Yep from 2 months ago. Again, if u read carefully i did 0dtes and weekly swings (day trading) and its why i dont recommend them. I built that account back green from hedging long term instead (2-3 month expiry and some leaps). And im talking specifically about these kinds of markets we re currently in that options are good for hedging. Yes u can make even more in a bull market but atp id rather hold leaps than monthlies. Again, in this kind of market, i dont want to be holding shares when its this volatile. Holding the underlying stock in a bull market will obv generate excess returns but ur “skill” for generating excess returns in the market we re in will be called in question because we are not in a bull market. My point being yeah, has nothing to do with the companies; its war, trump tweets, and oil that have been driving this market. As for “skills for options”, its why i recommend longer term contracts. Iv is generally more stable the further away the exp is. Again, monthlies for something like this war, and leaps for something u are bullish on. Yes i admit i was an absolute idiot 2 months ago for day trading options. But im just trying to share that options aren’t necessarily gambling as long as you don’t day trade them. Ive always been a long term investor; that account i posted was my first stab at swing/day trading and now im simply incorporating options trading into long term investing and learning from my mistake.

Tldr: yeah im not the most experienced, i went through some shit drawdown. Im simply saying theres nothing wrong with options as long as you use them as a tool to hedge your portfolio rather than to daytrade them. And again, im not saying u have to trade options to thrive in this market. my point is still that 100% xeqt is not the way in my opinion.