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Thursday’s Violent Whipsaw Creates a Golden Window for Income Strategies

Pods Admin | November 20, 2025

Hey, it’s Jack…  Thursday gave us one of the fastest reversals I’ve seen in a long time. The market opened bullish on Nvidia’s (NVDA) earnings, but fear was still thick… And even though the broader trend is technically still bullish, the tone has definitely softened. If that continues, conditions could flip to bearish quicker than […]

Passion. Perseverance. And Why That’s Enough

Jack Carter | October 16, 2025

Hey traders, I just read a piece on what separates high achievers from everyone else. The punchline? It isn’t IQ… It isn’t money. It comes down to two things: passion and perseverance. That tracks with everything I’ve seen in four decades of trading. Passion: You’ve Got to Want the Work Passion isn’t hype. It’s showing […]

A Rare Short in a Bull Market (Here’s Why I Took It)

Jack Carter | October 15, 2025

Hey traders, Yesterday I did something I almost never do in a bullish market: I shorted a stock. I can’t even remember the last time I put on a straight short — maybe back in 2022, which was a banner year for downside trades. My Normal Rulebook As you know if you’ve been following me […]

When the Trend Softens: How I’m Adjusting Right Now

Jack Carter | October 14, 2025

Hey traders, Quick market update and how I’m handling it. Lately, the tone’s shifted. The market isn’t as strong as it was a few sessions ago. We tagged support at my short-term 20 day trend point, slipped through it, and found firmer footing closer to the intermediate-term 50 day trend point — that’s a sign […]

Bullish Condition, Real Strength — And How I’m Playing It

Jack Carter | October 9, 2025

Hey traders, Quick market check the way I do it every morning. I pull up a 6-month chart of the big three — SPY, DIA, QQQ — with my three Trend Points (short-, mid-, and long-term trend lines). All three are riding above those lines and have been since the prior crossover. That means the […]

How I’m Pulling Cash Out of TSLL (While Letting Tesla Do the Heavy Lifting)

Jack Carter | October 7, 2025

Hey traders, I put on a simple income trade today and I want to walk you through it — the “what,“ the “why,“ and the “what if.“ TSLL is a 2x leveraged Tesla ETF. That just means it tends to move about twice as much as TSLA. If Tesla drops 4%, TSLL will be roughly […]

The Market’s Bullish — Time to Run the Triple Crown

Jack Carter | October 2, 2025

Hey traders, Quick read on the market today. I pulled up SPY, DIA, and QQQ on my trend points. Price is sitting above the short-term, intermediate, and long-term levels on all three. That’s my definition of bullish. No guesswork, just price action doing what it’s supposed to do. Condition + Strength We’ve talked about condition […]

Massive Tesla Call Buying — and a $12 Million Bet on Volatility

Jack Carter | September 30, 2025

Hey traders, Markets have been ripping higher, and the flow I’ve seen the past couple days tells me some serious money is being thrown around. Wild Tesla Call Buying Tesla’s always a hot ticket, but right now the call buying is off the charts. I’m talking tens of thousands of contracts traded — not just […]

Buy High, Sell Higher — My 52-Week High Playbook

Jack Carter | September 26, 2025

Hey traders, All week we’ve been building on a theme. First, I showed you how to check the condition of the market: is it bullish, bearish, or just stuck in the middle? Then yesterday, we talked about measuring the strength of the market by looking at new highs vs. new lows. Now let’s get to […]

The Difference Between Market Condition and Market Strength

Jack Carter | September 25, 2025

Hey traders, Let’s talk about something I get asked all the time: “How do you know if the market’s strong or weak?” It’s not just about whether the market is going up or down. There’s a difference between market condition and market strength — and knowing the difference can keep you on the right side […]