>>15200584
Calls-
Are like betting on the price going up you want the stock price to hit the breakeven,though most will tell you to sell at any gained profit (~ +1-5% gains per trade)
I've been fucking with month or longer options on gold and doing well so far.
With calls you have to buy "time" or theta till the contract expires,that's some of the value. Look at the Greeks and research thier ways
Puts-
Betting on the price to go down or volatility to spike,similar to calls with time factors also depleting your contracts worth.
Then there's the world of spreads,
You will do best with safe spreads made with 100$ put credit spreads. You get paid up front and it gains in value with theta instead of against it.
And always do the opposite of what you think is going to happen,
Easy mode,wait for a good spike and buy a put when you see the green dildo form a large red one next to it