I lost nearly ₹2 crore over 7 years trying to master the markets.
Then I restarted with ₹25 lakhs.
Over time, that grew into ₹8+ crore.
If there is one lesson from this journey, it is this:
F&O is possible only for minds that have trained patience.
Don't waste your money collecting option strategies. Most strategies are useless in the hands of an impatient trader.
The real edge lies in the fine nuances:
• Risk management
• Position sizing
• Trade selection
• Adjustments
• Knowing when not to trade
No book, webinar, or YouTube video can fully teach these.
They are learned through experience, observation, mistakes, and screen time.
If you don't have the time to go through that journey yourself, seek a mentor who actively applies these principles in the market.
The market doesn't reward intelligence alone.
It rewards patience, discipline, and survival.
The choice is yours.
It's your money. You have every right to multiply it... or empty it.
#OptionsTrading #Srinivega
Appalling behavior by the female staff at Paahun Lounge, @SrinagarAirport. She failed to add my family as guests,then arrogantly denied me a 1-min entry to comfort my crying 15Month baby . Zero basic humanity or hospitality. Needs immediate action/firing! @AAI_Official@MoCA_GoI
Madam, let’s do the math you conveniently skipped.
- Modi govt collected ₹38.89 lakh crore in fuel taxes from 2014–2024.
- Excise on petrol went from ₹9.48/L in 2014 → ₹32.98/L in 2021; a 348% hike.
- When crude crashed to $20/barrel in 2020, instead of passing benefits to citizens, BJP pocketed the windfall by hiking excise duty.
Now crude is high, OMCs are bleeding, petrol has been hiked 4 times in May alone, and you want a medal for cutting ₹10/L back; after charging excess for a decade?
The ₹1 lakh crore “sacrifice” you’re bragging about is less than 3% of what this government extracted from common people’s pockets over 10 years.
And the punchline? Retail prices are NOT even coming down. The duty cut went to bail out OMC losses; NOT to reduce prices at the pump. Petrol in Delhi crossed ₹100/L today.
You didn’t give anything to the aam aadmi.
You just stopped overcharging them slightly.
That’s not policy. That’s arithmetic.
@TimesNow@nsitharaman Why should the government have all the fun?
When prices were down, you were taking advantage and gave assurance to reduce or maintain this price.
Under the UPA government, they were handling it, but now why can't they?
नरेंद्र मोदी बहुत नाराज हैं 😡
सरकार ने सिर्फ 11 दिन में पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम पूरे 8 रुपए बढ़ा दिए.
मोदी ने इसे शासन चलाने की नाकामयाबी का सबूत बताया है.
मोदी ने प्रधानमंत्री से पेट्रोल-डीजल के जो दाम बढ़े हैं, उसे वापस लेने की मांग रखी है.
क्या मोदी की बात सुनी जाएगी 🤔
@abcapital
Absolutely frustrated with claim reimbursement process! My claim has been pending for 3 MONTHS. Ur network hospital refused the cashless facility citing non-payment issues from your end, forcing me into a reimbursement
NEVER_BUY
#AdityaBirlaHealth@policybazaar
@1shankarsharma Investors aren't leaving India just cz of a 12.5% LTCG. They're leaving due to the attractive "risk-free" dollar returns from US 10-year yields and the global capital rotation into "AI Hardware" like Nvidia/TSMC.
Macro factor (Crude/$ index/Earning Yield)
#Economy#Policy
People are doing whatever seems good for their family and nation. But my question is, what is our @PMOIndia doing? What is their Ministry doing to protect reserves? What steps is @RBI taking? Rather than just asking people, you should also tell what you are doing.
#fuelprice
> Sister's wedding got cancelled because I refused to buy gold
> Boss fired me because I insisted on WFH
> Wife called she's leaving for her parents because I refuse to take her on foreign trip
> Got run over by Neta ji's 50 vehicle convoy while peddling home on my cycle to conserve fuel
> Now eating boiled vegetables and rice to conserve oil
For Nation
The hard work you put in isn't just so your work becomes good; YOU work hard so that on the day the Almighty finally blesses you, you have the strength and the capacity to handle that success.
https://t.co/3uZgcV7s93
A #monopoly dies NOT when the leader falls, but when the customers find an alternative they trust just enough to leave
The #BRICS aren't building a "#DollarKiller" they are building a "#DollarAlternative "
Is Indian Bull Market Back or is it a Trap?
1. 2000-02: NASDAQ fell 78% with 4 huge Bear Market Rallies of 25%, 35%, 41%, 45%
2. Current Indian Market: Narrow participation; low delivery volumes; sector rotation; retail giving exit to smart money
How to Identify a Bull Trap:
Psychological Warfare in Markets
a. The Math: A 50% rally followed by a 50% decline are not equal. Assume a stock is @ ₹100. If the price goes up 50%, it becomes ₹150. Then if the stock falls 50% again, it becomes ₹75.
b. The History: NASDAQ March 2000 (Peak) 5,047; October 2002 (Bottom) 1,114.
May to July 2000
35% rally followed by 47% fall
Jan to Feb 2001
25% rally followed by 43% fall
Apr to May 2001
41% rally followed by 40% fall
Sep 2001 to Jan 2002
45% rally followed by 46% fall
c. Sept 2001 to Jan 2002 “The Final Move”: Historians have called this the most vicious bull trap, the ultimate “hope-killer.”
From a bottom of 1,387, Nasdaq surged over the next 3.5 months to 2,059. Headlines declared: “End of the Tech Winter.” Retail participation exploded.
From Jan 2002 to Oct 2002, the market suffered a 10-month, slow-motion liquidation. (Death by a thousand cuts.)
Retail investors realized too late that each of the 4 major bear market rallies was just a massive exit opportunity for institutional capital.
What Did Warren Buffett Do?
a. In Dec 1999, at the peak of the tech bubble, Barron’s published its infamous cover: “What’s Wrong, Warren?” While all tech "story stocks" surged 5x, 6x, or 10x, Berkshire Hathaway stock fell 20% in 1999 as Buffett did not participate in the boom.
b. When the final +45% rally hit in late 2001, even the last remaining investors jumped in. But Buffett still did not bite. Buffett explained in his Letter to Shareholders that “even after a 50% drop, many stocks were still priced for perfection.”
c. This final bear rally was followed by a brutal -46% crash. In 2002, Buffett finally moved in with his mega cash pile of $10 billion when there was “blood on the streets.”
Signs of a Bull Trap
a. Market Breadth: In a bull trap, only a few index heavyweights (Nifty 50) move ahead while the rest of the market lags behind.
The Advance-Decline ratio is weak or negative. It means, even though the index is green, majority of stocks are actually losing value.
b. Legitimate bull markets are marked by rising volume on up-days and low volume on down-days. If a rally occurs on thin (declining) volume, it indicates large institutional buyers are not participating.
c. The 200-Day Moving Average (DMA): A real bull market does not merely touch the 200 DMA line. It breaks above it, re-tests it from above, and that line holds as new support. If this re-test fails and the market slips back under, it’s a trap.
d. Sector Leadership: A true bull market is generally “all hands on deck.” If only select defensive sectors are rallying, it means, big money is still scared.
e. FII Exit Velocity: When institutions are selling into a rally, it is the classic definition of a bull trap. For now, the smart money (FIIs) is still using retail-driven liquidity to offload large blocks at higher prices.
VERDICT
In a battlefield, soldiers (small and midcaps) lead the charge on the frontlines, while generals (large caps) support from behind. In the current Indian market, generals are advancing, but the soldiers are not following.
All signs are deceptively bullish. The market appears more like a liquidity-driven relief rally and a bull trap. It is an opportunity to reduce exposure rather than “buying the breakout.”
@arabicatrader
Lesson-1:
30 days of discipline & 1 day of ego.
I can blame the news, Market GapUp 3.5%.
But IT’S ONLY ME.
I broke my rules.
I crossed my own lines.
Life is the same—we blame the world for the lines we chose to cross.
#TradingPsychology#Discipline#Nifty#MarketLessons