Understand the market before you trade it
Short, practical posts by CA Vaibhav Sandipan Mote, SEBI Registered Research Analyst (INH000019895). Every post has a small tool you can play with, so the idea sticks. Education only, never a tip.
Why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to get back
Drag a slider and watch how fast the climb back gets steeper. The one chart every trader should see once.
Interactive: Recovery chart + losing-streak simulator- Risk · 7 min read
Position sizing: how many shares should you buy?
Most people pick quantity by feel. Here is the simple maths, with a calculator you can use before every trade.
Interactive: Position size calculator + win-rate chart - Indices · 7 min read
India VIX explained: turning the "fear index" into a Nifty range
VIX 14 sounds abstract. Put in the Nifty level and see the daily, weekly and monthly range it implies.
Interactive: VIX-to-range calculator with bell curve - Options · 6 min read
Option time decay (theta): why premium melts near expiry
The market stayed flat and your option still fell. Slide the days to expiry and see where the money went.
Interactive: Time-decay curve you can slide - Charts · 8 min read
How to read a candlestick chart (with a candle you can build)
Move open, high, low and close yourself and the candle explains what happened in that session.
Interactive: Candle builder + 3-question quiz
Education only. Not investment advice. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.