i think there's an easy way and a hard way to understand options. at the easiest level, you can just view it as a way to enter or exit stock positions. at harder levels, you can use it to make directional bets for stocks. it took me less than 6 months to understand the easier levels, but i just don't have the mental capacity to learn charts and candlesticks to try the harder levels.
i would rather trade once a year than stare at charts 10 hours a day. life is more than just about charts and making wall street bets. there are other ways to make more money like improving yourself to get a better job.
i successfully traded opendoor stocks based on populatity from wallstreetbets based on this experience, here is what i will do if i trade like an ape again: - don't trade like an ape for more than 1 week. after 1 week, sell, even if it's a loss - be prepared to let go at 50 - 100% profit. - don't buy/sell options of the meme stock.
for now i wont invest in gold because i am not familiar with gold prices. no time to research gold now. always do your dd before investing in something new, dont blindly invest in something new just because you see an advertisement for it.
my pick would be microstrategy with the world in chaos and wars starting everywhere, bitcoin and other cryptocurrency will be a good hedge for falling fiat currencies.