DevRam

Trading Journal

A weekly log of trades, lessons, and market observations — documented with an engineer's precision.

Trade Recaps

BankNifty Monthly Condor: The Exit That Actually Worked

A condor whose exit signal lives on the combined-premium chart, not in a rupee figure. When Trump started rambling on the 8th it got me out for ₹1,200 while BankNifty went on to fall another thousand points. Re-deployed on the 10th and closed this morning for ₹7,200 — not on the signal, but on an expiry-week margin call I had never written a rule for.

Jul 20, 2026 Read
Trade Recaps

Sensex Iron Condor 2: The Win That Tests Nothing

Second Sensex condor of the month. In at 09:45 on 13-07, out on the 15th at the 50% target for ₹1,170. It worked, and it proves nothing — because the component that killed the first one, the stop, never got asked to do anything.

Jul 16, 2026 Read
Trade Recaps

Iron Condor #1: The Stop That Wasn't There

Iron Condor #1: The Stop That Wasn't There First Sensex weekly condor. It lost ₹2,400, which is…

Jul 08, 2026 Read
Trade Recaps

Nifty Bull Put Spread: Valid Signal, Bad Week

Nifty Bull Put Spread: Valid Signal, Bad Week First trade under the Nifty positional system. It…

Jul 08, 2026 Read
Strategy

Nifty 0 DTE Expiry Execution: Managing Volatility with Hedged Ratio Straddles

The Setup On the July 7, 2026 weekly expiry, Nifty opened with initial morning volatility. Once the…

Jul 07, 2026 Read
Strategy

Opening the Journal: Rules Before Trades

Opening the Journal: Rules Before Trades I have been reading about options for a long time and…

Jul 01, 2026 Read