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John Carter is the founder and chairman of Simpler Trading and the author of Mastering the Trade. An active trader for the past 25 years, his main focus is trading futures and options. Mr. Carter made over $12,000,000 (1000%+) trading TSLA options in 2020 on the long side - though most of the time he favors selling spreads for income. He is the developer of the TTM Squeeze, a tool for finding greater-than-expected market maker moves.
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TRADING TOOLS
John's Videos
When to put on and take off stops. John Carter discusses how to avoid emotions in your trading--don't trade-off of rage, fear & greed. Carter discusses the tools offered by Simpler Trading.
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OPTIONS
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John Carter explains the dynamics of a squeeze trade. This involves a compression of Bollinger Bands with the Keltner channel.
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STRATEGIES
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What is a butterfly spread? John Carter explains butterfly spreads and how to price them. How to build butterflies in stock indexes.
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OPTIONS
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The benefits of pairs trading. A pairs trade is a hedge where you are buying and selling two related stocks.
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OPTIONS
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John's Books
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Mastering the Trade: Proven Techniques for Profiting from Intraday and Swing Trading Setups
Mastering the Trade includes the essential content that has made it a bestselling classic and includes critical new information for making the best trading decisions in every situation. Combining insightful market overview with trading strategies and concepts.