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Nifty covered call - My experiment

A covered call strategy is one where an underlying stock is bought and then its ATM call option is sold. The value of underlying stock should be equal to 1 lot size of options e.g. if the stock's option lot has 25 shares then 25 shares need to be bought.  This trade can be taken on monthly basis using monthly expiring option. There are 3 possible outcomes after the call option is sold: 1. Stock goes up b/w previous expiry date and current expiry date- In this case any increase in stock value will be offset by loss in call option 2. Stock remains at same price b/w previous expiry date and current expiry date - In this case there will be no increase in stock value but the entire call option premium will be profit 3. Stock goes down by next expiry date - In this case there will be drop in stock value but the entire call option premium will be profit This strategy works on assumption that over long term the underlying stock will give gains in spite of fluctuations in stock price over s...

Sensex Expiry day 10 Point strategy

  Note: I am not a SEBI registered advisor and sharing strategies for learning purpose only Entry time : 10:30 AM Instrument : Sell Sensex weekly CE and PE option which is trading at a price greater than or equal to 10 at 1030 AM Stop-Loss : 9 points on both CE/PE leg Exit : 1520 Slippage : 0.5% Capital: 2,39,000 Note: If someone is adventurous, they can trade without any stop loss. Till today that day hasn't come when someone will lose capital doing this, but who can say about future. Back Testing (Updated as of 13-Feb-26) Actual trade based profit/loss (Started trading from 23-Feb-24)

Nifty 10 Point

Note: I am not a SEBI registered advisor and sharing strategies for learning purpose only Entry time : 0918 Instrument : Sell Nifty weekly CE and PE option which is trading at a price greater than or equal to 10 at 0918 Stop-Loss : 4 points on both CE/PE leg Exit : 1520 Slippage : 0.5% Capital: 3,17,000 Back Testing (Updated as of 13-Feb-26) Actual trade based profit/loss (Started trading from 12-May-25 Stopped trading from 18-Aug-25 )

Sensex Expiry Day - Late entry

Entry time : 1200 Exit time    : 1520 Day                : Sensex expiry day only (Thursdays) Instrument:  Sensex Strike : Sell ATM CE & PE based on SPOT price Stop Loss:  80% for both ATM legs with adjust to cost i.e. if SL is hit for 1 leg then SL for other leg will be adjusted to its entry price Slippage : 0.5% Capital:  3 Lakhs per lot Back testing (Updated as of 13-Feb-26) Actual trade based profit/loss (Started trading from 10-Jun-25 ) Note: I am not a SEBI registered advisor and sharing strategies for learning purpose only

Nifty Expiry Day Straddle - Early Entry

Note: I am not a SEBI registered advisor and sharing strategies for learning purpose only Entry time : 0919 Exit time    : 1455 Day                : Nifty expiry day only (Tuesdays) Instrument: Nifty Strike : Sell ATM CE & PE based on SPOT price Stop Loss:  40% for both ATM legs with adjust to cost i.e. if SL is hit for 1 leg then SL for other leg will be adjusted to its entry price Slippage : 0.5% Capital:  3.25 Lakhs per lot Back testing (Updated as of 13-Feb-26) Actual trade based profit/loss (Started trading on 26-Sep-24 )

Algo trading platforms

In this blog post, I will be talking about the various trading platforms I have used in past 5 years of Algo trading.  Tradetron ( 2021-2022) Tradetron was the first platform which I started using in Jun' 21 which was the start of my algo trading journey. Coming to the advantages of the platform, it is a no code platform which means you have lot of flexibility in setting up the strategies in the way you want. Even without knowing coding you can set up the Tradetron to execute your trading logic.  This platform can be used to set up simple time based straddles, strangles as well as complex strategies e.g. legs with varying SL, varying entry/exit times etc. During my start of trading journey there were lot of strategies floating on YT which were using Super trend. Was able to automate them using this platform but found that their returns were not as good as advertised.  It even provides the logic for stock options trading which is not usually available on other trading plat...