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

Use Options to Play Gold’s Sideways Drift

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Here's a common strategy that traders use when range-bound drift has taken hold.

How to Defend Your Options Profit

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Here's a strategy to avoid giving away too much profit.

Plow Ahead With This Agriculture ETF

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Last week's stock surge suggests agricultural commodities may be back in play. Get the trade.

The Next Step for Gold

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Nothing -- not even gold -- can defy gravity indefinitely. Here's what past performance suggests investors can expect next.

Use Options to Bet Against Goldman Sachs

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Here's a lower-risk way to profit from the investment bank's continued slide.

Learn to Embrace Volatility’s Tipping Point

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A surge in implied volatility can offset the risk of selling puts against a stock's downtrend.

Covered Calls: A High-Volatility Crutch?

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

This options strategy isn't automatically the best in fearful markets.

Consider an Option Put Spread to Play Gold’s Comeback

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Here's a lower-risk strategy to capture profit.

Use Bearish Calls Against the Market’s ‘Dead-Cat Bounce’

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Traders expecting some downside have a few options.

Bears Circling OpenTable

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Buy a put option on OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN) as it drops below support.

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