Derivatives Trading

Stock Market Today, Nifty Today: Immediate resistance for Nifty share price lies at 22,800, followed by 23,000

Stock Market Today: Short-term trend in Bank Nifty has turned positive as the index is placed above its 5-day EMA

Derivatives market data shows that open bets in Nifty and Bank Nifty futures declined up to 8% yesterday; with FIIs covering some short bets, however they still hold significant shorts positions.

Key takeaways from F&O data: Substantial PUT accumulation at the Nifty 22,000 strike solidifies this level as a reliable support base, says Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.

Key takeaways from F&O data: FIIs bearish; retail, DIIs hold bullish bets in index futures. Nifty, Bank Nifty options data indicates a bearish stance in the market.

Cues from F&O data: Despite holding a bearish view in the February series, data shows FIIs may have added few long positions in Nifty, MidCap Nifty futures; while added short positions in Bank Nifty.

FIIs were net sellers in index futures for the fourth straight day yesterday. Open positions in Bank Nifty rose by nearly 12% amid the market fall. Here's what experts have to say.

Foreign institutional investors open interest in Nifty futures has increased by 4.8% since the start of February series, while the total OI in Nifty Feb futures dipped by 1.1%; shows NSE F&O data.

Solar Industries, NCC, Phoenix Mills, Page Industries and Trent stock futures witnessed short build-up in recent days, shows NSE derivative data. Manappuram Finance in F&O ban on Monday.

The Bank Nifty is expected to consolidate in the 50,000-50,600 range; a breakout in either direction will further set the next move for the index, says Hrishikesh Yedve of Asit C. Mehta.

DIIs, retail and proprietary traders continue to hold bullish bets in index futures, shows NSE derivative data. Technically, Nifty near support rises to 23,630.

The NSE derivatives data show that FIIs continue to hold a bearish bias, with 8.5 short positions in index futures for every long bet.

Nifty Today: The immediate Support and Resistance levels for Nifty are: 22,900 and 23,700, respectively, as per Nifty 50 chart

Derivative market update for February 1: Data shows that FIIs hold 8 short positions in index futures for every long trade; retail, DIIs, proprietary traders hold bullish bets.

Derivative data shows that Nifty is starting the February series after a 4-month losing streak, high rollovers, and short positions ahead of Budget. Here are the key analyses as per HDFC Securities.

In the derivatives segment, Crompton Greaves, Titan and HDFC Bank saw over 90 per cent rollovers on Wednesday. The Nifty Put-Call-Ratio rose above 1, with FIIs cutting down some of their short bets.

Sahaj Agrawal recommends to create Bear Put Spread on the Nifty by buying the 22,800 Put and selling the 22,500 Put option of the January series.

Adani Energy Solutions, Syngene, Jio Financial, CG Power, Persistent Systems and CAMS are the 6 derivative stocks with up to 14 per cent build-up in open positions 5 days ahead of the monthly expiry.

The analyst recommends to Sell Nifty January 23,900 Call, and 22,400 Put for the monthly derivative expiry.

Last time FIIs held more than 3.5 lakh contracts as open positions in Nifty futures was in Oct 2024. At present, FIIs hold 5 short bets in Nifty futures for every long trade, shows the NSE F&O data.