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The First Pullback After New Highs: How I Prep, What I Trade, What I Avoid

Jack Carter | October 8, 2025

Hey traders, New highs make people nervous. I get it. You hear “bubble,“ you hear “it can’t keep going,“ and pretty soon you’re white-knuckling every tick. Here’s what nearly four decades in this game have taught me: When the market makes fresh all-time highs, the first pullback is often buyable. Not always. But often enough […]

All Three Indexes Are Hitting Highs — Here’s What I’m Trading

Jack Carter | September 23, 2025

Hey traders, There’s been plenty of anxiety about the S&P 500 lately, so let’s look at what the market is actually telling us. SPY, the ETF that tracks the S&P 500 tick-for-tick, has been grinding higher on a six-month view. Each pullback has found support at my short-term moving average — the 20 day — […]

Markets Are at New Highs — Here’s What That Usually Means Next

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 […]

This Market’s Hot — And Most People Don’t Even Realize It Yet

Jack Carter | June 10, 2025

Hey Traders, Back in Colorado for the summer — Florida’s just too hot this time of year. But you know what else is heating up? The market. And honestly, I think it’s hotter than most people realize. We’re set up for new all-time highs in both the S&P 500 (SPY) and the Nasdaq (QQQ), and […]