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 Feb 12, 2013

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 Feb 8, 2013

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 Feb 5, 2013

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 Feb 5, 2013

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 Feb 4, 2013

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.