i also use spreads 20 of the time if im only going out one month

and how i go about in picking is i go strictly by candle sticks when it comes to option trades. such as lets say GD is at about 90, and i expect it to go to 95 in the next 30 days, i would buy jan or feb 85 or 90 calls. in some cases, i might even sell the 100 calls

another one is im expecting BZH to go to $2 in the next 2 months so i bought the march 10 calls. since theres a short restriction on it, im not bothering to use spreads.

on avg im making 20-30 per month


other times i make a lot of gambes such as over the summer in july, i was buying the august 10 calls on nfi at 5 and cashing out at 10-15 when the stock barely moved. do a lot of you guys gamble on volatility or do you mainly use a strategy like ive been using involving candle sticks?