My recent experience with options is quite straightforward: buyers seem to be racing against time, while sellers are collecting "late-night fees." To put it simply, if you buy and do nothing, you still lose because the time value erodes daily, and if the market doesn’t explode, you’re basically worn out; on the other hand, sellers love sideways, indecisive markets, where time helps them make money, but they also face the risk of a black swan crashing down at any moment.

Actually, many people lose not because of the direction, but because they "wait," and in waiting, they lose all the time value. This is even more obvious for small-position FOMO traders like me—buy high and get nervous when the market doesn’t move… Anyway, my current approach is: for buyers, set clear stop-loss and take-profit points, don’t expect it to keep you company; for sellers, be more cautious, keep positions smaller, and don’t think you’re guaranteed to make a profit.

By the way, I recently saw news about some region increasing taxes and loosening or tightening compliance, which changes the expectations for deposits and withdrawals. Everyone’s sentiment immediately tightens up, and when volatility rises, buyers have a chance to profit, but don’t forget that sellers might also get blown out in one wave—each side just eats what they can.