Well yeah, that’s obvious, but the point is to increase buying pressure, which increases the price. This increases the strain on their positions, which eventually results in either them a) shorting more (making our payday even bigger), or b) eventually being margin called and failing, thus forcing them to close their positions (hint: they can’t). So, if we have only one true way to add pressure ourselves, it’s by making sure our orders hit the lit exchange. This additional buying pressure also helps the gamma ramp, as the options they continue to write get closer to the strike price, which can significantly increase buying pressure. Not advocating for options at all, but this positive movement from CS direct buys will certainly have ripple effects on the option activity as well.