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

Whole Foods Market, Inc.: Buy WFM Stock With Less Risk

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Use a bread-and-butter trade in Whole Foods Market (WFM) stock to position yourself with reduced risk ahead of earnings.

Taser International: Buy a Technically Stunned Taser Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Set your sights and position on safety to get value from a technically stunned Taser stock.

Under Armour Inc Q3 Earnings: How to Trade UA Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Options traders are readying for an outsized move in Under Armour shares. And unfortunately for UA stock, they're taking the bears' side.

AbbVie Inc: ABBV Stock Is a Prescription for Profits

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors and traders should be positioning themselves in AbbVie stock. This trade on ABBV will help you limit earnings volatility while allowing you to enjoy dividends down the road.

CMG Earnings Preview: Chipotle Stock Being Prepped for Volatility

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Option traders are readying for an outsized move in Chipotle stock, which technically favors an upside earnings reaction.

FireEye: Secure a Deep Value Position in FEYE With Less Risk

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A bit of price confirmation and a vertical spread in FEYE are a more secure way to play a key bottom in FireEye stock.

3 Big-Money Blue-Chip Stocks That Will Break Out

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

These three blue-chip stocks held their own during the market's correction. Now, expect them to provide technical leadership in the coming months.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: DAL Primed to Take Off After Earnings

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Don’t carry extra baggage in Delta stock. Use a well-placed options spread to participate in any upside in DAL following Wednesday's earnings report.

Skechers USA Inc: Buy a Bottom in SKX Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Be a bull, just not a pig, in Skechers. This long strategy will keep traders in SKX stock fiscally fit.

Trade Alphabet Stock Earnings With a GOOGL Option Spread

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

An upcoming earnings event and bullish technical picture make a bull call spread a great way to position in Alphabet stock.

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