Derivatives strategies: Markets rebound but indicators remain weak

The bear market found at least a temporary bottom last Friday for the Nifty, which was 10,005, and bounced on Monday on the back of short-covering and contrarian buying of beaten-down stocks. The breadth continues to look dismal as the number of stocks that went up outnumbered the ones that declined. Volumes have been generally higher on sessions with net losses. Volatility continues to be very high. The major indices are all trading below their respective 200-day moving averages (200-DMA).

Domestic institutional investors remain consistent buyers. Foreign portfolio investors) who sold heavily through October, dumping over Rs 240 billion equity