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These days, I've been getting a bit obsessed with options again: the worst thing for a buyer isn't getting the direction wrong, but losing a little bit of time value; even if the price doesn't drop, you can still lose money. As for the seller, honestly, it's betting that "nothing big will happen," collecting a bit of time premium every day, but once a big move occurs, you might give back all the gains you've made, or even end up losing money.
Actually, I see myself more like a cat—when I get itchy to buy, I first ask myself: am I really buying volatility, or am I just buying my own anxiety... Anyway, with the main public blockchain about to upgrade/maintain, everyone in the group is guessing whether the project will migrate, so I’m even more hesitant to casually act as a seller. If news breaks and volatility spikes, sellers are really just cleaning up after the market.