Raj,
I have been doing options trading for long time, but with only my analysis on futures. I always did only naked calls and puts sort of trading. did not follow any option trading strategies. I don't even know what is MAX PAIN.. to be honest :lol::lol::lol: Is there any thread of yours, where you started the strategies step by step ?? I cant find any in this thread's first page. or do you have any materials that are good about option trading strategies, learning terminology like option greeks nd all those ??? share it if you can buddy.. thank you.
You can go through the 8 Rules to understand on how to Read and Interpret the OptionsChain. The interpretation is completely my logic and so you will not find any books. So I leave it to your decision.
But if you want a Simple Rule.
Then Look for the three Levels
MAX OI @ CE - Call it Resistance
MAX OI @ PE - Call it Support
MAX Pain - Pivot
Buy Puts near the Resistance
Buy Calls near the Support.
You can decide to close the Positions near MAX Pain or RESISTANCE / SUPPORT. For Example in the beginning of the OCT-13 Series, the OI started with 5700-6000. So it was a SELL near 6000 and Should have closed near 5700. At 5700, should have bought Calls and the OI@ CE kept on increasing from 6000 to 6300. Since the Overall Trend is positive, Any Puts taken should be tried to close near MAX Pain and any Calls Taken near Support or MAX Pain should be closed near the RESISTANCE.
The logic works very much for the Stocks Traded in F&O.