Sunil Goel

Sunil is an entrepreneur. He also advises businesses on supply chains, sales, and partnerships for growth

SEBI's Derivatives Pullback Will Drive Speculation Offshore

Longer-dated contracts and reduced leverage will push trades to alternative assets and foreign jurisdictions, defeating the regulator’s objectives.

Dev Chandrasekhar

Sunil Goel

August 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM IST

SEBI’s Jane Street Action May Be a Cure Worse Than the Disease

SEBI’s unprecedented enforcement action may have been premature, risking India's global derivatives supremacy on legally shaky grounds.

Dev Chandrasekhar

Sunil Goel

July 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM IST

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Jane Street’s Trades Reveal Global Options Sellers Rigged Indian Indices

SEBI’s probe exposes how India built the world's largest options market on a foundation of systematic retail exploitation

Dev Chandrasekhar

Sunil Goel

June 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM IST

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SEBI’s Derivatives Expiry Standardisation Move Can Stifle Competition

The derivatives pot has been stirred, again. The debate between investor protection and competition comes to fore.

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Sunil Goel

March 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM IST

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Nifty 50 Outlook Weak, Nifty Bank Seen Strong

Derivatives

Nifty Bank is better placed than Nifty50 and is showing signs of strength. Nifty Bank’s immediate resistance is at 48500 and major resistance is at 49000;. while immediate support is seen at 48000. Nifty Bank’s is expected to trade in the 47500-48500 range.

Sunil Goel

March 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM IST

Nifty50 weekly expiry seen weak

Derivatives

The Nifty50 is expected to open around 22,500, facing immediate resistance at 22,600, while 22,300 serves as initial support. Meanwhile, Nifty Bank remains stronger, with 48,000 acting as a crucial level, and any break below 47,700 could trigger short covering.

Sunil Goel

March 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM IST

Resilient Markets Or A Bull Trap

Derivatives

A wait-and-watch policy should be used in today’s trade. One should observe the price action and build-up of option positions in the first 30 minutes of trade. A volatile day’s trading is expected in Nifty Bank.

Sunil Goel

March 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM IST

Nifty Breaks 22500, Bears In Control

Derivatives

A wait-and-watch policy should be used in today’s trade. One should observe the price action and build up of option positions in the first 30 minutes of today's trade, to let Nifty50 settle and then to gauge the direction of the markets.

Sunil Goel

March 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM IST

Derivatives Volumes Fall As SEBI Serves Unpalatable Detox

Opinion

SEBI’s measures aimed at curbing excessive speculation have led to sharp contraction in volumes and growing unease among market participants.

Sunil Goel

March 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM IST

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Calm before the storm

Derivatives

Nifty Bank does not share the momentum in Nifty50. FII are bearish on Nifty Bank. Though the data suggests a range-bound day, up moves can be expected in Nifty Bank.

Sunil Goel

March 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM IST

Relief Rally Continues

Derivatives

With addition of long Index futures and shorting Index options, FII were neutral in the derivative segment during Thursday’s trade. Taking into account the overall data, FII will likely carry a bearish sentiment in Indian Markets today.

Sunil Goel

March 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM IST

Relief Rally

Derivatives

With the addition of long positions in index futures and options, FIIs turned bullish in the derivatives segment on Wednesday. However, taking the overall data into account, FII sentiment towards Indian markets remains bearish.

Sunil Goel

March 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM IST

Derivatives data shows narrow range; 22100 in focus for Nifty

Derivatives

Today’s trade is likely to stay range-bound, with support at 22000 and resistance at 22200. The broader setup continues to favour sell-on-rise trades.

Sunil Goel

March 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM IST

Weak US Markets Can Play A Spoil Sport In Indian Markets

Derivatives

FII activity remained neutral in the derivative segment during Monday’s session. Taking into account the data, FII may carry a bearish sentiment towards Indian Markets.

Sunil Goel

March 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM IST

Breather expected after Friday's Blood Bath

Derivatives

FII are particularly bearish in Nifty50 and are Neutral in Nifty Bank. Taking into account the data, FII are still carry a bearish sentiment in Indian Markets.

Sunil Goel

March 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM IST

SEBI Looks To Curb Gaming The F&O Market, But Liquidity Could Take A Hit

Derivatives

SEBI plans regulatory changes to boost derivatives market integrity. A new paper proposes tweaking position limits to decide F&O bans. Will it help?

Sunil Goel

March 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM IST

Lower lows on daily basis not encouraging

The Nifty50 is set to close down for five months in a row, a first in 28 years. Markets are moving to lower lows daily and neutral data with a bearish tone is not encouraging.

Sunil Goel

February 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM IST

Neutral Data suggests dull expiry

Derivatives

The data suggests a neutral with weak bias expiry.. All the immediate moving averages are far away and all support and resistance levels will have to be inferred from the conviction of option writers. Put writers have taken a firm grip at 22500 levels and call writers at 22700 levels.

Sunil Goel

February 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM IST

Weak US Handover, Asian Markets Indicate 5th Straight Loss Day

Derivatives

The data suggests a bias towards weakness. All the immediate moving averages are far away, and all supports and resistances will have to be drawn from the conviction of the call and put writers.

Sunil Goel

February 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM IST

Weakness Persists, Momentum Missing In Nifty Bank

Nifty Bank is still stuck in a range. The momentum is missing from the markets. Nifty Bank is approaching its monthly expiry, and wild swings can be expected this week.

Sunil Goel

February 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM IST

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