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

Playing Buffalo Wild Wings with Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Buffalo Wild Wings could get a jolt from March Madness, making this bull call spread a winning options trading idea.

Drill for Upside in the Oil Fund

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Think oil prices will move higher or even hold steady into the spring? Consider a moderately bullish options strategy.

Goldman Sachs Looks Golden for Bullish Option Traders

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Goldman Sachs (GS) bulls can capitalize on the stock's and the financial sector's strength with a short-term bull put spread.

2 Bullish Options Strategies for a Whole Foods Breakout

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Option traders looking for Whole Foods to break out to the upside could consider one of two strategies using April-dated options.

Seek Profits in Google With Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Google is too rich for most stock traders' blood, but you can use this bullish options spread to take advantage of a move higher in the shares.

Big Blue Poised to Break Out

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Traders confident that IBM will break out to another all-time high should consider making this call vertical spread play.

The Gold Rise Is Back in Play

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

GLD looks poised to make another run. Bullish options investors can take advantage of gains with this play.

The Trouble With Trading Transport

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

When oil prices rise, transportation stocks ... well, they do a lot of things. The oil-transport correlation is shaky, so keep your eye on the charts instead.

Paying More at the Pump? Here’s a Way to Get Paid Back

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Many oil and gas names are breaking out with the surge in crude.

2 Options to Play the Fact that Fear Is on the Rise

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Volatility is saying that either a sell-off is in store, or the VIX is going to fall from its lofty highs.

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