Dear Jonr
you answered all your questions yourself :). Like you I want to learn and not be spoonfed. Furthermore, i do not have the sum of money in trading money that would justify using that service. i think it starts to make sense if you use around 50k, although the basic portfolio is 10k.
he does calendars, condors , butterflies, and once in a while he does speculative long short plays especially around expiration or earnings.
i think he knows what he is doing.
but as i said i want to improve my independent trading, and i think acting like a little fast shark can be fun and profitable. especially with options, and especially if you let the chart and not the heart talk to you.
best of luck.
sat.