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

3 Ways to Play Cheap GLD Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Low volatility in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) offers several profit opportunities for option traders.

Bond Drop Means Rally in TBT Inverse ETF

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A fall in bonds makes attractive the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (NYSE: TBT). Sell TBT puts to obtain premium.

Stretch Your LULU Gains With Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Use options to protect and build on your gains in stocks like Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU).

What a Tool – Option Volatility Skew Charts

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Options traders can use volatility skew charts to better understand the impact of implied volatility on the pricing of options.

Goldman on the Ropes

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A put option on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) profits if the stock falls along with the shaky financial sector.

Profit from XLF Financials’ Flop

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A put option spread on the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLF) profits from this funds lagging performance.

Stay Sharp When VIX Is High

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A rally in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) can mean a troubled market but rarely a meltdown.

SPY Takes on Apple in New Index

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The Alpha AAPL vs. SPY Index (NASDAQ: AVSPY) is an index that offers a new way to trade Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

Covered Calls Counteract Weak Apple Sauce

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) broke through its 200-day moving average suggesting some covered call option trades.

3 Lessons From the Research In Motion Massacre

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The debacle in Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) reiterates that all investments must have an exit plan.

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