People always ask me what reports I’m reading, what earnings calls I’m listening to, what fundamentals I’m analyzing before I put on a trade.
The answer? None of them.
I think everything you need to know about a stock is reflected in the price, and you can see it in the chart. There are two ways to approach the market…
There’s technical analysis and fundamental analysis. The fundamental guys read quarterly reports, financials, all the data — hoping it will predict where price goes next.
That’s not my game.
Why I’m Reactive, Not Predictive
Technical analysis is not predictive, it’s reactive — and that’s exactly why I use it. Technical analysis is reactive, that’s what I like about it. I see a trend I like, a pattern I like, and I react by buying the stock or making a trade.
I’m not trying to outsmart anything. I’m responding to what the market already revealed. And honestly? Me hating to read all that stuff makes it easier for me to cheat and just look at a chart.
My process is simple. I like a six-month time frame. You don’t even need any technical analysis — you could just eyeball a six-month chart and see the trend. If I look at that window and see a clear downtrend, I’m done.
On to the next stock.
I’m not wasting time trying to justify a bad setup. The chart doesn’t lie.
The Setups I Actually Want
When I’m scanning for trades, I want to see structure. I love stocks that rest higher — a series of higher bottoms. That tells me buyers are showing up at better prices.
That’s momentum I can work with.
If the price action doesn’t have momentum, structure, rhythm — I’m not touching it. But if a stock isn’t trending? What the heck are you doing in it?
I don’t care how great the earnings were or what the CEO said. If the price isn’t showing me a clean pattern, I’m gone. There’s always another pitch.
You don’t need to be a chartist or a tape reader to do this. You just need to be willing to let price guide you instead of trying to predict anything based on a stack of reports.
Trade well,
Jack Carter
Jack Carter Trading
Follow along and join the conversation for real-time analysis, trade ideas, market insights and more!
Telegram: //t.me/jackcartertrading1
- YouTube: //www.youtube.com/@FinancialWars
- Social media:
- Social media:
Important Note: No one from the ProsperityPub team or Jack Carter Trading will ever contact you directly on Telegram.
*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
P.S. Did You Catch the Upside-Down Options Summit?
Graham and I just wrapped up the Upside-Down Options Summit.
If you’re not sure what that is, it’s where I unveiled an all-new type of options trade that’s shown the power to pay out $500 per day on a $2.5K starting stake.
This isn’t your typical options strategy…
We don’t bother with what the market is doing or even where it’s heading.
Our concern is leveraging what’s arguably its most consistent daily phenomenon.
And as long as it shows up, we can trade.
During the beta phase, we recorded 16 straight unbeaten trades thanks to this new discovery, and there’s now room for you to get in on the action.
Granted, there are no guarantees when it comes to trading…
But if you’d like to see how this entire setup works, and even how you can get in on the next opportunity…
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 performances displayed here were identified in both real time and with 20/20 hindsight. From 5/2022 through 12/2025 the back tested win rate was 86.4% on 631 total setups with a 14.2% average daily return of winners and losers and a 28.4% average win. From 11/12/25 to 12/11/25 the real time trading win rate was 93.3% with an average return on options trades of 15% over a one day hold time with a 24% average win.
