April 27 – May 1 · Fed Week + Big Tech Earnings
How Pros Turn the Most Chaotic Week Into Their Best Trades
Inside John Carter’s live trading room, you’ll see exactly how a 30-year pro reads the chaos, plans the setups, and trades the reaction — not the rumor. Try it for $7.
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The Problem
You've Been Here Before.
The Fed announces its decision at 2pm. The market spikes 300 points in 90 seconds. You freeze — is this the move, or a trap? By the time you decide, it’s already reversed. You either chased it and got stopped out, or you watched $800 in potential profit vanish while you sat on the sidelines.
That’s not a skill problem.
It’s a preparation problem. Fed days, big earnings weeks, institutional volatility — these are the moments that define whether a trader finishes the month up or down. And the difference between traders who profit and traders who get crushed usually isn’t intelligence, or access to better data.
It’s whether they showed up with a plan — or showed up to react.
Most traders try to figure it out in real time. The headlines hit. Emotions spike. They trade the rumor instead of the reaction. They get in too early, or too late, or not at all — and end the day more confused than when they started.
It’s been that way for most traders since markets began. But it doesn’t have to be.
Your Guide This Week
The Trader Who's Seen Every Version of This Week
John Carter has traded professionally for nearly three decades. He’s lived through the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, every Fed cycle in between, and every type of volatility the market can produce.
He didn’t start that way. Early in his career, he blew out a trading account that was meant to be used to buy a house. Not because he was reckless — because he was trading without a structured process, guessing and reacting like most retail traders do.
That failure became the foundation of everything he does now. He spent years developing and refining a disciplined, systematic approach to reading volatility — particularly the high-stakes moments like Fed decisions and earnings weeks that cause most traders to fall apart.
Today, he’s the bestselling author of Mastering the Trade, one of the most widely read books on professional trading. He’s helped more than 7,000 active traders develop a more structured, confident approach to the market.
During weeks like this one, experience matters more than almost anything else. John has traded this kind of week dozens of times. He knows what the traps look like. He knows how institutions move. And during the next 5 days, he’s trading it live — and you can watch every step.
- 30 Years Trading
- Bestselling Author
- 7,000+ Students
- Mastering the Trade
The Difference
Trading This Week Alone vs. Trading With Structure
- WITHOUT THE ROOM:
- Reacting to headlines in real time with no plan
- Freezing when volatility spikes — then chasing late
- Emotional trades that wipe out days of gains in minutes
- Watching big moves happen while waiting for "more confirmation"
- No clear risk management when the market moves fast
- Ending the week frustrated and second-guessing everything
- INSIDE THE ROOM:
- Daily game plan before markets open — know what to watch
- Trade the reaction, not the rumor — with precise entries and exits
- Live guidance from someone who's traded every Fed cycle for 30 years
- Real-time alerts so you're notified before the move fully develops
- Built-in risk management framework to protect your capital
- Community of serious traders sharing real-time insight and ideas
Why This Week
The Most Event-Driven Week of the Quarter Starts April 27
Three major catalysts collide in a single week. Each one alone can move the market significantly. Together, they create some of the biggest single-week moves of the year — in either direction.
APRIL 29
FED DECISION
One announcement. The entire market reacts simultaneously. Most traders guess wrong about the direction.
APRIL 29 – MAY 1
BIG TECH EARNINGS
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and more report. Individual stocks can
move 10–20% overnight.
ALL WEEK
INSTITUTIONAL VOLATILITY
When the big money moves, spreads widen and retail traders get whipsawed. Know which direction institutions are leaning.
| Central Time (CT) | Monday (4/27) | Tuesday (4/28) FED CALL |
Wednesday (4/29) FED CALL |
Thursday (4/30) | Friday (5/1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 - 8:00 am | Taylor Horton | Taylor Horton | |||
| 8:20 - 9:30 am | Henry Gambell | Henry Gambell | Allison Ostrander | Henry Gambell | Raghee Horner |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am | Taylor Horton | Sam Shames | Sam Shames | Sam Shames | Sam Shames |
| 10:30 - 11:30 am | Neil Yeager | David Starr | TG Watkins | Lorna St. George | Jon and Mel |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Danielle Shay - Your Earnings Season Playbook | Heather Vanek -Preparing your Small Account Trading Plan | John Carter & Kirk McKeown (co-founder Carbon Arc; fmr Point72 Head of Proprietary Research) Fire Side Chat |
Henry Gambell -ATR Set-Ups | Sam Shames -Weekly Roundup |
| 12:30 - 1 pm | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 1 - 2 pm | Bruce Marshall | Taylor Horton | Heather Vanek | Taylor Horton | Bruce Marshall |
| 2 - 3 pm | Henry Gambell | John Carter | John Carter | Danielle Shay | Danielle Shay |
| 3 - 4 pm | |||||
| 4 - 5 pm | John Carter MTTU: Your Simpler Trading Plan | ||||
| 6 - 7 pm | John Carter -Simpler Scanner Training |
Monday (4/27)
Tuesday (4/28) FED CALL
Wednesday (4/29) FED CALL
Thursday (4/30)
Friday (5/1)
What's Included
Everything Inside Your 30-Day Pass
LIVE TRADING SESSIONS
John Carter and the team trade live in real time. Watch the analysis, see the setups, follow the reasoning — not just the outcome.
REAL-TIME TRADE ALERTS
Instant notifications on setups, entries, exits, and key market shifts — so you're informed as moves develop, not after.
DAILY MARKET GAME PLANS
Start each day knowing the key levels, the critical events, and what setups the pros are watching. No more guessing what matters.
ACTIVE TRADER COMMUNITY
7,000+ traders sharing real-time ideas, setups, and insights. The collective intelligence of serious traders during peak volatility.
RADAR SCREEN
Get John’s new automated watchlist. Stop wasting hours manually scanning hundreds of charts and choose the best color-coded Squeeze setups at a glance. (Non renewing 1 month trial)
SIMPLER SCANNER
The Simpler Scanner gives you direct access to the exact scans our traders rely on daily to find their most profitable trades. In seconds, you’ll cut through 800 stocks and zero in on the 12–20 setups actually worth your attention. And with the ability to create your own custom scans, you’re not just following opportunities you’re building them.
What Members Say
Trusted by Thousands of Active Traders
As featured in:
- Benzinga
- Yahoo Finance
- MarketWatch
- Business Insider
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. The room is designed to be accessible whether you’re newer to trading or have years of experience. The daily game plans give you context before markets open, and the live sessions walk through the reasoning behind every setup — not just the trade. That said, you should be familiar with basic trading concepts. This is a professional trading room, not an intro course.
Sessions are recorded and available for replay, so you can review what happened even if you can’t attend live. That said, the most value comes from watching in real time — especially during high-volatility moments like a Fed announcement, where the live commentary is what helps you navigate in the moment.
Your trial automatically renews at $247/month unless you cancel. Cancellation is one click — no phone calls, no hoops. If you decide to lock in the $197/month rate instead of taking the trial, that rate is yours for as long as you remain an active member.
We’re offering this rate specifically for traders who join during this event-driven window. It’s a limited-time offer tied to this week’s catalyst — it won’t be available after April 27. If you lock it in, you keep it. If you miss it, the standard rate is $247/month.
Most trading rooms show you results after the fact. We trade live, in real time, and walk through every decision as it’s being made — including when not to trade. John has been doing this professionally for 30 years. The structure, the risk management framework, and the community are built around repeatable process, not tips and alerts.
The Fed decision alone can move the entire market 1–3% in minutes. Layered on top of that, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta all report earnings the same week. These events create some of the sharpest intraday moves of the year — and they reward traders who have a plan. If you’re going to be in the market that week anyway, you want to be in the room.
Still have questions? Contact us at [email protected]
April 27 – May 1
This Week Will Move the Market. Will You Be Ready for It?
Join John Carter and 7,000+ traders live from April 27–May 1. See how a
30-year professional prepares for the biggest event-driven week of the
quarter — and trade it with a real plan.
Renews at $247/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime — one click, no hassle.
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