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John Carter

John Carter

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John Carter is the Founder and Chairman of Simpler Trading, the market leader in interactive financial trading education. He started Simpler Trading to create a community of traders who educate others simply because they care about other people's success. Carter is a renowned 8-figure trader focused on futures and options. He has been a full-time trader since 1996. His trading strategy combines expert technical analysis with an overall macro, fundamental view. He is also the developer of the TTM Squeeze, a tool for finding greater-than-expected market maker moves. Carter is the author of Mastering the Trade.

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Academic History

SIMPLER TRADING

  • At Simpler Trading, he has assembled a team of successful trading experts knowledgeable in options, stocks, forex, and futures

  • Carter and his highly experienced team provide the community real-time market analysis, actionable trade ideas, and a plethora of educational resources to help you fine tune your trading strategy.

  • Their suite of diverse live and evergreen online education content engages active individual traders with actionable trading strategies.


TRADING CAREER

  • Carter is a go-to market expert. His setups, market knowledge, and guidance to continually improve as a trader are invaluable. 

  • In addition to being an eight-figure trader, he is also a bestselling author and the creator of the groundbreaking Squeeze indicators.

  • He 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.