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

A Big Divergence in Small Caps

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Sep 5, 2012

Is Tuesday's jump in the Russell 2000 just a one-day aberration? What could be an early bullish indicator will bear close watching ahead.

LVS: Beckon Lady Luck With Naked Puts

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Sep 4, 2012

Las Vegas Sands is waving a bullish flag. Traders wanting to exploit a breakout have several options strategies at their disposal, but I like this one best.

Make a Polar Put Bet on Semiconductors

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 31, 2012

The $33 zone once again appears to be acting as support for the semiconductors ETF (SMH), and is setting up an aggressive options trade.

Golden Bulls: Target the GDX

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 30, 2012

One wildcard likely to impact gold miners is Ben Bernanke's Friday speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Those feeling bullish might consider this spread on gold miners.

3 Options Trades for the Little Guy

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 28, 2012

Small-money investors might be discouraged by triple-digit prices in the Apples of the world. Use options to unlock those stocks for a fraction of the price.