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My Winning Trading Strategy | The Real Truth about Indicators (Andekha Sach)

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Finance

Finance-Focused Summary (Momentum / F&O Trading Approach)

Core Strategy: Momentum / Upward-Channel Trading

  • The presenter uses a momentum-based strategy in Futures & Options (F&O) (or equities, where applicable).
  • The expected market structure is an upward channel with:
    • Higher highs
    • Higher lows
  • Trades are driven mainly by price action relative to the channel/levels. Indicators are used as supporting context, not as a “holy grail” system.

When/How Positions Are Taken

If a stock is in an upward momentum channel:

  • For “normal companies”: take positions in the equity market.
  • If derivatives are suitable for the stock:
    • Prefer futures
    • They explicitly avoid using options in this momentum setup.
  • Use longer-dated futures (e.g., next month / next-next month) and:
    • roll monthly if the trade starts getting “over.”

Risk Control (Stop-Loss Concept)

  • Stop-loss is placed on or barely beyond the channel (mentioned around ~1% to 2%).
  • The trade is exited/defended if price breaks the channel.
  • If price respects/pings back into the channel, the trade can re-align with momentum.

Watchlist + Chart Workflow (Step-by-Step)

  1. Learn chart reading
    • Understand chart patterns and how channels behave (upward vs broken).
  2. Use a charting platform
    • Example: TradingView (example shown: Nifty upward channel breaking after a drop).
  3. Build and maintain a watchlist
    • Continuously add and monitor stocks, including:
      • Nifty Bank, Nifty, and NASDAQ
      • Reliance (major market mover)
      • TCS, HDFC Bank, and others
  4. Confirm momentum channel behavior per stock
    • Example: Zomato remained in a strong upward channel for a long time, improving risk-reward.
  5. Add “insights” (fundamentals + valuation checks)
    • They emphasize checking:
      • Whether the stock is near its 52-week high
      • P/E (p ratio) valuation (overvalued vs undervalued)
      • Whether it’s in a good sector
      • Whether there’s potential for a “big impact coming”
  6. Use trading analytics tools
    • They promote Samco features such as trade analytics, scoring, and holding-period statistics to improve execution and evaluate performance.

Market Context Examples

  • Nifty
    • Was in an upward channel until “yesterday,” then broke the channel after SEBI commentary/news.
  • NASDAQ
    • Also referenced as being in an upward channel but slowly breaking.

Indicators & Tools Mentioned (Used as Support, Not a Guaranteed System)

Primary Technical Indicators

  • RSI (Relative Strength Index)
    • Used to gauge overvalued vs undervalued conditions.
  • Bollinger Bands
    • If price moves above/below the bands, it may signal reversal behavior.
  • Nadaraya Watson Enveloping (non-repainting)
    • Red zones = overheated
    • Green zones = oversold
    • Logic: begin buying when price is in the green/oversold zone.
  • EMA / SMA (Moving Averages)
    • Mentioned MA levels: 20, 50, 100, 200
    • Day-trader emphasis: 20/50 + 100/200
    • Idea: price often bounces/pings from the 20-day moving average as support.
  • SuperTrend
    • Used to determine trend direction (not simple buy/sell signals):
      • Flip down → trend turns negative
      • Stays up → trend remains positive
    • Used to “catch” momentum.

Support/Resistance & Reversal Levels

  • CPR by KGS
    • Described as more advanced than basic pivot zones (support/resistance).
    • Used on lower timeframes (example: 15-minute chart) to identify reversal levels.
    • Example levels mentioned:
      • 21,900 (support zone)
      • Recovery expectation toward 21,100 after a technical break.

Dashboards / Scanners (Free Tools)

  • CCI dashboard
    • Filters stocks showing CCI bullish trend (example: seeing only 4 companies as bullish).
    • Example company referenced: Nestlé (Nesle).
  • Charting dashboards / market scanners
    • Track intraday metrics like:
      • % gainers
      • Advances vs declines (up vs down)
      • Stocks at day high
      • Positive vs negative volume
  • Screeners
    • Example: scanning for “potential breakouts”
    • They note that during a bad market, there were nothing showing potential breakout.

Risk Management & Performance Emphasis

  • The central metric is risk-reward ratio.
  • They prefer small losses to aim for larger gains:
    • “I’m okay to take small losses for the bigger gain.”
  • They emphasize reducing emotion:
    • “Don’t get emotional.”

Position Sizing / Trade Analytics via Samco (Promotional, with Metrics)

They mention features and thresholds:

  • My Trade Story
    • Win/loss frequency
    • Risk-reward insights
    • “Ideal success ratio”
    • Analytics based on historical data
  • Samco Trade Score
    • < 1: poor trader
    • 1 to 3: average trader
    • > 3: great trader
  • Strike rate
    • Example given: out of 100 trades, 45 outperform the benchmark index
  • Average profit/loss
  • Average holding period
  • Mentions:
    • Profitable pattern identification
    • Position size optimization
    • Tuning entry/exit points

Instruments & Tickers Mentioned

  • Indices/benchmarks: Nifty, Nifty Bank, NASDAQ
  • Equities / company examples: Reliance, TCS, HDFC Bank, Zomato, Nestlé
  • Derivatives framing: Futures & Options (F&O) (momentum trades prefer futures)
  • Price levels referenced:
    • 21,900 (support area)
    • 21,100 (expected recovery level)

Explicit Cautions / Disclosures

  • Futures & options are described as “extremely risky” and not for beginners without proper knowledge.
  • They recommend learning and understanding risks before starting.
  • Standard disclosure:

    “Trading such Investments and securities Market are subject to Market risks read all the related documents carefully before investing.”


Presenters / Sources

  • Presenter: Shashant (the interviewer/host references “Shashant what is your F Ando strategy…”)
  • Outro/source sign-off: Shanga (“This is me shanga signing off…”)
  • Platform referenced: Samco
  • Other creator referenced: Gumti Shankar (mentioned as having a CPR-related video)

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