Jack Carter | July 31, 2025
Hey Traders, I just read another study…Same conclusion as all the others: 95% of option buyers lose money at expiration. Let that sink in. Even when they’re right about the direction of the stock — most options buyers still end up losing money. And if that stat doesn’t wake you up, I don’t know what […]
Jack Carter | July 29, 2025
Hey Traders, I’ve mentioned this to you a lot before. I don’t mean to sound repetitive, but it’s at the core of everything I do: Before I ever put on a trade, I check the three big indices: SPY, QQQ, and DIA. I want to know what the market is doing — because if all […]
Jack Carter | May 21, 2025
Hey Traders, As I’ve been saying lately… this market is shifting. We’re not out of the woods just yet — but the bearish stretch we saw starting in early March through the last week or two is starting to give way. You can feel it. And if you look at a chart the way I […]
Jack Carter | April 30, 2025
Hey Traders, I never watch financial news. At least not on purpose. But this morning the radio happened to be on and I heard “S&P futures are down on ….” I didn’t even listen to the end. I think they said something about GDP. Honestly, it didn’t matter what they said. If you read yesterday’s […]
Jack Carter | April 28, 2025
Hey Traders, Have you ever driven on a road without lines? Or maybe during a snowstorm or a heavy rainstorm where the lane markings get buried under all the mess? If that’s ever happened to you, what did you notice? You probably found yourself drifting without even realizing it. Maybe you veered too close to […]
Jack Carter | April 25, 2025
Hey Traders, Let’s talk about something that trips up even the smartest traders… Hope. Hope can be helpful in life — but in trading? It’s dangerous. Especially in markets like this one. Yesterday, SPY closed strong — even popped above its 20-day moving average. But take a look at what’s happening today: a little up, […]
Jack Carter | April 3, 2025
Hey Traders, Well, that was a flush! And if you’ve been following me, it shouldn’t be a surprise. We’ve been teetering on the edge for a while now — and Trump’s tariff talk was just the push the market needed. That was the excuse… but the setup was already there. And to be honest? I […]
Jack Carter | April 1, 2025
Hey Traders, April Fool’s Day… and this market’s acting like a damn prank. But if you’ve been watching price action — really watching — it’s no joke. We saw this coming. The crossover of trend points back in early March kicked it all off. Then we got a little bounce a couple of weeks ago… […]
Jack Carter | March 27, 2025
Hey Traders, I’m down in the Florida Keys this week — and while the weather’s great… The market? Not so much. The S&P, the NASDAQ — they’re a mess. One day it looks like we’re rallying, the next we’re rolling back over. This isn’t a trending market. It’s a choppy one. But here’s the good […]
Jack Carter | March 26, 2025
Hey Traders, After the little rally we’ve seen in the markets the past few days, a lot of folks started celebrating. Some even jumped in with both feet — as if the selloff was over and we were headed straight back to the highs. But if you’ve been reading my notes, you already know what […]