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Systema Monitor (Week 45)
Week ending 6 November: the Nifty 500's best week in our records, back above its long-term trend. But momentum stocks slipped back into Drawdown.
Systema Ledger | October 2026 Portfolio Report
October 2026: the account fell 2.0% against the Nifty 500's 0.8%, after a sharp mid-month slide and a late recovery; options income was the main drag.
Selling a Call Option: Better Odds, Unlimited Risk
The other side of the call buyer's trade: a limited profit, a better chance of keeping it, and a loss with no ceiling.
Systema Monitor (Week 44)
Week ending 30 October: Risk Off lasted one week. Every index rose about 2%, foreign investors turned net buyers, and momentum is Healthy again.
Buying a Call Option
Limited risk and unlimited reward sounds like every new trader's dream. Here's what you're really getting into.
Systema Monitor (Week 43)
Week ending 23 October: the regime turns Risk Off, smallcaps fall 7%, only 33 stocks rise, and momentum stocks slip into Drawdown.
Before You Trade Options, Build the Trader
The four traits that matter more than any strategy, and what an option actually is.
Systema Monitor (Week 42)
Week ending 16 October: a broad bounce led by the largest companies and IT, while momentum stocks gave back some of their lead. Still Quiet Downtrend.
What Is an Index, and Why Does It Matter?
The Nifty 50, the Sensex, and how an index is actually built — the groundwork for trading index options.
Systema Monitor (Week 41)
Week ending 9 October: the Nifty 500 ended flat, but most stocks fell, foreign investors kept selling, and the Quiet Downtrend reached five weeks.
Systema Ledger | September 2026 Portfolio Report
September 2026, quarter-end edition: the account fell 4.2% against the Nifty 500's 5.9%, as the hedge and options income cushioned the fall.
What Is a Derivative, Really?
The foundation beneath futures and options explained with a litre of milk.
Systema Monitor (Week 40)
Week ending 1 October: a quiet downtrend, all four main indices down over 3%, weak breadth, and Media and Private Bank join the sector leaders.
Options Are Not a Lottery Ticket
Why 93% of retail options traders lose money — and the one thing options are actually good for.
The Asset Most of Us Have Never Heard Of
Why land, gold and fixed deposits aren't the whole story — and why equity belongs in the conversation.
The ₹5,000 Starting Line - how I'd think about my first portfolio
A beginner's checklist guide in simple language. No advice; just an opinion - how I’d do it.
Seven years to learn to do less
Every improvement was something I removed.
The hard part isn't building the system
It's obeying it when it tells you something you don't want to hear.
The higher low is where it's decided
Not the peak. Not the crash. The moment after.
You can win 7 out of 10 and still lose
Win rate is the number that lies to you.
The 7 Things Active Traders Do That Quietly Destroy Their Accounts
I’ve sat across from a lot of traders in Mizoram and some parts of Northeast India.
India's Multi-Aligned Future
The world in January 2026 feels a bit like a high-stakes chess game where the rules keep changing.
Why Financial Market Knowledge is Your Most Valuable Asset
I have no problem against self-taught investors & traders but self-learning the right ones first is a mandatory if you want to survive and thrive in this game.
If I started learning trading again, I’d do it this way.
I will be straight forward: trading is a hard skill to master. I’ve made tons of mistake, made things complicated than it should be. But important I’ve been…
Do you afford to trade or invest at all?
The cost of Investing debunked.