Futures and Options    

Nifty at Weekly Exhaustion: Can the Market Build Immunity to Geopolitical Shock?

Nifty is entering a critical phase. The weekly chart is showing exhaustion just as global risk has intensified because...
Rajandran R
3 min read

Nifty March Futures Market Profile Sentiment Goes Extreme

Nifty Futures Market Profile sentiment has turned extreme amid geopolitical tensions, a surge in crude oil, and a sharp...
Rajandran R
4 min read

Nifty’s Bullish Setup Strengthens: Single Print Acceptance at 26,100

In my previous analysis titled "Nifty Attempting to Close around 27,000+ in December 2025 Series", I outlined the battle...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Nifty Attempting to Close around 27000+ in December 2025 Series

Nifty is at one of those junctures where the Market Profile is telling a compelling story — but it's...
Rajandran R
3 min read

Learnings    

Understanding Telegraphic Transfer for International Investments

If you have ever invested in global stocks through platforms like INDmoney, Vested Finance, Stockal, or Fi Money, you may have...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Three Cups of Chaos: Inside a MacroView Conversation

In this Mumbai chai shop conversation, the trader, the investor, and the neutral friend are not merely debating markets. They are...
Rajandran R
12 min read

What is “TACO” negotiation strategy

The so-called “TACO” negotiation strategy—short for Trump Always Chickens Out—emerged as a satirical label for Donald Trump’s trade tactics. The pattern...
Rajandran R
1 min read

Python    

Setting Up a New Mac Mini with Python 3.14 using Homebrew

Learn how to set up a new Mac Mini for Python development using Homebrew. This step-by-step guide covers installing Python 3.14,...
Rajandran R
3 min read

Event Driven Backtesting and Event Loops for Traders

Event driven backtesting simulates trading the way markets actually work. Instead of calculating everything at once, it processes events step by...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Smart Money Concepts (SMC) Structures and FVG – A Python Tutorial

Smart Money Concepts (SMC) is one of the most widely discussed price action frameworks in modern trading. Unlike traditional technical analysis...
Rajandran R
14 min read

If Python Is Slow, Why Do Hedge Funds, Quant Firms, and Prop Trading Desks Still Use It?

Python is often criticized for being slow, yet it remains one of the most widely used languages inside hedge funds, quantitative...
Rajandran R
3 min read

[Free Python Course] – Learn Python Faster for Trading and Investing Using AI

This four-part live webinar series teaches Python in a practical, market-focused way. Instead of treating coding as a separate subject, Python is introduced...
Rajandran R
1 min read

NIFTY 50 Rolling CAGR Heatmap – Python Code

Are your equity investments actually beating Fixed Deposits? Most retail investors park their money in Fixed Deposits earning 6-7% annually, assuming...
Rajandran R
6 min read

Nifty 50 – Heatmap – Python Tutorial

In this tutorial, we'll build a real-time stock market heatmap that visualize all 50 stocks from the NIFTY 50 index. The...
Rajandran R
5 min read

Python Roadmap 2026 – A Strategic Guide for Traders and Investors

Python has become the foundation of modern retail algorithmic trading, especially as 2026 brings tighter regulations, clearer expectations and more powerful...
Rajandran R
4 min read

Amibroker    

Gradient-Colored Trend Filter (2-Pole) for AmiBroker

The Gradient Colored Trend Filter (2-Pole) brings BigBeluga’s trend-smoothing concept to AmiBroker, giving traders a clear and intuitive way...
Rajandran R
5 min read

How to View Screener Fundamentals Directly Inside Amibroker

Most traders depend on charts to make decisions, but a quick look at fundamentals often shapes the final conviction....
Rajandran R
4 min read

What Is Look-Ahead Bias – Amibroker Tutorial

When you backtest a trading strategy, it’s tempting to use the closing price to make decisions. But doing that can...
Rajandran R
1 min read

AmiBroker 7.00 BETA Is Now an AI-Powered Coding Assistant

AmiBroker 7.00.0 BETA introduces a notable shift in how traders can work with AFL (AmiBroker Formula Language), thanks to...
Rajandran R
1 min read

Market Profile    

Understanding Point of Control (POC) and Prominent Point of Control (PPOC)

The Point of Control (POC) is the fairest price at which business is being conducted. But what happens when...
Rajandran R
4 min read

Why Price Alone Is Not Enough in Trading

Most traders believe price is everything. A breakout above resistance feels bullish. A sharp red candle feels bearish. But...
Rajandran R
3 min read

Understanding Exogenous Price Action Using Today’s Nifty Market Profile Case Study

Market Profile helps traders understand exogenous price action by explaining how markets reprice value after major news. In the...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Market-Generated Information vs News-Based Trading

This article explores the crucial difference between Market-Generated Information (MGI) and news-based trading, and why Indian traders who rely...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Tradingview    

How to Draw Gap Zones in TradingView Pine Script

Gaps are one of the cleanest visual signals in price action. A gap forms when today's price range does...
Rajandran R
7 min read

The 10-Point Trend Ignition System – Tradingview Pinescript code

A 10-point tradingview pinescript trend ignition system that catches market momentum before conventional indicators do. Uses statistical anomaly detection,...
Rajandran R
12 min read

Building an RRG Clone: A Real-World Test of Claude Sonnet 4.5’s Coding Capabilities

I recently challenged Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced model for coding and real-world agents, with what seemed like...
Rajandran R
15 min read

OpenAlgo    

How I Got a Static IP from ACT Broadband for SEBI Compliance to run Algo Trading Systems

If you are an algo trading user trying to adapt to SEBI’s static IP requirement, getting a static IP...
Rajandran R
5 min read

We Built OpenAlgo for 2 Years. Today It Crossed 100,000 Downloads.

We spent two years building OpenAlgo as an open source, self hostable algorithmic trading infrastructure. Today it has crossed...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Why OpenAlgo is Licensed Under AGPL-3.0 (and What It Means for Brokers and Traders)

OpenAlgo is more than just a broker API wrapper. It is a self-hosted, open-source trading infrastructure designed for traders,...
Rajandran R
5 min read

All Stories

How Experienced Traders Should Actually Prompt Claude to Build Strategies

Most traders who sit down with Claude to build a strategy walk away frustrated within the first hour. The code runs...
Rajandran R
7 min read

How Smart Beta ETFs Combine the Best of Active and Passive Investing

The debate between active and passive investing has divided investors for years. While active funds try to beat the market but...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Why AI Hallucinates, How to Catch It, and What Traders and Investors Must Know

AI hallucinations cost traders real capital through fake citations, wrong numbers, and subtly broken backtests. Here is how to catch them...
Rajandran R
8 min read

Open Source AI is Catching Up Fast. Gemma 4 Just Proved It.

The gap between proprietary AI models and open source alternatives has been shrinking for years. But with the release of Google...
Rajandran R
11 min read

Why a Short Term Trend Reversal in Gold Looks Possible Now and Why Gold Fell During War

Gold has gone through a sharp and emotional correction. After a powerful rally into record highs, the market sold off aggressively,...
Rajandran R
4 min read

Understanding the Petrodollar: A Complete Masterclass

Learn how the petrodollar system works, why oil is priced in US dollars, how petrodollar recycling sustains US financial dominance, and...
Rajandran R
8 min read

Crude sentiment has changed from soft outlook to supply panic

The Strait of Hormuz may sound like a distant geopolitical term, but when this narrow sea route is disrupted, the impact...
Rajandran R
4 min read

How Sahi Processes Stock Market Data from the Exchange

Discover how Sahi processes real-time market data, builds ultra-fast charts, and stores aggregated candles using ScyllaDB for instant trading insights.
Rajandran R
2 min read

Prop Desk Funding Tightened: RBI Shuts Leverage Door On Broker Proprietary Trading

In a significant recalibration of how India’s capital markets are funded, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced sweeping changes...
Rajandran R
2 min read

Trading Inventory, Imbalances, and Inventory Adjustments – Market Profile Tutorial Reloaded

Understanding trading inventory is the hidden edge most traders overlook. While others chase price levels and momentum, Market Profile practitioners focus...
Rajandran R
5 min read

How Japan’s Big Stimulus Ripples Across Global Markets and Why USDINR Shot Past 89

The sharp rise in the USDINR above 89 created a lot of noise across trading circles. Many commentators pointed to Japanese...
Rajandran R
3 min read

Nifty Futures – Market Profile Trading Outlook – 19 November 2025 Analysis

Nifty Futures ended the 19 November session with a strong R-day structure and a prominent POC, signalling firm responsive buying around...
Rajandran R
1 min read