FII and retail positioning ahead of election results look scary, warns Rupak De of LKP Securities

FII and retail positioning ahead of election results look scary, warns Rupak De of LKP Securities

Ahead of the much-anticipated outcome of the Lok Sabha election results, the FII long-short ratio stands at a multi-year high of 87% shorts in the index futures, coupled with heavy selling in the cash market. On the other hand, retail investors are holding highly leveraged long positions. “Both these factors are a bit scary. That … Read more

FPI short positions on index futures build up

FPI short positions on index futures build up

Mumbai: Foreign fund managers have established a substantial short position in the Indian markets, leading to a significant drop in the long-short ratio in index futures, a metric used to gauge market sentiment. This ratio has fallen to 18%, close to its eight-month low levels, indicating a bearish sentiment besides potentially introducing challenges for these … Read more

Getting into intraday trading? Here is what you must know

Getting into intraday trading? Here is what you must know

By DK Aggarwal Intraday trading involves taking long or short positions in securities and squaring off the positions before the end of the trading day. The tools and techniques used for intraday trading are fundamentally different from those used for long-term investing. Intraday trading requires two parties for a trade, one to sell and the … Read more

Sebi extends measures to curb volatility up to September 24

Sebi extends measures to curb volatility up to September 24

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said on Wednesday it has decided to extend the regulatory measures to curb volatility up to September 24, after reviewing the current situation with respect to Covid-19 pandemic. “On review of the COVID-19 pandemic related situation, it has been decided that the regulatory measures introduced vide … Read more