Decoding your Favourite indicators ~🧵

1/ MACD

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a popular indicator among retail traders. It can be found on the charts of many traders who rely on technical analysis for their trading decisions.

However, there is one issue: Even though this indicator could be really useful when it comes to making trading decisions, most people don't bother to get to know how it works and end up basing their decisions on bad info.

That could really mess up their trading.

Bitter Psychology of Tops

Believe it or not, at the market top all news will be good. Economic stories in newspapers and television would tell you that economy is recovering and growing at a faster pace. Industrial numbers would be improving.

#Stockmarkets Some poor figures like high inflation would not affect the market. In all this hullaballoo, you have been observing a stock that you missed buying near its bottom.

You have spared money to buy this stock at a fair price.

Option Selling Vs Option Buying

There is a widely accepted belief amongst traders that option selling is a sure short way of making money in the stock market, yet there are instances where option sellers do lose money

This thread will throw some light upon the topic 👇 1/

Almost all traders, at some point, trade in options due to their high return potential with in a short interval of time.

Some traders utilize the selling route while most others trade through buying options

There were 2 Friends, Rahul and Samay. Both were trading the same system.

But,

Samay's P&L: +50%
Rahul's P&L: -100%

What happened? Why did Samay make money, but Rahul blew up his account, even though both were trading the exact same system? You, see trading is not just about finding a system with a positive expectancy. You need good risk management and appropriate position sizing to make the best possible returns while avoiding the risk of ruin.

Position sizing decides the "how much" part of your system

Breakout (BO) is a very popular technique among traders and investors who like to make their living out of stock market

If you love to trade momentum then here is everything you need to know about breakout trading, through live examples

A Thread

#trading #investing #finance 1/ Pre-Breakout Talk

We know that stocks do not move up/down in a straight line. They often pause to regain energy before resuming for a next strong move. During this phase many buyers and sellers exchange hands.

How to learn anything 2X faster, top 1% ideas, and trading psychology.

Our 10 Favorite tweets of the week 🧵 1/ How to learn anything 2X faster:

From: @AliAbdaal

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IRON CONDOR (IC)

If Short Strangle’s margin and unlimited loss potential is too much for you then the Iron Condor option strategy could be a perfect fit for you. It's not as complex as it sounds

A thread 🧵

#options #trading 1/ Big Brother of Short Strangle (SS)

I am sure you read our previous thread on SS where you sell slightly OTM options in a sideways market.

To create an IC

Create an SS first

Buy the next OTM CE

Buy the next OTM PE

Let’s clear with an example

Have you ever faced situations like these as a trader?

◼Micromanaging & exiting a trade only to see it going in your expected direction

◼Not able to execute your pre-planned trades

In this thread, we'll talk about many such psychological issues and how you can overcome them 1/ Fear of Pulling the trigger

This is one of the biggest psychological issues that every trader has to face. As most of us have been through a situation where we see a perfect setup developing, we are prepared to take the trade.

But!

Short Strangle

Net credit with a sideways stance

A thread 🧵

#options #trading 1/ Short Strangles

As the name suggests, you need to sell options in this strategy

It involves 2 legs:

Short OTM CE

Short OTM PE

How to determine where to set a stop-loss

A thread 🧵

#Trading After reading this thread you will come to know

How to set the correct stop loss?

What are the mistakes people make while placing a stop loss?

How to protect your trades from stop-hunting?

And, should you use a mental stop or a hard stop?

eMudhra Limited

Issue Details:

Issue Date: 20th May’22 to 24th May’22

Lot Size: 58 shares

Price-Band: Rs 243 – Rs 256

Issue Size: Fresh Issue of Rs 161 cr and OFS of Rs 251.7 cr Objective of the issue :

1. Repayment or pre-payment, in full or in part, of all or certain borrowings availed by the company

2. Purchase of equipment and funding of other related costs for data centres proposed to be set up in India and overseas locations.

Long Strangle Option Strategy

Twin sister to Long Straddle & retail favorite due to low-cost improvisation

A detailed thread

#options #trading 1/ Strangles

Long Strangle is an options strategy where you buy an OTM call and buy an OTM put at the same time.

Both the options belong to the same underlying; having the same number of lots and the same expiration

ETHOS Limited #IPO

Issue Details:

Issue Date: 18th May’22 to 20th May’22

Lot Size: 17 shares

Price-Band: Rs 836 – Rs 878

Issue Size: Fresh Issue of Rs 375 cr and OFS of Rs 94 cr Objective of the issue :

a. Repayment or pre-payment, in full or in part, of all or certain borrowings availed by the company

b. Funding working capital requirements of the company

Paradeep Phosphates Limited

Issue Details:

Issue Date: 17th May’22 to 19th May’22

Lot Size: 350 shares

Price-Band: Rs 39 – Rs 42

Issue Size: Fresh Issue of Rs 1004 cr and OFS of Rs 497.73 cr Objective of the issue:

a. Part-financing the acquisition of the Goa facility

b. Repayment/prepayment of certain of the borrowings

c. General Corporate Purposes

Risk management, Anti goals, and Price action patterns.

Our 10 Favorite tweets of the week 🧵 1/ In trading, Risk management is the most important thing to be well understood, this thread will teach you how to properly manage risk as a trader.

From: @Gurleenkaur_19

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Short Straddle

Brings net credit for the risk-taker professionals

A detailed thread

#options #trading 1/ Our previous thread was dedicated to the long straddle options strategy which had the potential for unlimited gains with limited risk.

In this thread, we will focus on the contrasting short straddle strategy

Even after learning the technical stuff, why's it that most traders are unable to make money?

In this thread, we'll talk about, what is it that's stopping you from making money, and how you can overcome it?

So, let's dive right in. 1. Jumping onto the advanced stuff, before sharpening their basics first.

Learning the basics first is pretty much what everyone expects to do when they enter a new field, and trading isn't much different, right?

TEN INDISPENSABLE COMMANDMENTS FOR ALL STOCK MARKET PARTICIPANTS

Time tested lessons for a less painful stock market journey

A thread

#StockMarket #investing #tradingpsychology 1/ “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin

It’s true that more than 90% of retail traders/investors have been losing money in the stock market. Even highly educated people, who did great in the other fields, are losing money in the markets

Venus Pipes and Tubes Limited #IPO

ISSUE DETAILS: (1/N)

Issue Size: Fresh issue of Rs 165.35 cr and NIL OFS

Issue Date: 11th May ‘2022- 13th May ‘2022

Issue Price Band: Rs 310- Rs 326

Lot Size: 46 shares and in multiples thereafter Objective:

1. To meet long term working requirements

2. Financing the project cost towards capacity expansion, technological upgradation, cost optimization of operations, and support to the manufacturing facility and backward integration for manufacturing of hollow pipes.

Delhivery Limited #IPO

(1/N) ISSUE DETAILS :

Issue Size: Rs 5235 cr, Fresh Issue of Rs 4000 cr, and OFS of Rs 1235 cr

Issue Date: 11th May’2022 – 13th May’2022

Price Band: Rs 462- Rs 487

Lot Size: 30 shares and multiples thereafter Objective of the issue:

a.Funding organic growth initiatives

b. Funding inorganic growth through acquisitions and other strategic initiatives

c. General Corporate Purpose

Straddles

"Simplest and the most popular among traders"

A detailed thread 🧵

#options #trading 1/ In our previous threads we discussed about Option Greeks, Call options, Put options, Bull Call spreads and Bull Put spreads.

This thread is dedicated specifically to Long Straddles, so read straddle as long straddle from here onwards