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NIFTY Index

EQD / NSE Vol Update / Skew & PCR Indicate Active Use of OTM Puts to Hedge NIFTY50 at All-Time-Highs

434 Views02 Sep 2024 00:44
​Short-lived recovery in risk-premia. Lack of event-risk driving short-dated IVs lower. PCR & Skew move to further favour puts - indicating active hedging of long equity positions.
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Boomeranged on Thu, 5 Sep 2024 02:23
Nifty50 held supports & recovered in the face of a decent Global Equities sell-off. As highlighted in the update, the PCR & Skew of the options market showed that long equity positions were well hedged using OTM puts. Hence providing support to the underlying via long Gamma/ optionality.
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