I am an amateur retail, have been trading options continuously since 2013. Like all retails, I started out trading covered calls and cash secured puts. Eventually some of us retails evolved and branched out to other methods. For me I eventually figured out how to make money trading directional, single legs: Mainly an option buyer now. I noticed few on ET employs this approach, most professionals trade combinations and most retails write calls/puts. I am curious. Here is a quick poll if you don't mind sharing.
From observing some who sell option advice, seems they fall into 2 categories. 1. News and fundamental developments about a company.. any reason to trade on a stock is the same reason to trade on its options. Most like to trade OTM but near.. 1-2 strikes away or further. 2. TA... looking for a technical chart reason to trade a stock/option. This seems the be the most common. Bottom Line.. Learn "Price TA"... when you find a technical reason to trade on a stock, you can trade its options the same way.
Most traders don't sell CSP because they can't afford assignment. CSP are the greatest money maker period relative to risk.
I'm mainly doing CSP and CC . Soon will also do Collar (ie. by adding a LongPut to the above mentioned; the Put variant I call "PutCollar" ). I also use some variations/extensions of the above by using different (non-standard) Qtys... These are all directional, most are bullish, but bearish is possible too to construct. Btw, a CSP order is much easier to do in practice than a CC, as for CC one has to enter more data...
CSP is essentially a bullish strategy and in the current market it should work very well. But if you are bullish, why not just buy a call?