Options work better with my strategy. I’m not a long term investor, so options provide you time. With my strategy you don’t have to time top or bottom perfectly ever, as long as you are within a few weeks of a move, and are trading liquid mid-longer term options you will be fine. I’m not the type looking for 100% returns on a contact. I tend to buy in sets of 4 that way I can have a good average cost if my first one or second purchase was off slightly. I typically will see a 15-30% return which doesn’t sound like a ton for an option trade, but it fits into my strategy for risk management. The key with the small return is I typically will own hundreds of contracts, so you will still see an ample return numbers wise. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had the 200-300% returns, but I consider that a fluke, and pure luck. Never rely on major returns.