How to search for keywords in twitter

 Dear Fellow Traders,

 

Over past 2.5 years a lot has been shared on DP trading on this twitter handle. I have tried to put things in perspective and put forth the nuances of DP trading, a legacy left by Nifty Nirvana. 

During this time the tweets, replies and discussions have been pretty in-depth and to a large extent addresses concepts, nuances and adjustments involved in DP trading. Together we all have created this gold mine on decision points trading. Will keep contributing in my own ways here.

 

However, at times traders, especially those who are new to this twitter handle keep getting confused on concepts and adjustments. I keep telling them to dig into earlier tweets, but it is not an easy task also. 

This post is for the uninitiated ones, how to look for keywords on any twitter handle.

 

Step 1: Go to google.com and search ‘Twitter advanced search’

 

Step 2: Click onto ‘Twitter advanced search’

 

Step 3: A window like this will pop up 👇

 

Step 4: Put in the keywords that you want to search

Suppose one has doubt/queries like (i) does DP trading works on stocks (ii) why not stocks, why only NF (iii) which levels to keep in mind for using DP trading in stocks

 

Put the keyword as ‘stocks’

 

Step 5: Scroll down to ‘Accounts’ and in ‘From these accounts’ fill in the twitter handle from where you want to extract tweets

 

For my handle, type ‘@fornifty’ and hit enter … results will be in front of you, scroll down and identify the relevant tweets from a very small pool of keyword search results.

 

There are lot many options available in the advanced search pop up window, one can explore them further.

 

Happy trading!!

 

Using Option Chain Data

 I am not a pro at reading options data, but it gives some insights into the broad direction. Here are few pointers based on my limited knowledge and usage of options data:

1. Option chain data in itself is non-conclusive
2. It is based on the premise that ‘big’ money prefers to sell options
3. Option selling by design shifts the probability in the favour of the trader

After a trader sells options, market can (i) go in his direction (ii) go against his direction (iii) can stay rangebound around entry price … both (i) and (iii) scenarios will result in profit for the trader. Scenario (iii) is to be managed. Probability of success is already 0.67.

4. I broadly look at change of OI in ITM options and few strikes away in both the directions. If the OI is increasing more on one side, option sellers are in charge and selling call/put in that direction

Change in OI higher in calls —> call sellers in charge —> Indications of market going down

Change in OI higher in puts —> put sellers in charge —> Indications of market going up

5. Options data has to be looked in totality, stand alone data will not reflect anything actionable

Market moving up + Put OI increasing = Move may continue

Market moving up + Call OI increasing = Non-conclusive

Market moving down + Call OI increasing = Move may continue

Market moving down + Put OI increasing = Non-conclusive

6. Option data is just an additional tool to my DP trading. Trades are identified based on the market structure as per DP guidelines, Options data can at times give insights on the move/counter-move to continue or not.

7. ‘Big’ money knows that retail traders use option data to enter/confirm trades ….manipulations are pretty high.

8. Open interest data can change pretty quickly. Before the reversal reflects in the data, it can happen on the charts. Also, overnight the whole data can change. I was closely following options data during the 6th Oct 2021 fall, till the market closed data did not indicate any strength in the put option selling (for market to reverse). The OI was heavily skewed on the Calls side. But the next day (weekly expiry) market gaps up 160+ points and never reversed from there.

To conclude, I am not a pro in reading options chain. But options chain is not a holy grail, as few traders (trainers) claim it to be. I have always found stand alone options data as non-conclusive. It can give a broad direction of the market based on the change in open interest. The open interest data can change pretty quickly and if I may put it that way, it is not a leading indicator. Change in price may occur faster than what reflects in options chain. Keeping a track of ITM and few strikes on both sides helps. Especially look for huge additions and huge unwinding in various strikes. At end, I see most of the traders using ‘trend’ in option chain data to identify something actionable. Thats where lies the key, ‘identifying the trend’, be it in price, options data, volume, leading/lagging indicators. 

Happy Trading!!