F&O INDEX OUTLOOK NSE INDIA
NIFTY 50 & NIFTY BANK — Options positioning & strategy
Option chain via Groww · Cash breadth via NSE · Strategy recommended from OI + IV + breadth heuristics · Interactive P&L plot is at-expiry payoff — not investment advice.
NIFTY 50
NIFTY · 2026-04-28
CHAIN OKBias: downward drift (F&O + breadth)
Spot
24,208.05
Index chg
-0.70%
PCR (OI)
0.863
Max pain
24,200
Δ +0.03%
Breadth A/D
17 / 33
Confidence
Medium
Reasoning
  1. Put–call ratio (OI) = 0.863. Low PCR suggests crowded calls (mean-reversion risk); high PCR indicates hedging/bearish positioning.
  2. Max pain ≈ 24,200 vs spot ≈ 24,208 (+0.03%). Near expiry, price tends to gravitate toward max pain.
  3. Session ΔOI: calls +521,323, puts +278,476. Fresh OI in the direction of the move implies trend conviction; against the move implies hedging.
  4. ATM (24,200): CE OI 118,379 vs PE OI 113,065, CE IV 16.7% / PE IV 16.7%.
  5. Cash index breadth: 17 up / 33 down (A/D ≈ 0.52).
Full option chain · 2026-04-28 · Lot 65
CALLS STRIKE PUTS
OIΔOIIVLTPChgDeltaTheta ThetaDeltaChgLTPIVΔOIOI
2,266-1528.71865.00-215.900.9919-1.7822,300-1.78-0.0081-0.102.2528.7-70120,054
211027.01841.75-196.250.9935-1.3822,350-1.38-0.0065-0.402.3027.01981,946
4,775427.51790.00-190.950.9912-1.8322,400-1.83-0.0088-0.352.3527.527617,684
266026.81739.40-155.600.9908-1.8522,450-1.85-0.0092-0.452.4026.87003,624
18,484-3222.61690.75-196.300.9967-0.6222,500-0.62-0.0033-0.602.4522.6-1,12083,933
583-125.71651.00-183.400.9897-1.9622,550-1.96-0.0103-0.802.6025.76193,160
2,309-2325.21578.85-197.750.9890-2.0322,600-2.03-0.0110-0.802.7525.22,54829,398
991024.71525.00-225.000.9879-2.1722,650-2.17-0.0121-0.803.0024.7553,596
5,414-28124.21493.40-172.800.9869-2.2722,700-2.27-0.0131-0.903.2024.2-2,19428,321
2,006-518.51440.50-210.950.9975-0.4022,750-0.40-0.0025-0.903.4518.51,2687,115
5,965-1923.31389.40-201.050.9844-2.5422,800-2.54-0.0156-0.903.7523.34,73735,634
4,586-222.91334.05-177.950.9827-2.7422,850-2.74-0.0173-1.054.1522.9-9,24714,191
3,551-2422.41282.10-199.900.9808-2.9222,900-2.92-0.0192-0.854.5522.422825,893
534022.01239.25-193.200.9786-3.1522,950-3.15-0.0214-0.905.0522.01,6279,326
28,568-1,41921.61196.60-193.100.9760-3.4123,000-3.41-0.0240-0.805.6521.68,776129,368
2,865021.31130.00-248.000.9728-3.7223,050-3.72-0.0272-0.956.4021.32,48211,144
3,591-1920.81100.00-186.250.9700-3.9523,100-3.95-0.0300-0.957.0020.810735,825
567-118.01043.75-216.250.9808-2.3523,150-2.35-0.0192-0.958.2018.02,9349,987
2,959-12220.21003.65-185.050.9605-4.8023,200-4.80-0.0395-0.809.3020.216,31853,426
488-119.9933.90-242.650.9543-5.3323,250-5.33-0.0457-0.7010.9019.97,22815,480
3,690-9519.1901.00-194.450.9524-5.2823,300-5.28-0.0476-0.5012.5019.110,26846,649
328-316.9847.65-184.450.9616-3.9423,350-3.94-0.0384-0.3014.7016.95,95814,284
2,193019.1807.10-192.450.9304-7.1123,400-7.11-0.0696-0.1017.0519.16,14538,380
3,087518.9764.80-187.750.9189-7.9123,450-7.91-0.0811+0.5520.1018.93,34317,194
17,605-80918.7714.10-190.450.9062-8.7123,500-8.71-0.0938+1.0523.7018.711,748100,452
2,405115.9655.75-210.350.9241-6.3323,550-6.33-0.0759+1.8027.8515.92,60513,880
2,772518.2621.60-191.000.8752-10.4623,600-10.46-0.1248+2.9032.7518.214,64243,217
4752017.9577.65-186.100.8584-11.2023,650-11.20-0.1416+4.2038.5017.95,53913,854
3,91445217.8535.00-187.150.8359-12.3023,700-12.30-0.1641+5.9045.3017.813,96841,291
80422717.7493.75-188.700.8114-13.3623,750-13.36-0.1886+7.9553.2517.75,98614,738
8,4881,33417.5452.00-183.150.7859-14.2423,800-14.24-0.2141+10.4062.4517.518,18653,614
1,77033617.4412.60-182.850.7569-15.1823,850-15.18-0.2431+13.2073.1017.47,57115,075
6,0751,13417.2375.00-175.400.7263-15.9623,900-15.96-0.2737+16.2585.1017.28,96053,695
2,2331,29917.2338.40-169.200.6912-16.8823,950-16.88-0.3088+20.7098.8017.27,23415,059
58,66910,56117.1304.05-165.300.6554-17.5224,000-17.52-0.3446+24.85114.0017.110,643129,928
4,5733,67717.0271.10-162.350.6173-18.0624,050-18.06-0.3827+29.90131.3017.06,68515,658
28,30519,27216.8240.95-154.000.5779-18.3924,100-18.39-0.4221+36.25151.3016.825,77156,962
22,47320,88216.8212.65-150.650.5372-18.5924,150-18.59-0.4628+42.35172.7016.821,29630,413
118,37999,11016.7186.20-141.400.4957-18.6124,200-18.61-0.5043+49.40196.6516.774,096113,065
47,20241,62716.6162.65-134.250.4540-18.3824,250-18.38-0.5460+57.05222.6016.617,59329,083
96,10057,95616.6140.70-124.400.4129-18.0324,300-18.03-0.5871+64.55250.4016.610654,542
28,73115,20216.6120.85-116.800.3725-17.4824,350-17.48-0.6275+73.35281.5016.6-7,18615,430
104,51522,92816.6103.45-107.950.3336-16.8024,400-16.80-0.6664+81.95313.4516.6-16,52461,505
44,7887,88016.488.00-100.150.2952-15.8224,450-15.82-0.7048+91.60348.1516.4-6,53114,414
167,15947,22116.674.35-90.450.2617-15.0324,500-15.03-0.7383+100.35384.8516.6-5,98066,637
32,5208,29516.662.50-82.000.2295-14.0324,550-14.03-0.7705+108.85422.1016.6-1,55011,017
84,24327,69616.552.45-73.300.1982-12.8224,600-12.82-0.8018+118.30462.0016.5-2,28317,455
24,5869,62816.443.80-65.050.1685-11.4924,650-11.49-0.8315+126.90501.7516.4-4692,489
74,54432,67416.636.40-56.500.1468-10.6324,700-10.63-0.8532+135.85545.5516.6-2748,635
22,8776,71716.630.35-49.250.1251-9.5524,750-9.55-0.8749+142.75589.3016.6-25866
63,0766,36516.725.15-42.050.1066-8.5724,800-8.57-0.8934+151.10634.2516.7-29410,118
23,7978,40616.420.90-36.350.0844-7.0624,850-7.06-0.9156+154.25677.9016.4-78696
54,356-1,56417.117.35-29.900.0780-6.9424,900-6.94-0.9220+164.15727.0017.1-1272,269
18,7297,15917.314.50-25.650.0671-6.2624,950-6.26-0.9329+195.75799.0017.3-6414
162,6788,99517.112.25-21.000.0529-5.1325,000-5.13-0.9471+172.10820.8017.1-83431,223
18,6344,06916.110.20-17.450.0345-3.4325,050-3.43-0.9655+168.80866.1516.1-5265
40,5685,48910.28.50-14.200.0012-0.1225,100-0.12-0.9988+172.00910.0010.26806
20,1777,15618.07.10-11.700.0352-3.9025,150-3.90-0.9648+205.55985.8518.05175
83,14923,50717.35.95-9.400.0240-2.7325,200-2.73-0.9760+184.201014.3517.3-1912,159
16,5401,70118.55.15-7.550.0260-3.1125,250-3.11-0.9740+183.101071.9018.5-1221
58,82913,83218.84.50-5.850.0226-2.8125,300-2.81-0.9774+186.151120.0018.8-79567
19,6309,44119.24.10-4.600.0204-2.6325,350-2.63-0.9796+219.351190.0019.2070
34,267-2,96919.43.55-3.550.0177-2.3725,400-2.37-0.9823+220.151239.8019.4-20941
11,92168619.73.05-3.000.0155-2.1425,450-2.14-0.9845+185.401260.0019.70121
109,880-3,62420.02.75-2.250.0135-1.9325,500-1.93-0.9865+188.301307.0020.0-45113,479
8,61678420.42.50-1.750.0124-1.8325,550-1.83-0.9876-0.501151.7020.4094
40,2285,33820.82.25-1.400.0111-1.6925,600-1.69-0.9889+194.901413.2520.8-47774
10,272-9,22720.91.85-1.300.0093-1.4525,650-1.45-0.9907+6.551250.0020.90112
53,9623,58321.31.75-0.750.0086-1.3925,700-1.39-0.9914+217.501519.7021.3-2621
9,483-1,31121.41.50-0.750.0072-1.2025,750-1.20-0.9928+198.051348.8521.4029
62,56711,13221.71.30-0.600.0065-1.1025,800-1.10-0.9935+209.201625.0021.7-5966
17,987-23022.01.15-0.500.0057-1.0025,850-1.00-0.9943+182.501682.6522.0-139
43,050-1,80122.31.05-0.500.0052-0.9325,900-0.93-0.9948+200.251729.4022.3-2267
13,705-23322.81.00-0.400.0049-0.9025,950-0.90-0.9951+141.151690.5522.8038
193,576-2,58623.51.05-0.350.0050-0.9426,000-0.94-0.9950+194.401812.0023.5-60721,765
10,690-49823.80.95-0.250.0045-0.8726,050-0.87-0.9955+196.051890.0523.8034
20,036-1,09724.00.85-0.300.0040-0.8026,100-0.80-0.9960+229.451938.1024.01514
Recommended strategy
Bear Put Spread Bearish
BUY 24,200 PE @ 196.65
SELL 24,100 PE @ 151.30
Lot size65
Max profit₹3,552
Max loss₹-2,948
Breakeven(s)24,157
Buy 24,200 PE @ 196.65, Sell 24,100 PE @ 151.30. Net debit strategy profiting from downside. Limited risk with defined reward.
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P&L curve Breakeven Buy / Max profit Sell / Max loss Spot price
NIFTY BANK
BANKNIFTY · 2026-04-28
CHAIN OKBias: downward drift (F&O + breadth)
Spot
56,548.20
Index chg
-1.01%
PCR (OI)
0.936
Max pain
56,400
Δ +0.26%
Breadth A/D
1 / 13
Confidence
Medium
Reasoning
  1. Put–call ratio (OI) = 0.936. Low PCR suggests crowded calls (mean-reversion risk); high PCR indicates hedging/bearish positioning.
  2. Max pain ≈ 56,400 vs spot ≈ 56,548 (+0.26%). Near expiry, price tends to gravitate toward max pain.
  3. Session ΔOI: calls +25,691, puts -7,253. Fresh OI in the direction of the move implies trend conviction; against the move implies hedging.
  4. ATM (56,500): CE OI 18,086 vs PE OI 20,439, CE IV 20.1% / PE IV 20.1%.
  5. Cash index breadth: 1 up / 13 down (A/D ≈ 0.08).
Full option chain · 2026-04-28 · Lot 30
CALLS STRIKE PUTS
OIΔOIIVLTPChgDeltaTheta ThetaDeltaChgLTPIVΔOIOI
502-431.34460.00-850.250.9872-6.7352,100-6.73-0.0128-2.359.4531.31181,867
443-1430.94365.00-646.300.9865-6.9852,200-6.98-0.0135-2.509.6030.9-1241,001
765-225.64276.00-618.850.9953-2.2852,300-2.28-0.0047-2.3010.7025.6-441,703
596-223.84175.00-825.000.9968-1.4952,400-1.49-0.0032-2.6010.9523.871,130
3,650-8129.54025.00-691.000.9844-7.5252,500-7.52-0.0156-3.0011.1029.5-2,31812,504
764029.24100.00-662.100.9829-8.0652,600-8.06-0.0171-3.1012.2029.2-1721,006
1,820029.13864.00-684.750.9809-8.8552,700-8.85-0.0191-2.7513.8029.1-1142,191
635-128.73800.00-772.850.9796-9.2052,800-9.20-0.0204-2.7014.6028.75431,636
692-1628.13655.40-582.100.9788-9.3452,900-9.34-0.0212-3.2015.0028.16371,297
7,631-54027.63600.00-585.350.9775-9.6353,000-9.63-0.0225-3.8015.7027.6-59618,865
535-127.43500.00-800.000.9751-10.4253,100-10.42-0.0249-3.3017.5027.4103657
451027.03500.00-675.000.9733-10.8853,200-10.88-0.0267-3.9518.6527.0-167932
490026.63300.00-537.500.9713-11.4153,300-11.41-0.0287-3.6020.0026.6231,386
359-126.43399.00-577.750.9682-12.3053,400-12.30-0.0318-2.9522.2526.4-271965
1,601-9326.03046.60-639.200.9659-12.8453,500-12.84-0.0341-3.4523.7526.0-1,32011,789
293-1225.72935.00-615.000.9629-13.5953,600-13.59-0.0371-3.8525.8525.73091,545
468-1225.42850.00-822.050.9593-14.4853,700-14.48-0.0407-3.3528.4025.4-191,510
402-622.42790.00-704.100.9716-9.4953,800-9.49-0.0284-2.0031.9522.46851,858
407-624.92650.00-750.000.9508-16.5553,900-16.55-0.0492-2.3034.7024.96391,770
10,845-41924.62620.00-555.250.9462-17.5454,000-17.54-0.0538-2.3538.0024.61,40025,035
422-824.42450.00-643.350.9405-18.8254,100-18.82-0.0595-1.5042.3524.46481,802
456-721.42400.25-749.750.9551-13.2354,200-13.23-0.0449-2.2046.5521.41871,907
537-816.32280.00-722.900.9834-4.3954,300-4.39-0.0166-0.7051.6016.32322,237
618-1123.72160.00-636.150.9205-22.8354,400-22.83-0.0795+0.8057.8023.7-3683,058
5,491-27523.42160.00-529.300.9124-24.3454,500-24.34-0.0876+1.8064.3023.4-14914,290
909-1819.22005.90-605.200.9418-14.5754,600-14.57-0.0582+5.2073.6519.2-1193,154
817022.71949.80-562.550.8964-26.7354,700-26.73-0.1036+6.2581.4022.7-63,570
747-4320.21830.50-809.250.9101-21.3754,800-21.37-0.0899+7.5089.4520.22213,272
774-9317.21709.00-590.300.9308-14.9354,900-14.93-0.0692+10.70100.2017.21252,020
12,240-48222.11680.00-563.200.8621-31.7355,000-31.73-0.1379+13.35111.4522.1-1,56325,877
626-3422.41617.15-546.950.8423-35.2955,100-35.29-0.1577+17.75124.1022.41,1252,865
754-720.41482.60-557.550.8481-31.2555,200-31.25-0.1519+20.15137.5020.45942,658
656-1020.61404.00-546.000.8267-34.5255,300-34.52-0.1733+24.50152.6020.66522,687
798219.11295.20-669.950.8254-32.0755,400-32.07-0.1746+29.30169.7519.12143,168
4,128-8621.61262.00-542.350.7768-41.9955,500-41.99-0.2232+35.75188.5521.6-1,51810,964
1,9584321.41200.00-496.750.7572-43.5955,600-43.59-0.2428+41.60208.4521.43123,360
2,267-2720.11081.30-545.150.7464-42.0355,700-42.03-0.2536+47.15230.5020.14604,599
1,311421.01040.35-491.100.7138-46.6155,800-46.61-0.2862+55.30255.2021.01353,406
1,430-2520.7953.30-503.250.6910-47.6955,900-47.69-0.3090+65.40282.9020.72603,366
10,38376920.7884.25-496.250.6650-49.2856,000-49.28-0.3350+76.00312.9020.71,58119,353
1,4304020.4813.95-502.550.6401-49.8456,100-49.84-0.3599+86.45345.1520.4-382,749
1,47219520.3750.00-477.150.6127-50.8056,200-50.80-0.3873+95.75377.7520.31,1783,780
1,80531620.0681.95-467.300.5855-50.8256,300-50.82-0.4145+108.95415.9520.0353,571
2,22170220.0628.45-443.300.5560-51.6656,400-51.66-0.4440+123.65457.1520.01553,826
18,0865,27820.1574.70-431.950.5265-52.1156,500-52.11-0.4735+140.35501.9520.11,53320,439
7,2984,98719.9518.50-419.500.4968-51.7256,600-51.72-0.5032+152.40546.0019.92,6836,848
7,4535,25819.8469.55-402.700.4667-51.2856,700-51.28-0.5333+170.05598.1019.82,7216,296
9,5705,97219.6423.70-384.000.4364-50.3556,800-50.35-0.5636+188.30652.0019.62,1706,636
3,7831,94619.6378.65-368.400.4068-49.6356,900-49.63-0.5932+203.25707.2019.6-4913,224
27,4755,82719.5339.15-349.450.3771-48.3257,000-48.32-0.6229+225.75767.8519.5-1,72223,650
4,59061919.4300.40-330.150.3479-46.7657,100-46.76-0.6521+244.75832.7019.4-9642,880
6,456-41219.4268.00-309.000.3204-45.3057,200-45.30-0.6796+262.80895.5519.4-2,3793,408
8,60231219.3237.00-289.750.2927-43.2957,300-43.29-0.7073+281.60962.3519.3-1,1113,813
8,730-64919.4209.75-275.700.2677-41.5757,400-41.57-0.7323+305.001036.9519.4-7583,471
20,74237619.3184.30-251.400.2432-39.5057,500-39.50-0.7568+320.451114.9019.3-1,2207,873
4,72066519.4162.50-230.650.2203-37.4257,600-37.42-0.7797+341.651197.6019.4-1343,015
3,89990619.3141.60-212.650.1982-35.0957,700-35.09-0.8018+389.101299.5519.3-41342
4,74759718.9124.20-195.900.1719-31.3557,800-31.35-0.8281+371.001342.0018.9-1341
2,87133819.4108.00-178.050.1595-30.6957,900-30.69-0.8405+418.251458.1019.46511
25,2861,73519.494.30-161.550.1418-28.3458,000-28.34-0.8582+410.301517.1519.4-6976,174
3,15861819.582.90-144.850.1279-26.6658,100-26.66-0.8721+452.451635.3519.5-5130
3,4141,09619.672.20-130.500.1138-24.6558,200-24.65-0.8862+483.951735.0019.6-13110
2,46335419.763.30-118.150.1016-22.8558,300-22.85-0.8984+448.001777.0019.7-1579
2,302-12119.855.45-104.450.0905-21.1158,400-21.11-0.9095+0.001425.3519.8074
12,21934220.048.85-92.200.0810-19.5958,500-19.59-0.9190+493.451989.5020.0-91819
3,055-38120.142.80-81.550.0719-18.0058,600-18.00-0.9281+504.952070.6520.1-260
3,963-35120.237.45-71.700.0639-16.5258,700-16.52-0.9361+480.552159.4520.2-820
3,614-41520.533.60-63.550.0576-15.4358,800-15.43-0.9424+457.902220.0020.50317
2,791-45620.729.90-55.000.0517-14.3058,900-14.30-0.9483+186.451831.2020.7077
32,2853,81720.926.30-48.150.0460-13.1359,000-13.13-0.9540+529.052458.6020.9407,626
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5,7843,23322.713.35-17.800.0236-8.2459,700-8.24-0.9764-565.052557.4522.7044
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