I'm not very good at chatting about options and those tricks, but these past few days watching the market, I can't help but think: time value is actually quietly eating away at the most anxious people. Buyers are like holding a "ticket to potential surge or plunge," and if they do nothing each day, they’re losing a bit of blood; sellers seem stable, relying on the fact that "the market is usually not as dramatic as you think," but once a big move really happens, the losses can be quite unreasonable.

I tend to empathize more with buyers because their mindset is driven by time: the closer to expiration, the more anxious they get, and the more anxious they are, the more likely they are to chase news. Recently, I heard rumors of increased taxes and tighter/looser compliance in certain regions, and as deposit and withdrawal expectations change, emotions tend to run first, volatility rises, buyers get carried away, and sellers start thinking "Hey, this wave can bring in some profit." To put it simply, time value isn’t about logic; it’s a bill. The side that holds more anxiety is usually the first to be charged.