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Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen everyone chasing testing network incentives, calculating points, and guessing whether the mainnet will actually release tokens… and it reminded me of options.
On the buyer’s side, it’s basically a race against time. The time value keeps chewing through you every day—if the price doesn’t move, you’ll still be losing health.
The seller, on the other hand, is like running a “patience tax booth.” Most of the time they don’t do anything at all. They just wait for you to hand over your time yourself.
Of course, it’s not just free money. If you really get hit by a big sharp spike, I’d get pierced too. Don’t ask—ask is just what I’ve done before, and I even posted my losing orders publicly.
Anyway, I’m more like an impulsive buyer than a patient seller. When I get antsy and my hands start itching, I treat it as paying tuition—just don’t be the one who ends up taking the bag.