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

Gold Miners Suffer as Gold Loses Its Luster

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Gold has been ugly in 2013, but gold miners have been even uglier. Still, you can make their continued pain your gain with this options trade.

Play the SPY Range With Condors

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

If you expect the market to experience more range-bound behavior going forward, an iron condor might be the best position to take for the coming month.

Print Profits with 3-D Systems

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

These red-hot names have come back to earth a bit, but implied volatility is still high. The options world opens up plenty of possibilities -- here's what I'm looking at.

Game the Dollar’s Demise With Oil Puts

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The chart for the U.S. dollar is looking gloomier, but rather than play the currency, try this options play on oil instead.

All-Time Highs for Google — And a Fire Sale on Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The implied volatility for Google is cheap relative both to its historical range and even its recent vol. Here are a couple options plays that look good as a result.

The Bears’ First Victory of 2013

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Transports, small-caps and junk bonds all stumbled Wednesday -- a signal that caution might be warranted in the short-term.

GDP Sinks, Gold Soars, and Opportunity Knocks

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

'Safe-haven' investments are soaring today on a poor Q4 GDP figure. Here are two options spreads that offer positional plays on the yellow metal.

A Cautious Trade for PulteGroup’s Earnings

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

PulteGroup could follow in the footsteps of D.R. Horton and other homebuilders by rocketing after earnings. Cautious bulls should consider this options spread.

Score with Soaring Yields

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

If you think bond prices will continue falling (thus pushing yields higher), then consider selling puts on the Proshares Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury Fund.

The Implications of the VIX Swan Dive

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

While fearmongers are wailing and gnashing their teeth over a super-low VIX, history would tell us there's no reason to sound the alarm.

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