Options, put simply, the time value is basically “rent.” The buyer pays rent every day, and if they hold on until the end without any price action, they just end up feeling like they got to stay there for free; the seller collects rent every day, but if something really goes wrong, it’s like setting the house on fire—coming fast and hitting hard.

In groups, when someone forwards the kind of rumors about stablecoin regulation, reserve audits, or de-pegging, once the emotions start to run hot and volatility spikes, buyers immediately look up at it like, “There’s a chance now,” while sellers are actually even more tense underneath: higher “rent” is a good thing, but it also means the wind is strong.

Anyway, I’m more conservative on weekends. I’d rather earn less than wake up to alarms blaring and have my hands start trembling. That’s it for now.