im a little in the red too. Wrong side of some trades and also selling too soon. If I would have not sold so soon, I could be up 9 or 10k this week. and only using a 1500$ account.
But yes, this stuff is tricky and volatile. Its easy to lose 200 or 300 in 10 minutes.
Practice makes perfect........pinto beans made more money this week then half the country makes in a year, so yes money can be made in options