On algo trading
The world is moving towards more and more automation. Every kind of work which is done manually is being replaced by softwares (aka algo). Trading being no different. Manual executions are getting replaced by execution […]
On discarding a trading strategy
When I started trading, one of the struggles was to come up with a profitable strategy backtested on past data. I was able to come up with many strategies using the fundamentals of trading. But […]
On building a profitable trading strategy
After lots of thinking, backtesting and hearing from traders, I am convinced that not every trade can be profitable and market direction can not be predicted better than a coin toss probability. Any simple strategy […]
On predicting market direction
Where will the market go tomorrow ? This is the most common question every trader faces. No matter how small or big the trader is, how much experience a trader has, whether the trader is […]
On winning every trade
From childhood to college to job, my idea of winning has always looked like following : School : Study the syllabus, give exams, get good marks College : Crack the interviews, get a job Job […]
Reminiscence of a retail trader
Trading is inherently a tough business. The reason is uncertainty in every aspect of it. Uncertainty is a trait which we humans fear. We need to know what will happen in future. Trading does not […]
Backtesting a rule based trading system
Trading the markets requires taking tough decisions under uncertainty. In markets, nothing is a sure thing. Anything can happen anytime. Under such conditions, the only aid we have is past data. We can never predict […]
BankNifty Straddle on weekly options
Straddle is one of the popular option strategies which benefits from underlying not moving much and time decay. It is a 2 leg unlimited risk strategy with high chances of winning. Data shows that ~60% […]
Modi candle on SGX Nifty
Our PM Modi announced a stimulus package for Indian economy. As soon as the announcement was made SGX Nifty took off like a rocket. At the time of writing this blog, SGX Nifty had already […]
12 years of Iron Condor
Iron condor is a risk defined option strategy with a high probability of winning. The data says that it profits ~81% of times. I did some detailed analysis on how this strategy has performed over […]