Chris Tyler

Chris Tyler

InvestorPlace Contributor

Chris Tyler, a Wall Street veteran of more than 20 years, began his career in the financial markets working on the trading floor of the AMEX in New York as an equity option market maker at Interactive Brokers’ floor trading unit Timber Hill LLC.

After moving to San Francisco to make markets on the P-Coast exchange during the dot-com craze and spending nearly a decade working in names like Philip Morris, Seagate and Compaq, Chris hung up his smock and trading badge, but not his passion for options and the markets.

Since exiting the floor, and for the better part of the past dozen years, Chris has worked as an option and market strategist, writing analyses for Trading Markets, Charles Schwab subsidiary Optionetics and as a featured columnist at Investor’s Business Daily.

Aside from offering his trading insights at InvestorPlace.com, Chris is currently studying for his Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor (APMA) designation, manages investments for closely held accounts and offers his services as an investment strategist to GLJ Advisors, a CA based RIA.

Chris, his wife and blue heeler live in the Pacific NW. And if you can’t follow him around in your own VW Vanagon or Westfalia, feel free to follow him on Twitter via @Options_CAT.

Recent Articles

2 Tech Stocks to Trade: Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

There are bulls and bears in tech stocks, but smarter traders can find an edge by pairing up AMD and NVDA with options spreads.

Take a Smarter Bite Out of Apple Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

It’s high time to position more defensively in AAPL stock using a put credit spread given warnings off and on the Apple price chart.

A Pair of Steals in Steel Stocks for Bears and Bulls

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

With all of these headlines about tariffs, now is a great time to look at some steel stocks options trades.

Trump a Bear Market and Buy the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) Today!

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A longer-dated bull call spread strategy in the FXI ETF is a smart way to win a trade war against bears with reduced and limited risk.

A Twitter Stock Breakout Is Not Fake News!

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Make the most of some technical ennui in an otherwise very trendy TWTR stock using a modified and bullish call butterfly combination

Don’t Get a Rude Awakening — Position Smartly With Tesla Stock Options

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Use the options market to get long TSLA stock for smarter, risk-adjusted returns in front of key Model 3 production news.

2 Tech Stock Comebacks on the Rise: Fitbit and GoPro

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

FIT stock and GPRO stock still have their challenges, but friendlier trends are emerging and look good for positioning with a pair of options strategies for contrarian bullish investors

Here’s How to Trade Today’s Trade War in Nvidia

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

If history rhymes, this below-the-market play in NVDA stock offers bears and bulls strong opportunities with reduced and limited risk.

iQIYI: Don’t Believe the Scary Picture Show in IQ Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

IQ stock is offering growth traders some nice value, but with no guarantees of a bottom, a bull call spread is the way to get long iQiyi with stronger risk-adjusted returns.

Get Added Value and Growth from Micron Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

More of the same from Micron’s latest earnings report means it’s still time to go long in MU stock with this options strategy for generating extra value and risk-adjusted returns.

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