F&O view: Fresh Put writing at lower levels shows bearish biasEven as Nifty50 reclaimed its psychological level of 7,800 in intraday trade on Tuesday. Analysts unconvinced of the bounceback.
05 Jan, 2016, 10.34 AM IST
Volatility spikes as FIIs buy puts at record levelsThese investors mopped up Nifty put options as the Volatility Index (VIX), known as the fear gauge, jumped 18% to 16.83.
05 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Playing Bank Nifty ahead of US Fed meetBuy a 16000 strike Bank Nifty put option at Rs 183 per share and sell two 15500 puts for a combined Rs 150 a share, resulting in a net outg...
16 Dec, 2015, 05.30 AM IST
F&O Strategy by Bhavin Desai, Head of Derivative ResearchHDIL is in short-short unwinding cycle and has added fresh shorts in the second half of the week sustaining below 65, opens up fair bit of ...
14 Dec, 2015, 03.12 AM IST
Dalal Street expects rate cut by RBI next week; betting on banking stocks to outperform NiftyTraders who adopted this strategy 2 weeks ago have already made a killing. Bank Nifty is up 9.3% from its lows on September 9, while Nifty ...
24 Sep, 2015, 07.15 AM IST
Traders make big bucks in Bank Nifty ahead of Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policyPremium values of select Bank Nifty options have jumped almost 10 times in the last two days suggesting heightened uncertainty over the nex...
24 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
RIL’s 4.3% surge helps Sensex gain 322 pointsThe BSE Sensex gained 322.79 points, or 1.15%, to end at 28,504.93. The NSE Nifty rose 104 points, or 1.2%, to close at 8,633.
23 Jul, 2015, 03.14 AM IST
Dalal Street traders look to cash in on market volatilityUnlike a larger section of the market, unsure about whether the market would rise or fall, these savvy traders have bet on higher volatilit...
06 Jul, 2015, 08.33 AM IST
Greece crisis: Heavy put buying by FIIs hints market rally may not last“Some in the markets believe the recent rally has legs, but others, particularly few FIIs, feel that though it has legs the rally might not...
25 Jun, 2015, 06.27 AM IST
FPIs buy more index put options, expect market to fall furtherIt was a period when implied volatility (IV) – or, traders’ perception of risk – rose 28.2% to 18.74. IVs rise when a market falls.
29 Apr, 2015, 05.58 AM IST
Foreign players unwind long positions, create bearish bets to cushion Budget impactFIIs have created bearish derivative bets on the market on worries that the stocks may fall if the government’s Union Budget proposals disa...
26 Feb, 2015, 06.48 AM IST
Higher volatility on cards as traders to focus on capital goods, engineering, housing finance cos and NBFCs“Significantly higher open interest or outstanding positions in Nifty futures may further increase market volatility,” said Amit Gupta.
23 Feb, 2015, 10.13 AM IST
Trading on Budget day may cost more as many brokerages likely to increase margin requirementsWhile some broking houses are considering higher margins only for futures, many are planning to do it for the cash segment as well.
23 Feb, 2015, 06.46 AM IST
Ahead of Delhi elections, traders dump mid, small-caps“Uncertainty over Delhi election results has adversely impacted market sentiments and this has led to the recent selloff in midcaps,” said ...
07 Feb, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
- Sensex dips 142 points; RIL cushions the fall
A weak global trend on concerns over rising oil prices pulled down the BSE benchmark Sensex by over 142 points to 18,296.16, but a spurt in...
22 Feb, 2011, 05.38 PM IST
- Volatility ahead, fasten your seat belts
Volatility is expected to heighten in the run up to the June series futures and options expiry, as traders will shuffle their bets to suit ...
21 Jun, 2010, 01.01 AM IST
- F&O: Expect hurdles around 5200
Nifty started Friday’s session on a timid note after kicking of the session with a slight premium.
18 Apr, 2010, 11.46 PM IST