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Tyler Craig is the president of TC Trading, Inc. and author of the popular options blog Tyler's Trading. He earned his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the Market Technicians Association. During the past seven years, he has educated hundreds of traders through his work with one of the nation's leading educational firms.

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Gold Changes Its Stripes, Favoring the Bulls for a Change

May. 21, 2013, 10:16 am EDT – Traders wishing to go the higher-probability route who want to make a bet that GLD will remain above its potential double bottom could sell bull put spreads. More

Facebook’s Volatility Has Fallen Into the Basement

May. 20, 2013, 11:16 am EDT – Following Facebook's recent earnings announcement, implied volatility has dropped -- the perfect environment for options buyers who have been considering a trade. More

Dollars Are Makin’ the Bulls Holler

May. 14, 2013, 1:21 pm EDT – Traders looking for a way to exploit higher prices in the U.S. dollar could purchase call options on UUP, but let the technicals have some time to play out. More

Steel Stocks Starting to Show Their Mettle

May. 14, 2013, 8:59 am EDT – The SLX steel fund has generated a hat trick of bullish signals. However, traders would be best off showing their bullishness through outperforming Nucor. More

Low Volatility Is Depressing Options Sellers

May. 13, 2013, 7:15 am EDT – Find out how extraordinarily low implied volatility is affecting what options trades you should pursue to hedge your portfolio. More

Wall Street Loves Transparent Pants

May. 10, 2013, 8:48 am EDT – Lululemon stock has surged 23% since its embarrassing recall of see-through pants, and the breakout has LULU set to climb even higher. Leverage LULU via this options trade. More

TSLA Earnings Fireworks Should Be BIG

May. 8, 2013, 11:39 am EDT – Wall Street expects a big post-earnings move out of Tesla Motors -- one way or the other. If you own TSLA, here's a way to fireproof your position while possibly picking up a little profit. More

Dow Theory Generates a Buy Signal … Again

May. 7, 2013, 1:06 pm EDT – The Dow Industrials triggered another buy signal, and transports have responded in kind. Use the opportunity to capitalize on a low-risk entry point in this railroad stock. More

Cash In on Amazon’s Head Fake

May. 6, 2013, 12:02 pm EDT – We're taking a bullish stance on AMZN amid a couple of indicators, including a recent failed breakdown and the likely correction of its correlation with the QQQ. More