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

Safer Transportation for IYT Bears With a Long Put Strategy

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors can use July puts in IYT shares as a forecast of June gloom, signaled by a correction in transportation stocks.

2 Fashionably Smart Ways to Play the KORS Stock Dip

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Being a contrarian is never fashionable, but keep it looking smart in KORS with a pair of attractively priced vertical spreads.

YHOO: Try This Less ‘Taxing’ Strategy in Yahoo Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A so-called premature selloff in Yahoo (YHOO) stock last week is offering bearish traders an attractive way to play YHOO short.

NXP Semiconductors NV: Be a Smarter Bull in NXPI Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

NXP Semiconductors looks to be firing on all cylinders, fundamentally and technically, and using a bull call spread on NXPI stock makes for an attractive risk/reward position profile.

Watch Out Below! 3 Dow Jones Stocks Flashing Death Crosses

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Recent death crosses suggest that these Dow Jones components could become dogs soon -- and bears using long puts are in position to profit first!

El Pollo Loco Serving a Bullish Opportunity for LOCO Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Don’t get involved with buyer’s remorse -- sell a made-to-order El Pollo Loco put spread after investors put shares on sale.

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR): Stay Put Below Long-Term Resistance in Petrobras

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

After a substantial run in Petrobras shares, traders can position for more sell-the-news, profit-taking in bear territory with a long put for PBR.

Buy Into a Constructive Change in MSFT With a Long Call

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

An intermediate-term long call strategy on MSFT fits in nicely with Microsoft's new and improved prospects on and off the charts.

Grow Green Cash by Buying Long Calls on SFM Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A modest earnings disappointment with a technical bagging of SFM stock into key support looks like opportunity for bulls.

Bet On Red for LVS With a Long Put Strategy

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A long put position in LVS is priced well given current options volatility, bearish technicals and recent weak earnings report.

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