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.