Nifty Futures

As far as options trading goes it always pays to be well aligned with the long term market trend. In the short term the market may flip - flop between bullish and bearish market causing the option values to fluctuate widely. However if an investors position is well aligned with the long term trend then he need not worry about these short term fluctuations. One of the indicators of the long term trend is NIFTy future values. If the NIFTY index is being traded at a discount in the futures market then the long term trend in bearish. On the other hand if the NIFTY index is being traded at a premium in the futures market then the long term trend in bullish.