Jack Carter Trading

Hey Traders,

There’s an old Warren Buffett quote that says:

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”

And let’s be real… the tide is way out right now.

Markets have been getting crushed.

SPY and QQQ have made new year-to-date lows four out of five days last week.

And earlier today, QQQ was down over 13% from its peak — solidly in correction territory.

So it’s safe to say that plenty of traders are out there looking for swimsuits…

Trading Sins Get Exposed When Markets Turn Ugly

A lot of traders think they have a great strategy — right up until the market stops playing nice.

Because when stocks are running hot, it’s easy to look like a genius.

Risky trades get rewarded.
No stop losses? No problem.
Blindly buying the dip? Works every time… until it doesn’t.
No real plan? Who cares — everything’s going up anyway.

But when the market turns? That’s when the cracks start to show.

Traders freeze.
They hold onto losers, hoping things turn around.
They keep trying to buy dips that aren’t working.
And slowly but surely, they watch their accounts wither away.

Not me. Not around here.

Because I’ve always told you — I take a market-driven approach.

That means when markets are bullish, I trade bullish.
And when markets are bearish? I don’t sit there hoping for a turnaround.

I trade with the market, not against it.

Trading NVDA to the Downside

Let’s look at a trade I made last week on NVDA.

First, check out these charts:

SPY:

DIA:

QQQ:

See how all three indexes are at or below their 20-day (green line), 50-day (blue line) and 200-day (red line) trendlines?

With the market in a confirmed downtrend, I didn’t waste time trying to call the bottom. Or hoping that they’ll turn around.

I switched my footing and traded NVDA to the downside.

Here’s the exact trade alert I sent my followers last Tuesday:

Sell to open NVDA 03/07/2025 124 Call
Buy to open NVDA 03/07/2025 125 Call

Suggested net credit: 0.08 or more

That’s an 8% yield in just 3 days.
Suggested Trip Wire: 122

At the time, NVDA was at 112.19.

For us to win this trade, NVDA just had to stay below 124 by Friday’s close.

How the Trade Played Out

📅 Tuesday: As soon as we placed the trade, NVDA immediately moved against us — jumping from $112 to nearly $119.

For most traders, this would have been panic mode.

But not for us.

Because the way we trade gives us a lot of wiggle room:

✔ If NVDA moves in our direction, we win.
✔ If NVDA moves sideways, we win.
✔ Even if NVDA moves completely against us, unless it moves more than 8.6%, we win.

Think about that. How often do you see an 8.6% move on a stock in a week?

So while directional traders were sweating bullets, we stayed calm.

And sure enough, that fast move up was just a fake out.

After that bit of excitement, the rest of the week played out exactly as we expected:

Wednesday through Friday, NVDA continued to fall steadily.

By the time the trade automatically closed on Friday, we had booked yet another win with this strategy.

The Best of All Worlds

The best part?

✔ We didn’t have to wait for the trade to close to get paid — we got paid up front.
✔ The trade could move up, sideways, or even against us—and still work out.
✔ The odds were stacked in our favor from the start.

So while most traders are getting crushed in this market, my followers and I just booked our 31st win in a row using this strategy.

This big market selloff you keep hearing about? Hasn’t touched us one bit.

If you remember just one thing from today, remember this: “Down markets don’t have to mean down profits!”

Trade well,
Jack Carter

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This Week’s Stocks

So the market’s downturn continues — but around here we’re loving it.

Because we don’t care if markets go up or down! As long as markets give us a clear direction, we can easily trade in the same direction as the broad market for high-probability moves.

And with all three indexes in a clear bearish trend, that means three bearish tickers for this week:

DECK

ETSY

GLOB

And don’t forget about last week’s list, which you can find here.

What can you do with these stocks?

Well, there are a couple of things you could consider — after doing your own research, of course:

Buy or short — For bullish stocks, this is probably the simplest thing you could do. Then just wait for it to go up and sell when you hit a profit target you’re comfortable with. This is only for upward-trending stocks we’re long on.

For downward-trending stocks (those that we’re bearish on), you can short them. This is a little more advanced, so if you’re just getting started, I wouldn’t recommend this play. Remember, just like buying a stock, shorting comes with unlimited risk if the stock moves against you, so always have a clear stop-loss in place.

You could buy an option.

For bullish stocks, this means buying a call option.
For bearish stocks, this means buying a put option.

You know I’m not a fan of speculative plays, but every once in a while it doesn’t hurt to throw a little cash at a speculative option. Just remember, while options can move bigtime if the stock goes up… the downside of options is that you have a time limit on how quickly you need the stock to make that move.

So think about your risk tolerance when you consider buying calls on bullish stocks or buying puts on bearish stocks.

You could collect instant income.

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that I’m a big fan of income plays, because they massively increase your odds of winning. We do this by SELLING options instead of buying them.

Not only do income plays let you get paid instantly — as soon as you place the trade. You massively increase your odds of winning, because the way we trade them, you don’t have to be 100% right about the direction of the stock.

If you haven’t tried your hand at income trading yet, I urge you to try this exercise for yourself. Without risking any money, it will really let you see the power of income trading and why it’s my favorite method.

Income plays on bullish stocks can be naked puts, covered calls or a bull put spread.

Income plays on bearish stocks will be a little more complicated. But if you’re a more advanced trader, you can look into doing a short term bear call spread, which involves selling an out-of-the-money call and buying a call one strike price higher.

That’s all for now.

Stay tuned, because I’ll be sending you a new list of TrendPoint Best Trending Stocks every week! (usually Mondays)

Trade well,

Jack Carter

Down Markets Don’t Have to Mean Down Profits