#TradingQNA#Nifty#BankNifty#OptionsTrading
Q. What are some basic points that we must know before going for options trading?
Here are few pointers before you start option trading: - 1. Option Trading is a game of probabilities and money management.
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@rohit_katwal 2. There is no such thing as unlimited profit and unlimited risk in option trading. Unlimited profit is same as hitting a lottery and we all know what happens to lottery buyers. There is no unlimited risk if you know what you are doing.
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@rohit_katwal 3. Buy Calls when bullish. Sell Calls when bearish. 4. Buy Puts when bearish. Sell puts when bullish. 5. Either put a SL to your trade or do a 100% hedge for risk-management. 6. Hedging is used to save your self from potential losses. Learn it.
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@rohit_katwal 7. Option prices moves based on underlying and futures. Analyzing the underlying is as important. 8. Every Chart Setup has a different trading strategy. Execute the trades only when you know what is the R:R, worst case and best case scenario.
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@rohit_katwal 9. In #OptionsTrading#IndiaVix below 16 signifies stability. Above 16 it signifies volatility. If India Vix increases, markets generally fall and become volatile. If India Vix falls, markets tend to stabilize. Before major events like elections, vix jumps.
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@rohit_katwal 10. Learn the difference between equity options and index options. There is no limit to equity prices falling. Index on the other hand has a circuit limit. 11. Trade only liquid options. Every paisa saved on bid offer matters.
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@rohit_katwal 12. Option Selling, if done properly is always rewarding. Option buying is always losing. You can win for a while, but in the long run, you will lose. 13. When taking option spreads, execute both legs at the same time. 14. Do not trade naked options without SL.
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@rohit_katwal 15. Never deploy all capital in one go. Despite all technical, fundamental analysis or a call from God, things can go wrong. Deploying money in tranches for different scenario is the key. 16. In a bear market, do not catch a falling knife.
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@rohit_katwal 17. Learn to identify when the market are sideways. Sideways market can eat up profit from all the bull or bear runs. 18. Open Interest is an interesting aspect of option trading. Learn it. 19. Avoid trading when some major news is pending like US elections.
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@rohit_katwal Last - Every Trade Can result in: 1. Big Win 2. Small Win 3. Break-Even 4. Small Loss 5. BIG LOSS
If you can avoid no. 5, you will eventually be profitable.
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In Part 1 we understood Intrinsic/Extrinsic Value, Theta Decay and IV.
Now we need to understand another aspect of IV. Volatility is mean reverting. It means if Volatility is high, it tends..
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@rohit_katwal to decline and if Volatility is low, it tends to rise. So when deciding on Option Strategy we should consider IV. If it is low, we should buy debit spreads so that we benefit from rise in IV. If IV is high, we should sell credit spreads so that we benefit from...2/n
@rohit_katwal fall in volatility. Lets look at IV or Nifty and Bank Nifty in the given image it is: 18 and 29 respectively. Now how do we decide which IV is low or which is high? I prefer to use IV Rank method for it.
On 25 Sep we had first short covering on #Nifty and since then its long buildup everyday. Till now approx 34 lakh in COI Buildup. During selloff, we had long unwinding till the lowest point. Its starting to buildup again and rally can lead to 12000+ the way it is going. 1/n
On Option Chain, we are Level 4 Bullish on weekly and monthly options with bullish PCR's. if 11700 breaks we MAY get into a base formation before a next leg up till 11500 levels. Close action at previous top of 11793 is needed. 2/n
#BankNifty is still sideways and 23000 is a crucial watch point on weekly and monthly options. Below 22500 I will trade with sideways bias for some time. Lets c how tomorrow pans out. 3/3
I welcome all the first time visitors to my profile. I am posting some tweets and information which you may found useful.
My name is Rohit Katwal and I am the founder of Katwal Asset Management.
Kindly Retweet so I can reach to more fellow traders and connect with them.
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You can find more information about what we do on my blog cum website rohitkatwal.com
I keep my trading journal live for fellow traders to access. If some tweet about my trade is missing, it will surely be updated in my Live Journal here rohitkatwal.com/live-journal
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Whenever I close a week, trades are moved to past journal which can be accessed through the link docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
My Telegram Channel can be accessed through: t/me/rkatwaltradingupdates
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To understand options, three concepts are required: 1. Intrinsic / Extrinsic value 2. Time / Theta Decay 3. Implied Volatility
Option Value = Intrinsic + Extrinsic (Value)
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@rohit_katwal Intrinsic Value - Value of Option if it were exercised today at CMP.
Extrinsic Value - Total Value of time in the option.
ATM and OTM options are 100% extrinsic value. ITM options have more intrinsic and less extrinsic value.
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@rohit_katwal ITM Options: Intrinsic Value = Price of Underlying Asset -
Strike Price
For eg.
Nifty is at 11,416. 11400 CE of 29 Oct 2020 is at 224.40/-.
Intrinsic Value is = 11416-11400 = 16
Extrinsic Value is = 224.40-16 = 208.40.
What is the best #PaperTrading app for Indian Stock Market including OptionsTrading?
Stop Looking for an app for everything. There is stuff that you need to do in a simple way. All you need is a Microsoft Excel & Trading Account. #Nifty#BankNifty
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@rohit_katwal ...The fact that you are looking for an app shows you are looking for a quick fix. Paper trading is not a 3 or 4 days work. It takes years to develop profitable attitude to markets.
I started paper trading in 2012 before I blew my account several times. 2/n...
@rohit_katwal ...This is a glimpse of my paper trading back in 2012. You can see that I did it at end of the day after job. Let me assure you that this went on till 2017 March. Day in Day out until I developed an attitude for trading. 3/n...
This is why I am trading with side ways bias. #alligator is sleeping. Expecting random gop-up and gap-down. I might get whipsawed in some trades but one right trade will give decent profits. #Nifty50
Last thursday, whole community was bearish. What changed? Thoughts welcome.
#Nifty has given a pretty strange run in last 5 trading session. I mentioned on last Thursday that I have seen Index turn completely opposite post expiry. Quantitative was bearish but oversold so I kept sideways stance. +t
These are some wrong trades. Considering points, damage was minimal. Swing of #BankNifty was pretty bad today. Almost like 28 Sep. I covered it at -24k loss and covered it via Intraday Expiry trading. I am still trading with sideways bias so holding an 11400 iron fly. +