Brokers want people to gamble on Options and not pinkies... Spent a lot on losses last year learning how to navigate options... Options are bets and need to be short traded on wins and to cut losses before they grow... Establishment guidance teaches betting on an option further out in time... Betting on the shortest time frame lowers the entry cost and potential loss on a bad bet... Betting on cheaper options out of the money is cheaper, but they don't move as much as ITM or in the money options... To play a weekly or monthly at end of month, entering on Tuesday and taking profits by Thursday generally offers good returns on Correct Bets... Here is an example for next week due to timing and pricing set up... SCO is a reverse ETF that moves opposite of the oil price movement... SCO shares can be traded without trading any options... https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SCO/options?p=SCO Need to monitor oil price when trying to decide on an entry or exit... https://www.barchart.com/futures/energies Best scenario for entry on Tuesday, is with oil price opening flat or up... And making an entry if oil price starts to weaken any... SCO option for 01/21/2022 expires at market close on Friday... Calendar favors the oil price to turn down during the week with the February due to expire around end of week... Just as SCO monthly option reaches it's cheapest pricing due to normal decay... 'Decay' is a loss of premium due to time clicking down on a daily basis... A small bet on $13 option is starting point for learning the ropes... ITM entry on $10 Call Option favors best odds for positive movement... Option contracts must be sold to make or lose money... Options are traded in 1 or more units... 1 option equals 100 shares... 10 options is x 100 or 1,000 shares... You must by the share amount of option bot if it expires in the money at close on option expiration day... 10/21/2022 options expire Friday when market closes... SCO option could be entered sometime on Tuesday when oil price starts to fall or Wednesday... And exits whenever profits are at levels wanted or By Thursday afternoon... Buying options with Cleared funds allows selling options right after buying them if profits magically appear... Entries and exits can be made often by people who like to trade... Options trade on T -1 day and settle the next day after selling... A day quicker than equity trades... If entries were with Cleared funds... SDOW is reverse etf against Dow... SPXU and SPXS are reverse etfs against S and P 500 index...SPX SQQQ is reverse etf against Nasdaq 100 index or NDX symbol... All of the above reverse etfs are leveraged at 3 times against movement... Bet only what you can afford to lose... Options are Bets and losses should be minimized quickly on bad bets... Hey, you can reenter and Bet again... Option Bets aren't like betting against pinky CEO dilutors... Option Bets are against the Big House Money... Option Bets do offer potential for Lotto payoffs if you get lucky... So we watch...LJ