve got a million-dollar account and you’re trying to make 100% a year, you’re taking on risk that doesn’t make sense. If I can make 15-20% on that same account without requiring massive risk I’m happy with that.
And so’s my bank account.
This is a straightforward game when you stop trying to be a hero. Be smart. Don’t over-leverage. Preserve your capital. I want to trade until I die — and that means surviving whatever the market dishes out.
I’ll see you in the markets.
Chris Pulver
Chris Pulver TradingÂ
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We develop tools and strategies to the best of our ability, but no one can guarantee the future. There is always a risk of loss when trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The trades expressed are from an 11-year backtest on 543 trades. The result was a 97.1% win rate, an average return of 17% (winners and losers), and an average hold time of 11 days. Every “Weekly Windfall” targets roughly $1,000 in income based on $5,000 in risk, and every example is based on that same risk unless otherwise stated (Although you can get started with just a couple of hundred bucks). From 9/30/24 – 2/27/26 on 128 live trades, the win rate is 94%, 16% average return (winners and losers) with an average hold time of 12 days.
