Bull call spread not meant to be traded?

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I'm moderately bullish on OIH with long Aug 130 call and short Aug 140 call. The underlying is going my way and I want to lock in profit but the short is dragging on the return. McMillan said if you want to to trade, you should buy the call outright but I find the long call alone too pricey and risky. Is a bull call spread meant to be held until expiration and should not be traded actively?
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If you opened the position when OIH was higher than 130, you need to wait till OIH goes to 150 to get a decent profit. Less than 10 point movement gives you very small profit esp when you consider you have to pay for 4 bid-ask spreads (over 20 cents already).

If you are moderately bullish, you should write a credit spread using put options.
 
A bullish position could have also been long the 130 call, and short the 200 call if it existed? if there was a move in the stock to 160 for example, would the short call still move so significantly that the returns would significantly differ than the outright 130 call purchase?
 
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