Boring PnL vs. Excitement PnL: A Surreal Marketplace Tale
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Disclaimer:
️ This post is not for professional, skilled option buyers who master it with knowledge and discipline. It is for those who approach option buying as gambling or thrill-seeking, based on my personal experience only. If this hurts someone, please forgive me.
Character Names:🪐 Steady Sage – the calm, disciplined Short Straddle Seller.
Hope Warrior – the restless, emotional Option Buyer driven by excitement.
1️⃣ Scene: The Marketplace of Dreams
In the cosmic arena:
- Candles flicker like lanterns in dark waters.
- Ticks echo like temple bells.
- Screens glow like constellations.
Hope Warrior roams with eyes burning, heart racing, chasing every tick for the next jackpot thrill.🪐 Steady Sage sips ginger tea, eyes calm, watching P&F columns building like temple steps.
2️⃣ Hope Warrior: The Thrill-Driven Option Buyer
“Today, the market will fly!”
He buys Calls and Puts,
chasing momentum with excitement,
feeling alive with every tick.
When the price moves up:
“Aaj main upar, aasman neeche…”
When it reverses:
“Yeh kya hua, kaise hua…”He dreams of overnight riches,
but the sideways market silently eats theta,
Vega fades,
and he is left waiting for one big candle to justify his gamble.
3️⃣ Steady Sage: The Calm Short Straddle Seller
“The market will move. My job is to stay.”
He sells RANGE,
places disciplined stop-losses,
and waits.News flashes,
the market jerks up and down,
but he remains steady,
watching theta bleed slowly into his PnL,
like gentle rain filling an old clay pot. “Zindagi ek musafir hai, jo chalta hi jaaye…”
4️⃣ Drama: When Loss Hits
A sharp gap,
a sudden reversal. Hope Warrior sees green:
“Aaya hoon main tujko le jaane…”Suddenly, it reverses,
red floods the screen:
“Na jaane kahan dil kho gaya…”He prays to exit at breakeven,
promising never to gamble again.🪐 Steady Sage faces stress on the position,
adjusts calmly,
books a small controlled loss,
and quietly returns to the plan. “Kya hua tera wada…”
5️⃣ Song War Within
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Hope Warrior:
“Dil chahta hai, phir wahi raaaste…” -
Steady Sage:
“Ruk jaana nahin, tu kahin haar ke…”
6️⃣ The Irrespective Loss Reality
Hope Warrior (Gamble Buyer):- Thrill, adrenaline, regret.
- Feels alive but often bleeds slowly.
- Dreams big, wins sometimes, but loses often without risk control.
Steady Sage (Straddle Seller):- Calm, systematic, patient.
- Slow consistent growth.
- Boring but survives and compounds.
7️⃣ Surreal Vision
In a dream:
- PnL lines become red and green serpents dancing in silence.
- Time drips like molten gold.
- Hope Warrior chases a golden butterfly of sudden wealth.
- Steady Sage plants seeds that grow quietly into a money tree.
For Hope Warrior:
“Koi lauta de mere beete hue din…” For Steady Sage:
“Jeevan chalne ka naam, chalte raho subah shaam…”
Key Message: This post is not against professional option buyers who master the craft.
It is a mirror for those who approach option buying as a quick thrill or gambling, ignoring discipline, risk, and position sizing.
Final Mantra:“The real thrill in markets is not burning brightly and vanishing, but staying alive, consistent, and growing quietly day after day.”
“Chalte chalte mere yeh geet yaad rakhna…”
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