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Bank Nifty trading strategies — intraday, expiry day, options selling — a complete guide.
Published by The Retail Trader · AUG 01, 2026 · Features
Bank Nifty trading strategies — intraday, expiry day, options selling — a complete guide.
Keep these five points in mind:
• Lot size — 15
• Expiry — Monthly only (last Tuesday)
• Daily range — 400-800 points
• Volatility — 3x Nifty
• Best for — Experienced traders
1. Opening Range Breakout (ORB):
• Note the high/low of the first 15-30 minutes
• Break above high → BUY
• Break below low → SELL/SHORT
• Stop loss: Opposite end of range
• Best time: 9:45-11:00 AM
2. VWAP Strategy:
• Price above VWAP → BUY bias
• Price below VWAP → SELL bias
• Bounce off VWAP → Entry signal
• Best for: Trending days
3. Expiry Day Straddle Sell:
• Sell the ATM Call + Put on expiry day (Tuesday)
• Profit from premium decay
• Stop loss: 1.5x premium collected
• Entry: 9:45-10:30 AM
4. Bank Nifty vs Nifty Spread:
• Bank Nifty outperforming Nifty → Long Bank Nifty, Short Nifty
• Bank Nifty underperforming → Short Bank Nifty, Long Nifty
• Mean reversion play
5. Iron Condor (Expiry Week):
• Set it up on Monday/Tuesday
• OTM Call spread + OTM Put spread
• Profit from range-bound movement
• Close by Wednesday 2:30 PM
Keep these five points in mind:
• Max risk per trade — 1%
• Position size — 1 lot initially
• Stop loss — Always use
• Daily loss limit — 3%
• No trading — First 15 min
Keep these five points in mind:
• Lot size — Bank Nifty: 15, Nifty: 25
• Expiry — Bank Nifty: last Tuesday (monthly), Nifty: Tuesday (weekly)
• Premium — Bank Nifty: Higher, Nifty: Lower
• Volatility — Bank Nifty: 3x, Nifty: 1x
• Best for — Bank Nifty: Experienced, Nifty: Beginners
Keep these points in mind:
• 📌 BANK NIFTY STRATEGIES
• OR BREAKOUT:
• 📊 First 15-30 min high/low
• 📊 Break high → BUY, Break low → SELL
• 📊 SL: Opposite end
• 📊 Best time: 9:45-11:00 AM
• VWAP STRATEGY:
• 📊 Above VWAP → BUY
• 📊 Below VWAP → SELL
• 📊 Bounce at VWAP → Entry
• EXPIRY STRADDLE SELL:
• 📊 Sell ATM on Wednesday
• 📊 Premium decay profit
• 📊 SL: 1.5x premium
• 📊 Entry: 9:45-10:30 AM
• IRON CONDOR:
• 📊 Monday/Tuesday setup
• 📊 OTM spreads both sides
• 📊 Close by Wednesday 2:30 PM
• RISK:
• 💰 Max 1% per trade
• 💰 1 lot initially
• 💰 SL always
• 💰 Daily loss limit 3%
• 💰 No first 15 min trading
Keep these four points in mind:
• Bank Nifty vs Nifty 50
• How Does F&O Expiry Work?
• Iron Condor Strategy
• How to Read an Option Chain?
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