>Is there any data that suggests retail options traders should not even attempt to be clairvoyant The market makers and other participants are not playing the

>Is there any data that suggests retail options traders should not even attempt to be clairvoyant The market makers and other participants are not playing the same game, but they are playing in the same market; and that is ultimately zero-sum. If the market makers are making money on your transaction costs, and they're profitable (which they are) then there's already some signal there, surely?