Season 2, Episode 8 | 2026-03-25
The Distribution Trap | Sensex Expiry at 74,000
Nifty closed 22,957.8
Market Overview
GIFT Nifty at 23,075 | above 23,000 for the first time since the sell-off. Brent crude crashing | down 5.9% to $98.32. Asia ripping | Nikkei +2.3%, Taiwan +3.1%. It's Sensex expiry. 74,000 is the number. FIIs still sitting on 2,48,712 shorts. Something has to give. This is The Tanmay Edge. INTRO STING (0:15–0:30) "India's pre-market edge | 5 minutes, every trading day. This is The Tanmay Edge." SEGMENT 1: Global Cues + Commodities (0:30–1:15, ~45 sec) US split | Dow +0.83% on the crude drop, Nasdaq -0.84% | tech under pressure. Asia on fire. Nikkei +2.3%. Taiwan +3.1%. KOSPI +2.3%. GIFT Nifty …
F&O Positioning
SEGMENT 2: FII/DII | SIGNATURE SEGMENT (1:15–2:15, ~60 sec) Signature segment | FII/DII. This is where it gets interesting. Yesterday market rallied +445 pts on ceasefire gap-up. FIIs sold ₹8,009 Cr in cash. On a green day. 6th straight day of selling. Cumulative FII cash: -₹1,13,317 Cr. DII absorbed +₹5,867 Cr. Derivatives | every participant breakdown: FII | net short -2,48,712 futures. Added 4,751 NEW shorts into gap-up. Short calls -2,63,791 | added 8,916 more. Long puts +4,21,871 | barely trimmed. BankNifty futures: -₹735 Cr (3.5x more than Nifty -₹210 Cr). Index options: -₹30,102 Cr. Agg…
Options & GEX Analysis
Education: Gamma Exposure (GEX) Filler Line: #1 | "You don't need more information..." Bias: Trending day can emerge | further IV crush expected SEGMENT 3: Options Setup + Key Levels (2:15–3:15, ~60 sec) Sensex expiry today. Levels + IV data telling a clear story. SENSEX 74,000 dominant strike. Put OI 7.16L vs Call OI 5.87L | PCR 1.28 (put-heavy = bullish for expiry). ATM straddle at 74,300 = ₹1,075. 1 SD range: 73,569 – 75,031. Key | ATM IV crushed 42% → 28% yesterday. Straddle at 74,200 collapsed ₹1,560 → ₹1,080 | 30% premium destroyed in 1 session. Term structure: 25 Mar IV 28% vs 02 Apr 35…
Commodities & FX
But | Nifty still Sell. BankNifty still Sell. CNX500 Sell. Broad indices haven't confirmed. NatGas Strong Sell. Crude Sell. Divergence | Sensex signal = Buy, Nifty = Sell. Heavyweights leading (HDFC Bank, Reliance, TCS, Infosys). Rally selective, not broad. Sensex expiry: Buy at 74,000, target 74,157. 0:30 Global Cues | Crude -6%, Asia ripping, gold $4,583
Sector Watch
Global cues. Big story overnight | crude oil collapsing. Brent down 5.9% to $98.32. WTI at $87.89, down 4.8%. Massive for India | we import 85% of our crude. Every dollar down saves the current account ~$1.2 billion annually. Gold surging | $4,583 internationally, +2.5%. Classic risk rotation | money leaving crude, moving into gold. SEGMENT 4: TK Screener + Sectors (3:15–4:00, ~45 sec) TK Screener | fascinating. Monday = all Strong Sell. Today: CNXIT | Strong Buy | CNXINFRA | Strong Buy | CNXAUTO | Buy | USDINR | Strong Buy (Vol Rank #1) Flipped Strong Sell → Strong Buy in 1 session. That's ro…
Trading Plan & Levels
EP7 Result: CORRECT | Nifty closed 22,957.8, 23K held as resistance Score: 5/1/1 (correct/conditional/miss) out of 7 COLD OPEN (0:00–0:15) FII vs Client. Classic setup for a trending day. Market breaks above 23,000 and holds = FII shorts underwater = short covering fuel. SEGMENT 5: Tanmay's Read (4:00–4:40) 1. "FIIs on 2,48,712 shorts. Clients long 1,48,527 opposite side. Market holds above 23,000 = those shorts get uncomfortable. Classic trending day setup." FII: -2,48,712 futures (added 4,751) | -2,63,791 calls (added 8,916) | +4,21,871 puts Client: +1,48,527 futures | +3,98,938 calls | -4,7…
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Highlights
- Nifty closed 22,957.8
- Gift nifty at 23,075
- Gift nifty at 23,075
- Gift nifty 23,075
- Gex flip zone = short gamma | hedging amplifies moves
- Ive for india | we import 85%
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