What Do Today's Nifty Option Chain Signals Indicate For July 10?
After recovering from the previous session's sharp decline, Nifty ended higher despite witnessing profit booking near the day's highs. Options data now suggests improving sentiment as Put writers turned more active than Call writers. Although institutional activity remained mixed, derivatives positioning indicates that traders are gradually becoming more optimistic while remaining cautious near higher resistance levels.
How Did Nifty Perform?
Nifty opened with positive momentum and extended gains above the 24,100 mark during the first half of the session. However, selling pressure emerged around 24,130, pulling the index below 24,000 before a late recovery helped it close with a gain of approximately 0.34%. The session reflected buying interest at lower levels but also highlighted resistance near higher levels.
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What Does The Option Chain Reveal?
- Highest Call Open Interest: 24,500 Strike
- Highest Put Open Interest: 23,600 Strike
- Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 0.80
- Max Pain: 24,050
- VWAP Trading Range: 23,870 – 24,160
Higher Put writing compared to Call writing indicates a relatively bullish undertone, suggesting traders are becoming more confident about downside support.
Institutional Activity
- FIIs sold equities worth approximately ₹533 crore.
- DIIs purchased equities worth approximately ₹2,058 crore.
- FII Index Futures turned marginally positive in Nifty and Bank Nifty contracts.
Domestic institutional buying continued to support the market despite foreign selling in the cash segment.
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Sector Performance
- Top Performing Sectors: Realty and Media.
- Weak Performing Sectors: IT and Auto.
Sector rotation continues to dominate short-term market movements as investors selectively shift capital across industries.
Investor Takeaway
Indian-Share-Tips.com Nifty Expert Gulshan Khera, CFP®, who is also a SEBI Regd Investment Adviser, observes that the rise in Put writing, a PCR of 0.80 and positive domestic institutional buying suggest improving market sentiment. However, resistance near the 24,100–24,200 zone remains important. Traders should closely monitor the VWAP range of 23,870–24,160, along with institutional flows and option positioning, before taking fresh directional trades.
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