Pattern Signals

Every detector Strota uses to flag smart-money activity on Indian markets. Click any signal to see its definition, market interpretation, and full backtest history.

Smart Money Accumulating bullish
FIIs sharply increased their long position on Nifty/BankNifty futures and bought materially more call options than put options on the same day.
FII Distribution Underway bearish
FIIs cut their long futures exposure and bought a large block of index put options the same day.
FII Short Covering bullish
FII short positions on index futures dropped by 8% or more in a single day.
FII Fresh Shorting bearish
FII short positions on index futures grew by 8% or more in a day — fresh bearish bets being added.
Possible Retail Trap (Bullish Side) warning experimental
FIIs piled aggressively into long futures and added 100K+ more call-longs than put-longs in one day.
Possible Retail Trap (Bearish Side) warning experimental
FIIs cut longs aggressively and added 100K+ more put-longs than call-longs in one day.
Monthly Expiry Imminent warning experimental
Within 2 trading days of monthly F&O expiry (last Thursday).
Retail-vs-FII Divergence Widening warning experimental
Retail traders (Client category in NSE F&O data) are heavily net-long index futures (>30%) at the same time FII is heavily net-short (<-30%).
DII Futures Build-up bullish experimental
Domestic institutions (mutual funds, insurance) increased their index-futures net-long ratio by 5+ percentage points day-over-day.
DII Futures Unwind bearish experimental
Domestic institutions reduced index-futures net-long ratio by 5+ percentage points day-over-day.