Tyler Craig

Tyler Craig

Tales of a Technician

Tyler Craig has been helping individuals learn how to trade as an elite instructor and personal mentor for the past 15 years. Nearly a decade ago, he joined the Chartered Market Technician’s Association and obtained the CMT designation. He specializes in derivatives trading and seeks to help others unlock the power of options trading.

In 2015, Tyler joined Tackle Trading to help bring premium investing education to the public. He has since created multiple trading systems, including Cash Flow Condors and the Bear Market Survival Guide. Every week he pens insightful articles for his two blogs: Tales of a Technician and Options Theory.

Recent Articles

Facebook’s Volatility Has Fallen Into the Basement

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Following Facebook's recent earnings announcement, implied volatility has dropped -- the perfect environment for options buyers who have been considering a trade.

Dollars Are Makin’ the Bulls Holler

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

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.

Steel Stocks Starting to Show Their Mettle

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The SLX steel fund has generated a hat trick of bullish signals. However, traders would be best off showing their bullishness through outperforming Nucor.

Low Volatility Is Depressing Options Sellers

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Find out how extraordinarily low implied volatility is affecting what options trades you should pursue to hedge your portfolio.

Wall Street Loves Transparent Pants

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

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.

TSLA Earnings Fireworks Should Be BIG

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

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.

Dow Theory Generates a Buy Signal … Again

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

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.

Cash In on Amazon’s Head Fake

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

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.

Materials’ Recent Surge Won’t Stick

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

XLB faces a persistent ceiling at $40; another failure will make these bear call spreads pan out.

Put a Lock on Your Buffett Bet

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

While all-time highs have a number of bullish implications for any stock, it's still smart to purchase some downside protection. Such is the case with Berkshire Hathaway; here are the options to buy.

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