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 May 20, 2013

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 May 14, 2013

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 May 14, 2013

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 May 13, 2013

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 May 10, 2013

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.