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

GLD: A Golden Opportunity Approaches

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Jul 16, 2012

The SPDR Gold Trust ETF's generally sideways move may soon give way to some excitement that could make some option plays quite attractive.

Fear Is on the Ropes

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Jul 13, 2012

Despite the S&P 500's six-day sell-off, the VIX is hardly rising. What's behind this relative lack of volatility during a stock price drop?

Options Plays for a Netflix Resurrection

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Jul 12, 2012

Netflix (NFLX) has started to become more attractive from a technical perspective, putting some possible spread trades into play.

How to Ring the Register on Short Puts

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Jul 9, 2012

Selling a put can profit from time decay, it has a high probability of profit and it presents a more conservative alternative to buying call options.

Oil’s Slide Spells Options Opportunity

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Jul 6, 2012

Oil has fallen since its recent gains -- if you're willing to be it's low price will hold for the next month, now's the time to sell put options on the USO.