F&O Watch

The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends to Buy PowerGrid 222.50 Call and simultaneously Sell 230 Call for the March expiry.

The derivatives analyst from HDFC Securities suggests to BUY 1,150 Call for February 23 expiry of HCL Technologies, and simultaneously SELL 1,200 Call of the same series

Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, ACC and Ambuja Cements witnessed significant build-up of OI in tandem with a fall in stock price so far this week, indicating build-up of shorts at these counters.

However, the overall market wide position dipped below Rs 2.20 lakh crore for the first time in the last six months.

The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying HCL Technologies 1020 Call and selling 1040 Call of the October series.

The technical analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying Canara Bank 240 Call and simultaneously selling 250 Call for the September series.

The technical analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying L&T 1900 Call and simultaneously selling 1920 Call for the August series.

The technical analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying Indian Hotel June future for a target of Rs 232.

There are over a dozen other companies which could be on the verge of entering the "ban period"

Exclusion of stocks from the derivative space doesn't speak good about the companies.

Views on derivative call by Nandish Shah, Senior Technical & Derivative Analyst, HDFC securities.

The move follows tightening of section criteria for stocks in the derivatives segment by market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in 2018

Option pain for the current expiry around 11800 should act as a critical support zone, while the Highest CE OI congestion still resting at 12000 remains the immediate hurdle

Stocks like YES Bank, HDFC and TCS are witnessing higher open interest (OI) for April series.

Derivative strategy on Pidilite Industries by Vinay Rajani -Technical and Derivatives analyst, HDFC Securities.

In the August series, maximum Put OI is at 8500 strike while maximum Call OI is at 9000 strike

As per the option concentration data, maximum Put OI is at 7700 followed by 7000 strike while maximum Call OI is at 8200 followed by 8100 strike