With a surge in Nifty option premium for 6th June contract, a directional bet is fraught with high risk and therefore traders can deploy Iron Butterfly strategy, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. “At the centre of the Iron Butterfly is a short straddle with a short PE and short CE as … Read more
Ahead of the much-anticipated outcome of the Lok Sabha election results, the FII long-short ratio stands at a multi-year high of 87% shorts in the index futures, coupled with heavy selling in the cash market. On the other hand, retail investors are holding highly leveraged long positions. “Both these factors are a bit scary. That … Read more
“Few percentage point here and there does not matter as much as certainty does. So, outcome after elections, a good budget, both would have a positive impact,” says Prateek Agrawal, MD & CEO, Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company. I am looking at the market positioning, what FIIs have done, what DIIs have done, what the … Read more
“Achche din ki sabse badi guarantee hai the growth in the GDP. So, India having reached fifth largest economy status and all the pundits and all the gurus from IMF to investment houses to all the economists predict that India will be number three in a very short duration of time,” says Puneet Chhatwal, MD … Read more
Indian markets are likely to consolidate on Friday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with marginal gains of 1.54% at 23008 levels on Thursday. India VIX was down by 0.42% from 21.47 to 21.38 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 23500 and then towards 23000 … Read more
Indian market is expected to trade higher on Thursday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with marginal gains of 0.27% at 22666 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was down by 1.56% from 21.81 to 21.47 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 23000 and then towards … Read more
Continuing the positive momentum for the third straight day in sync with global markets, the Indian stock market on Saturday opened on a positive note with Sensex reclaiming the 74,000 level and Nifty crossing the 22,500 mark. Volumes are expected to be low in the market on Saturday as it is a special trading day … Read more
Indian market is expected to consolidate on Wednesday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.78% at 22375 levels on Tuesday. India VIX was up by 2.71% from 16.60 to 17.05 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22500 and then towards 22800 strikes … Read more
Indian market is likely to consolidate on Tuesday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.05% at 22563 levels on Monday. India VIX was up by 13.54% from 14.62 to 16.60 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22800 and then towards 22700 strikes … Read more
At a recent TV discussion where Dalal Street veteran Nilesh Shah was asked to share some stock ideas, he had no qualms about admitting that he has actually been on the receiving end of advice given by his cousins and that everyone in the audience has made far more money than what his fund managers … Read more
