🎯 Stock > Options? Yes, But Only If You Survive the Middle

I've experienced both — options giving me 300% overnight, and stocks giving me 200% over time. But here's the catch: most traders can't emotionally survive long enough to enjoy big stock gains.

For example:

I held $MSTR from $140 to $400+ in 2023. That was a 200% return.

Meanwhile, my $CRCL calls expired worthless twice… before the stock ran 80% the next week.

Recently, someone posted a 222% gain on $TSM from holding through the chop. That's conviction and discipline.

So, is stock > options? Sometimes, yes.

But only if:

You size right.

You don't panic on -20% dips.

You have a real thesis, not FOMO.

Options are tools. Leverage is beautiful if used with a plan. But stocks reward patience — and time smooths out entry mistakes.

These days, I run a 50/30/20 split:

50% conviction stocks (e.g. $NVDA, $TSM)

30% swing trades

20% high-risk options for juice.

Both paths work. Just depends on your temperament and time horizon.

I'm not a financial advisor. Trade wisely, Comrades!