This is a very good question and in fact I am currently writing about this subject but in a different way than you would find in the traditional articles or books.
In general Options are more superior to trade than stocks, but options are not easy to trade even if you are simply buying calls...
The big picture is a monthly video presentation on the global economy, the relationship and correlation of the FOREX especially the Japanese YEN weakening effect on the stock market , the Quantitative Easy(QE) effect and market reaction, and how printing money by the Federal reserve in fact has...
I participated as a gold member in his trading room and attended some of his highly expensive workshops ($500.00 each) and indicators. Some of the workshops were OK, and yes he trades for living. I was not impressed though by his knowledge especially on options trading while it is his main bread...