Whether one can actually engage in Options trading is really a question similar to choosing between getting married or having children.
Don't touch Options! Don't have children! Don't get married!
These are the three sentences I have heard most often in recent years. They all sound correct,Rational, safe, and not aggressive.But the question is—can your life really only choose the "simple options"?
Today, I want to discuss not 'persuading you to engage' or 'persuading you not to engage', but rather talk about: what is the true essence behind these things that are deemed 'untouchable'?
The point I want to make is very simple— Options, leverage, and even getting married and having children are essentially the same question.
It's not about which is better, but whether you have the ability to manage it.
In the beginning, when playing with Options, I made money by luck, but later lost everything by relying on skill.
At first, I was actually quite lucky while playing with Options. I made several Call Options using moomoo and easily made profits due to the bull market.I made 2 times, 3 times, or even 20 times.![]()
！My confidence immediately soared.
At that time, IthoughtI had grasped the "pulse of the market." Additionally, there were many people in the group talking about making thousands of dollars daily with Options, so I also began to try more aggressive Operations.
Until one time, I bought $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ It was a Call Options. During that time, TSLA had been adjusting continuously, but I stubbornly thought: "After dropping so much, a rebound is impossible to avoid.![]()
。” “When Musk holds a press conference, it can be pulled back in minutes.。”
The result was: I kept adding to my position, averaging down, without setting a stop loss, and even leveraged most of my position. I went from a floating loss of 20% to 50%, and in the end—entire position.The Options went straight to zero.It didn't rebound until the exercise date. Now few dare to touch TSLA Options.
That day, I was sitting on the kitchen floor, next to the torn cookie bag opened by my daughter, and everything was a mess. She called me to draw together, but I had no mood at all, all I could think was: "Did I rely on skill or luck in my previous trades?" "Did I treat the market as an ATM instead of a battlefield?" At that moment, I clearly felt what it meant: "The money earned by luck will ultimately be lost back through skill.![]()
。”
Isn't it similar to life? Before getting married, I thought that feelings could rely solely on tacit understanding; before having children, I thought that raising a child could be done just by love.
It was only later that I understood: what truly allows life to continue in the long run is not passion and instinct,
But rather— Do you have the ability?To understand, coordinate, and embrace those mundane and unromantic trifles that occur day after day; is there any.Patience.To communicate and educate with the child repeatedly, rather than standing in the position of a ""experienced person".Is there an awareness that at each stage she is a whole new person, and you need to let go of the preconception of "I think you should".preconception.。
Three, the most dangerous thing in this world is not 'difficult things,' but rather your illusion that it will be very simple.![]()
We always like to use ""It's too risky"to deny something, but rarely admit that we just weren't prepared. Options are not wrong, and marriage is not wrong.
The mistake is: we treat it as a low-cost trial and error, instead of a high-difficulty long-term task.![]()
You say options are traps; that's because you entered the market with the fantasy of 'a quick turnaround';
If you say marriage is painful, it may be because you have not yet learned how to truly manage yourself.
Four, my transformation: from fantasizing about profits → designing systems.
I am still trading Options, but the approach is completely different from before. Before building positions, I write down the profit and loss ratio and set stop-losses, executing according to the system.
No matter how the market moves, I will execute according to plan! By the way, let's talk about the recent operations, here are my two recent Tesla Trades: short-term Options asleep (Singapore time) need to close positions in advance, because I can't see how the Candlestick moves.
There is still one Options position that hasn't been closed, because it has been there for a while, I want to see. $Datadog (DDOG.US)$ If there can be a good breakthrough!
话说回来，就像现在带娃，我也不再想要“完美妈妈”标签， 而是搞清楚：我的能量在哪、边界在哪、节奏在哪。
Trading and life are essentially the same.
Five, three bottom lines.
For those who are still hesitating:![]()
1. Unless you can bear a 100% loss, do not use more than 20% of your position for Options.
2. Unless you can feel at ease with an empty position, you are not truly prepared.
3. Unless you can still execute your trading plan disciplinedly in the most chaotic times, you shouldn't touch high leverage.
Remember~ you can choose any difficult thing: Options, marriage, parenting, or even entrepreneurship. Because difficult things always belong to those capable of facing them.
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Haiwe : I think it makes a lot of sense. Whether to trade Options or have children, there will be various difficulties encountered. What is important is how to face the difficulties that arise and find ways to cope with them!
0livia : So at what stage should Options Trading be done?![[undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36 "undefined")
0livia : Just like when I have a child, it's very difficult!
Sherry111 OP Haiwe :
Sherry111 OP Haiwe : That's right.
Sherry111 OP 0livia : Build a good mindset, master Options knowledge, plan your positions well, you can start at any time, practice is the best teacher.
Sherry111 OP 0livia : Don't worry, there are always more solutions than difficulties.![[undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36 "undefined")
104524675 : Experiencing the same as you.
赚取进大学的费用 : Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day
No matter if it's taking care of the kids or managing stocks, nothing can defeat you. Keep it up 
Sherry111 OP 赚取进大学的费用 : Thank you.![[undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36 "undefined")
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