Yeah, everything is a loser, except those outright weekly calls you keep buying, and buying ... and buying. I have made money with greater confidence trading verticals.
And what's the purpose of these outright purchases if you don't let them make you a maximum profit. That missed opportunity would have hurt me much more than any other loses I could have made. I have been there so I know how it feels. But on paper... there is no regrets
What about setting price target, short that strike price and buy ITM option, that way you can be delta biased, and short vega for the subsequent IV fall.