MintedAtDawn

This morning, I went through a round of options order book, and the more I looked, the more I felt that “time value” is pretty brutal: the buyer gets worn down every day; even if the direction is right, if they don’t move fast enough, it’s all for nothing. The seller, on the other hand, is like running a shop that slowly collects rent—yet the moment a big wave of volatility hits, that little “rent” they’d built up could all be spit back out in a single night.
Which side do I really stand on?
Honestly, it comes down to whether I can hold my hands steady and keep my emotions in check.
Lately,