He's not good at trading but jumping to give a comment, so funny... Yeah, I am talking about nac
You can avoid going long in options ahead of long weekend and when market trades flat (in your case - for intraday you can very well avoid trading at all when market is flat) and when the volatility is dropping.
About comparing the above scenarios...
You have a trading system and I guess you have a system (computer) to test it. Check this chapter "LOOKING AT EXPECTANCY UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS" from a book TRADE YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM by van K Tharp
It will be much helpful to compare the scenarios.