Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Nifty Expiry- June

I intended to do this post in the evening, but ran into some problems with the NSE site which was flashing two different sets of Open Interest figures between 7.00 pm and 10.00 pm. The excruciating part was that there was a 20 % difference between the figures at 5300 CE, one showing covering at the 5300 strike and the other showing addition of the same amount at the strike !!

The calculations for the expiry have been done as per the formula detailed in this post here

The formula projects a range of 5276-5390 for the session.

Now comes the Open Interest part :



The reduction of 11 % in the 5300 CE and the addition of 11 % in the 5300 PE point to an expiry above 5300.

Further if you look ahead at the 5400 strike, you can see a reduction of 11 % at the 5400 put and addition of 7 % at the 5400 call.

This means that writers at these strikes are confident that the expiry will be below 5400.

So VIX is predicting that the future will expire around 5380/90 today.

Let's see how it holds up.

We of course will be tracking the call of the VIX with Market Profile.

If there is a divergence, we will be the first to know.

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67 comments:

leo said...

GM Shai n evryone.

INDITRADER said...

Gm Shai,
Me also calculate the same & cover all my shorts near 5338 range in big losses.
Can U give some Idea for nxt month?
Should I carry my shorts for nxt month or wait & watch?

r m said...

Good Morning Shai & Viren.

VIJAY said...

Sir Good Morning
I buy NF @5341 what is the targets and SL?

INDITRADER said...

Hey Google Finance & yahoocharts showing difrent numbers for Nf?
Yts happening?

assortZ said...

shai,

thanks for this simple but powerful calculation.. in april,i was not able to interpret the OI change well hence end up with only the range and not able to pinpoint the expiry.. your article in May has given some idea on OI change and today's article has given complete idea..once again thanks for sharing knowledge..

Shai said...

GM all.

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Shai said...

Yesterday's resistance at 44 playing out.

Next is 67/77.

Shai said...

Axis bank looking good for a break-out today above 1256

Shai said...

1296 is what I see on Axis in next 2-3 days.

Viren said...

GM All. Gm RM. Good to see you.

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It seems I have been forgotten elsewhere. Hope I have the "love" here.

r m said...

Hi Viren!
How can we forget you? You are the one who has introduced most of us to this concept of market profile.
Grateful to you and Shai for taking so much trouble to impart knowledge.
Best regards.

manu said...

Gm all..

Viru pa ji..who told u tht u r forgotten pa ji..
in ur absence (sh)Jai pa ji is very well playing with
"dhano-nifty" thru "basanti-MP"
::::))))

r m said...

@Manu

Manu bhai, lage raho!
:)

Shai said...

Viren,

Welcome back.

There's always love here, my friend.Let's rock!!

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Viren said...

Thank you RM, Manu, Shai.

I'm a liitle rusty from inaction, but looking forward to getting back. :) .

INDITRADER said...

Hi Viren Welcome back
Your seat is always empty,Plz continue with us.

INDITRADER said...

Bought LNt @ 1795 sl-1785 T-1810
Shai can U elaborate my tarde as per Mp

Shai said...

Musti,

LT is a very good pick. Should see 1816 today.

INDITRADER said...

I will go for Axis only above 1260.5 Is that ok
It cant sustain near 1258 level

Viren said...

Shai,

Trend day or double distribution??

GK said...

Shai,

A question. we have seen an addition of 18L OI in 5300 put @ 3.3-3.5 today. On the other hand 5400 puts have shed OI just a little bit. If we are to see an expiry closer to 5400, should not 5400 puts be building up?

On a similar note, if expiry was to be closer to 5400, why should 5400 call build up @ 2.25. Would have thought some action on 5300 calls was likely. But so far it is not so?

Does this point to an expiry around 5300 or am i getting it all wrong?

Shai said...

BN consolidating at 9725.

Should give a run up to 9795. Stop would be 9700.

Shai said...

Viren,

67 is standing in the way of your trend day.Will have to watch for responsive selling there if any.

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GK,

On the NSE the logic of index options is reversed. there are more sellers of options than buyers. Check under the detailed quotes or the order book for total qty of buyers/ sellers.

GK said...

Thanks Shai,

that was a quick response.

Viren said...

Recieved a chat now about a buy call on Axis bank by angel.Their tgt 1285.

Shai said...

LOL Viren.

Now I am worried about the call. :) .

bizagra said...

Dear Shai, yest. i asked u about my positional shorts.Are the levels same for me to look ie 5297 and 5367. Any suggestions??
Thanks

vj said...

GA Shai, jus finished 20-20 trade in BN. 9705-9725 :)

Shai said...

Bizagra,

There is a very good chance we will see 5367 today and a few more.

The other level of 5297 is where shorts can feel safe slightly.

However, there is a lot of supply from here (5350) to 5400/5450 and you will get breaks of 60-80 points.

rochak parekh said...

hey Shai
this is what i call a selflessness.
not only u try and calculate the nifty expiry every expiry, but also u put up the formula for the same on ur blog.
no wonder, ur honesty and selflessness have put u to the accurate expiry figure, and this time also u would succeed.
bravo
regards

subrat said...

O SHAI GERAT EXPIRY TARGET.THX FOR FOR YR SELFLESS EFFORT

Shai said...

Rochak,

Congrats on your new blog.Wishing you the best!

vj said...

Shai, jus saw ur expiry calculations, can we calculate bn too with the same VIX figure?

rochak parekh said...

HELLO FRIENDS
our targets completed in UTV SOFT. 2 more trades suggested. Please have a look at stock2gains.blogspot.com
thanks
regards

Shai said...

market is getting risky for longs. needs to stay above 5338-5345.

Shai said...

BN not moved at all today.

Only 34 points all day.

Very very odd !

Possible rate announcement today?

vj said...

Shai, jus saw ur expiry calculations, can we calculate bn too with the same VIX figure?

Shai said...

No VJ,

Every stock/index has it's own volatility figure,

For BN it is 20.1 for the fut.

vj said...

Thanks Shai, & where do we find this data?

Unknown said...

Hi Shai, i was going through your entry on how to calculate expiry and found it to be quite interesting. How would you apply the same for any individual scrip or is there a different method for doing so?...Thanks!

Shai said...

ES below 1083.

The last move down is global.

Shai said...

market is getting risky for longs. needs to stay above 5338-5345.
June 24, 2010 12:33 PM

5306.
The warning was there on the profile chart. Didn't take advantage...damn it.

manu said...

shai

y u said last move

Shai said...

sitting and watching this unfold.

expiry at it's best !!!

rochak parekh said...

truely said, expiry at its best
but, can we now expect a counter move towards 5365-85 since its an expiry day.

Viren said...

What a move from 5327...36 points in minutes!!

INDITRADER said...

Shai now yt U think for expiry near 5300 or below 5300

Shai said...

rochak,

Does not look like we will see higher prices now.

Viren said...

Shai,

1078 ES. Keep an eye on that one.

INDITRADER said...

We of course will be tracking the call of the VIX with Market Profile.

If there is a divergence, we will be the first to know.

Shai U posted in morning & warned but not mention any -ve divergance
A fall of 40 points very fast cant be ignored.

bizagra said...

Dear Shai can i hav a sigh of relief for my shorts now?
Thanks

Shai said...

This expiry is such a funny thing. It paralyzes your thought processes.

You have 2 schools of thoughts running in your head.

On one hand the Vix was shouting 5380.

On the other hand the profile didn't show any significant movement above 5344.

Next came the global sell-off.

Now you don't know whether to listen to your profile chart or to the vix/ open interest.

Shai said...

Bizagra,

The distance btw your relief and pure joy seems to be a very short one now.

bizagra said...

Thanks Shai..:):)

Viren said...

Well said, Shai.

I can understand your predicament.

Last month was cool, we had both MP and Vix singing along together.

Today as you mentioned in your post above, there was divergence.

GK said...

Shai did say..
market is getting risky for longs. needs to stay above 5338-5345.

manu said...

shai ..

did u chck HCL..http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/102.gif

rochak parekh said...

utv soft & indian hotels success, and PFC and federal bank failures strengthens my point that volume follow ups along with LH/LL & HH/HL formation on a daily/weekly/monthly scale are valid enough parameters for a stock specific approach.

vj said...

ind hotel trgts? r parekh?

rochak parekh said...

to me it was 106.5-106.8, since 106.55 hit, it already reached its targets. but overshooting can be expected if ur buys are closer to 103-102 as suggested by me with a SL < 102

vj said...

5276 11 pts more ....

rochak parekh said...

vi
even now a risk of buying closer to 104 can be taken since volumes are on our side.
but SL being 102 risk reward ratio doesnt favour. if somebody is a risky player, buy closer to 104, sl same, target closer to 108-110 positional if not intraday.

Shai said...

again good vols on the upside now

vj said...

what a swing from 5276-87 zone....

Shai said...

expiry at 5320.

r m said...

Bye Shai. Let's get ready for the next series. :)