2025-12-26 21:26:31

Options trading can be brutal sometimes. Take $VSTM—the token price climbed past the levels shown in my chart, yet my call options are bleeding out, down roughly 60%. That's the reality for many options traders: watching your underlying asset move in your favor while your positions crater. It's not just volatility working against you; market makers control the order flow, the pricing, the timing. They have structural advantages that retail traders don't. For options traders, this kind of loss is almost a rite of passage—the cost of learning how the game really works. The premium decay, the slippage, the spread manipulation: it all adds up fast. You can be directionally right and still get punished. That's why position sizing and risk management aren't just buzzwords—they're survival skills in this space.

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PonziDetector

· 19h ago

The right direction but still getting beaten up, this is the despair of options trading. --- Another story where the correct direction leads to a crash, it's heartbreaking. --- The game the big players are playing is beyond our reach; we need to face reality. --- $VSTM 's case is incredible; even shorting can make money, but we go long and end up losing? --- The position was correct but the capital was gone, this is what options trading is all about. --- Sounds like a lesson for beginners, the tuition is paid until bankruptcy. --- Time decay is truly invincible; anyone who fights it will end up ruined. --- So, retail investors are just tools for market makers to make money, right?

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APY_Chaser

· 12-26 21:54

Oh my god, if the direction is correct, how can there still be a 60% loss? This is the magic of options. --- Market makers are just vampires; no matter how right the retail investors are, it’s useless. --- $VSTM this wave is really incredible; it’s rising but I have to cut my losses. --- Honestly, it’s all about time cost; theta decay really shows no mercy. --- So now I only trade spot; options are too mentally exhausting. --- Position management is truly a matter of life and death; I’ve paid quite a bit in tuition fees. --- Being right about directionality actually hurts more; that’s the biggest blow. --- Market makers profit from the spread in the middle; both of us lose, hilarious. --- I also saw the $VSTM order; I knew it would turn out like this at the time. --- Options trading isn’t for humans; it’s purely a meat grinder of time and probability.

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AirdropHunterWang

· 12-26 21:49

Even if the direction is correct, you can still lose 60%. That's the magic of options. --- The dealer's tactics are really clever; retail investors can't beat them no matter how smart. --- You only realize what it means to survive after losing; poor position management will definitely get you killed. --- VSTM's recent experience is like paying tuition, but you have to learn from it. --- Basically, it's the market's way of teaching you a lesson; yes, it's expensive. --- Even when you correctly predict the rise or fall, you still get cut; isn't that absurd? --- That's why I only trade spot now; options are too dirty. --- Small positions, quick stop-losses, or you can't play this game.

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AirdropHunter007

· 12-26 21:49

Damn, even when the direction is correct, it's still a loss. This is the true face of options. The big players are really playing us, they've slipped away. VSTM this round really took a heavy hit, 60% just gone. This game isn't for retail investors. Face the reality, everyone. It seems like profit, but it's actually all eaten up by time value.

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WhaleWatcher

· 12-26 21:46

This is the brutal truth about options trading: even if you get the direction right, you're still getting clipped. --- $VSTM rose but still lost 60%? That's truly incredible. This is how options are done. --- Market makers rely on manipulating prices and liquidity to make a living. Retail investors, no matter how smart, can't compete. --- The position is indeed correct, but time decay and slippage can grind you to death. Invincible. --- That's why the old guys keep emphasizing risk management. They're right—being alive is the real victory. --- You think you've made money just because the direction looks right, but then Greeks slap you in the face. --- Options are really a place to pay tuition. Only after paying do you understand what structural suppression means. --- Premium decay and spread manipulation combined leave retail traders with no way out. --- Yesterday, someone was bragging about guaranteed profits in options. Now, no one is saying a word. --- Small positions, strict discipline; otherwise, you're just giving money to MM. Better not to play at all.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 12-26 21:39

The right direction lost 60%, this is the magic of options --- The price of the coin went up, but my options still died. Market makers are really a bit outrageous --- After being cut so many times, I finally believe that risk management is indeed a survival skill --- This wave of $VSTM made me realize that just choosing the right direction is not enough; you also have to bet with time and market makers --- Every time I think I've learned something, I get tortured the next time. It's a cycle --- Premium decay is too harsh; it feels like profits never outpace losses --- Seeing others profit from shorting, I go long and end up bankrupt. This game is really unfriendly to retail investors --- So as long as market makers want to cut, the correct direction doesn't really matter --- After losing 60%, I regret not managing my position well, but it seems I can never learn

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DAOdreamer

· 12-26 21:30

This is options trading. Even if the direction is correct, you still lose. Can't smile. --- MM these guys are really unbeatable. How can we beat them? --- VSTM went up but still lost 60%? That's outrageous. --- So, if you don't manage your positions well, even the right direction is useless. --- Options are just a money-eating machine. I'm out. --- Premium decay kills silently, it's incredible. --- Even with the right direction, getting trapped is the fate of retail investors. --- After seeing this, I dare not touch options anymore. --- Market makers always win. We are just the little guys.

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