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FIIs up short bets in Nifty futures; analysts expect support at this level

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.

Nifty, Bank Nifty may see limited downside, believe analysts; here's why

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.

Can RBI Policy trigger a breakout? Near support for Bank Nifty at 50,000

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.

FIIs cut short bets in Nifty futures to 5:1; net buy Rs 5,353 cr in F&O

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.

F&O trends: Buying seen in ITC, UBL; Shorts added in L&T, HUDCO, 8 others

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 F&O: Apply Short Strangle amid improving breadth, says Sahaj Agrawal

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

PB Fintech, Voltas: 5 most actively traded stocks on Day1 of Feb F&O series

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.

Here's why Feb F&O series could be bullish for Nifty; key analysis here

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.

Nifty bias improves; analysts expect further gains above 23,200

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.

Nifty Jan expiry strategy: Kotak Securities recommends a Bear Put Spread

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, Jio Fin among 6 stocks with OI build-up ahead of F&O expiry

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.

Sahaj Agrawal of Kotak Securities recommends Short Strangle on Nifty

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

FIIs bets in Nifty futures at 3-month high; data hints at more pain ahead

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.

Nifty options hint max pain at 23,450; Adani Energy, UBL see short-covering

Meanwhile, NSE F&O data shows that FIIs were net sellers in Nifty futures for the sixth straight trading session on Tuesday, with net sales of 70,318 contracts in this period.

Paytm, Angel One, Kalyan Jewellers among 6 stocks with huge short build-up

Retail investors most bullish in last 7 months, with long-short ratio in index futures at 5:2. On the other hand, FIIs hold 5 bearish bets in index futures for ever long trade; shows NSE F&O data.

Sebi 'watchful' of manipulative practices, trades in index heavyweights

Whole-time member Ananth Narayan addressed concerns of 'pump & dump'

PVR Inox, SAIL, PNB may soon enter F&O ban; SRF, Oil India top movers

On Thursday, 5 stocks - Bandhan Bank, Hindustan Copper, L&T Finance, Manappuram Finance and RBL Bank were placed under futures & options ban period on the NSE.

Angel One, Kalyan Jewel among 5 F&O stocks with short positions in 3 days

Angel One, Kalyan Jewellers, Union Bank, CAMS and JSW Energy have seen open positions increase up to 53 per cent amid a fall in share price; shows NSE derivatives market data.

F&O Market: Union Bank, Dabur see short build-up as Nifty tumbles 300pts

Union Bank stock futures plunged nearly 8% on the back of 54% increase in OI. On the other hand, Dr. Lal Path Labs and Metropolis Health witnessed long build-up on Monday; shows derivatives data.

Derivatives trading drops 38% on BSE, NSE in December due to Sebi curbs

The Securities and Exchange Board of India cracked down on the derivatives market after a 40-fold boom that led to billions of dollars in losses for retail investors