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 | 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 […]
Jack Carter | October 3, 2025
Hey traders, If you’ve been around here for more than 5 minutes, you know I’m not the guy drawing a hundred lines on a chart and trying to make predictions. I prefer simple, clean, long-term setups based on trendlines and a market-driven approach. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for that kind of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 — […]
Jack Carter | September 22, 2025
Hey traders, For months I’’’ve heard the same drumbeat: “Big drop coming. Any day now.” Meanwhile… the market keeps walking higher, pulling back, then grinding again. And last week the Fed cut rates — which, nine times out of ten, is taken as bullish. Cue another round of headlines, commentary, and scary thumbnails. Here’s my […]
Jack Carter | September 18, 2025
Hey Traders, If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know I’m all about income trading. I’m not looking to swing for the fences or guess which stock is going to double next year. I want consistent, steady cash flow — money that hits my account up front, week after week. And this […]
Jack Carter | September 11, 2025
Hey Traders, You know me — I love selling options and bringing in premium. That’s what I call premium income. I’m an income trader at heart. I want steady setups that put cash in my account without needing to hit home runs. And right now, premiums across the board are so high that it’s one […]
Jack Carter | September 9, 2025
Hey Traders, The market’s sending mixed signals right now. On the surface, things look bullish. The S&P 500 is sitting above all three of my key trend points — short, intermediate, and long-term. We’re even tipping out to new highs. But here’s the catch: it doesn’t feel as strong as it should. A Market That […]