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 […]
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 […]
Jack Carter | August 26, 2025
Hey traders, Most people only think about buying stocks. You know the drill: Buy low, hope it goes higher, cross your fingers. That’s not how I play the game. One of my favorite strategies is selling puts on strong names when they’re sitting near highs. Now that might sound dumb to a lot of folks. […]
Jack Carter | August 25, 2025
Hey traders, Sometimes we make this game too complicated. Charts, indicators, fancy math… all that has its place. But one of my favorite setups is dead simple. It’s this: When a quality stock breaks out to new 52-week highs, wait for the first pullback… then buy it. That’s it. Why? Because momentum is real. When […]
Jack Carter | August 19, 2025
Hey Traders, I’m still out in Colorado this week, doing a little fishing and not worried about much. But I know a lot of folks got rattled this morning when the market started sliding. Here’s the thing — you shouldn’t be surprised. After the kind of run we’ve had lately, a pullback is natural. Could […]
Jack Carter | July 1, 2025
Hey Traders, It’s the first day of the second half of the year, and SPY is sitting at a new 52-week high. Despite all the headlines lately — from the Fed to Iran to GDP numbers and stalled legislation — the market’s kept climbing. It hasn’t just bounced… it’s kept making higher highs and higher […]