What make you think that? That's what trading is. 2 parties who believe the market will go in different directions. One of them has to be wrong.
"2 parties who believe the market will go in different directions-" Well... TECHNICALLY that is not always the case. A portfolio manager generally has the same thoughts as the person who is selling them the PUTs. But... due to 'insurance/hedge' reasons, the manager will still go long PUTs 'just in case'. No one likes to pay their auto/house insurance, but sometimes it's even a legal requirement.
Ever hear of a limit order? If you set a limit order, it does not get filled until you get your price or even lower than that. Stop chasing stock prices as it is constantly, moving. Dumb move all around.
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Not necessarily. The seller may be taking profits and/or switching to another stock long. Both parties win in many situations. Longer term markets appreciate it's not a zero sum game.
If I flip a coin and I want a head, but sometimes it is head, sometimes it is tail. How do you fight with this?