Two (or three) things: The amount of "open interest" in XXII calls for the near future is far greater than puts, so despite whatever your "knowledgeable" guy states, that is a positive sentiment, going forward, warrants or no.
And, bag holding? This stock is 4X more than it was mid-November and you're dissatisfied? Shares are at a 5 year high, at least, almost up to the 10 year high of 7 years ago. I mean, what kind of returns are you used to?
What you have to remember is that by the time you / we hear about the next big thing, i.e., this time, crypto, smart money is already gone with their profits, for the most part.