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TradePulse is built for serious derivatives traders — people trading NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MCX commodities, or NSE F&O stocks who want to go beyond price charts. Whether you're an intraday options trader, a positional derivatives player, or a systematic trader building edge, TradePulse gives you the institutional-grade data layer to make better decisions.

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After the trial, you choose a subscription plan to continue. All plans give you full, unrestricted access to every feature on the platform — there are no tiers or feature limitations between plans. You pick the billing cycle that suits you (monthly, 6-month, or annual) and your access continues uninterrupted.

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TradePulse is a web platform accessible from any browser on any device. You don't need to install anything. Open it on your phone, tablet, or desktop — the interface adapts to your screen size and gives you the full experience.

The option chain tool shows every strike for a given instrument (NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, Crude Oil, etc.) with live Open Interest, Change in OI, Volume, IV, and all 5 Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho). On top of the raw data, TradePulse layers OI heatmaps, PCR trend tracking, Max Pain zones, and smart money positioning signals — giving you a complete picture of where money is positioned and where the market is likely to be drawn.

The FII DII dashboard tracks daily buying and selling activity of Foreign Institutional Investors (FII), Domestic Institutional Investors (DII), Proprietary desks, and Retail participants across index futures, index options, stock futures, and cash equities. It shows net OI, buy/sell volumes, OI changes, and a sentiment classification (Bullish/Bearish/Indecisive). Data is updated every trading day by 7–8 PM IST.

The Greeks Calculator is a live Black-Scholes engine that runs in your browser. Input spot price, strike, days to expiry, IV, risk-free rate, and dividend yield — and get instant calculations of option price, Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, and Rho. It also includes a Theta decay chart, Vega profile, Greeks vs spot curve, and a sensitivity table across 11 strikes. Useful for scenario analysis before placing a trade.

The OI Heatmap visualises Open Interest concentration across all strikes using colour intensity — heavier OI shows as a deeper colour. This makes it immediately obvious where the largest call walls and put floors are, without scanning rows of numbers. It's especially useful for identifying the key support/resistance levels the market is likely to respect near expiry.

PCR (Put-Call Ratio) is the ratio of total Put OI to total Call OI. TradePulse doesn't just show the current PCR — it tracks how PCR is shifting over time. A rising PCR suggests increasing bearish hedging; a falling PCR signals bullish positioning. The Bias Engine surfaces trend shifts and reversal signals from PCR behaviour, not just the raw number.

Max Pain is the strike price at which the maximum number of option contracts (calls and puts combined) expire worthless — causing maximum loss to option buyers collectively. TradePulse calculates this by computing the total payout to option holders at every possible expiry price and finding the minimum. Max Pain tends to act as a gravitational pull near expiry, particularly when institutional hedging dominates.

Smart Money Bias analyses patterns in call and put writing across strikes to detect what institutional and professional traders appear to be positioning for. When large positions are being written (sold) at specific strikes with high IV, it often signals dealer or institutional conviction. This signal layers on top of raw OI to give directional context — not just where positions exist, but what they might mean.

Yes. TradePulse covers the full MCX derivatives market including Crude Oil, Crude Oil Mini, Gold, Gold Mini, Silver, Silver Mini, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Mini, Copper, and Zinc — with live OI, IV, PCR, Max Pain, and heatmaps for all active contracts.

The NSE website gives you raw data. TradePulse transforms that data into intelligence. On NSE you see a table of OI and premiums. On TradePulse you see OI heatmaps, PCR trends, Max Pain zones, smart money signals, ML directional forecasts, IV regime alerts, and FII/DII institutional flow — all in real time in one place. It's the difference between reading a spreadsheet and reading a market.

No. TradePulse signals are market analytics outputs — they tell you what the data is showing, not what to buy or sell. Think of them as structured intelligence: the OI is stacking here, IV is expanding, FII are net short futures — this combination historically correlates with downside. The decision to trade, the position size, and the entry/exit are entirely yours. TradePulse gives you the analytical edge layer, not an instruction.

The machine learning models underlying TradePulse signals are trained on 291M+ data points and achieve 85%+ directional accuracy in backtesting across NIFTY and BANKNIFTY. Real-world accuracy varies by market regime and volatility. TradePulse shows confidence scores precisely so you can calibrate your positioning to signal strength — high confidence, higher conviction; borderline signal, smaller size.

Six types:

1. Option Chain Signals — from OI build-up, call/put writing, PCR shifts, and strike concentration.
2. Machine Learning Signals — from LSTM and Prophet models trained on price and derivatives data.
3. Intraday Signals — live during 9:15 AM–3:30 PM for NIFTY and BANKNIFTY.
4. Volatility & IV Signals — IV expansion/contraction, volatility cone alerts, Greeks-based risk signals.
5. Sentiment Signals — NLP-driven market sentiment from financial news.
6. Risk & Regime Signals — market regime detection and Monte Carlo-based risk scoring.

TradePulse uses LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) neural networks and Prophet forecasting models trained on a combination of historical price data, option chain data, and derivatives flow. The models identify non-linear patterns across multiple timeframes and market regimes, producing directional probability scores with uncertainty bands. Models are retrained periodically to adapt to structural market changes.

Signals cover NIFTY 50, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, MCX commodities (Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Natural Gas), and 500+ NSE F&O stocks.

Intraday signals are generated live during market hours — 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM IST on all trading days. The signal pipeline runs through 5 stages: live data ingestion → pattern detection → multi-layer confirmation → confidence scoring → risk override check. Signals are only surfaced when they pass all 5 stages.

A Volatility signal fires when Implied Volatility deviates significantly from its recent historical range, or when the IV term structure shifts in a way that historically precedes directional moves. For example: a sharp IV spike in ATM options while the market is range-bound often signals an impending breakout. These signals are particularly valuable around event days — RBI policy, Union Budget, quarterly earnings.

Sentiment signals use FinBERT, a financial-domain language model, to analyse real-time news headlines and financial text for market sentiment. The output is a sentiment score (positive/negative/neutral) aggregated across NIFTY-relevant sources, which TradePulse combines with option flow data to generate confluence-based directional signals.

TradePulse gives directional signals with confidence scores and the data behind them. It does not give specific entry prices, stop-losses, or targets — because those depend on your risk tolerance, position size, and trading style. The platform is designed to improve your decision quality and give you an analytical edge, not replace your judgment.

OI is the total number of outstanding option contracts that have not been settled. Rising OI + rising price = bulls adding positions (strong uptrend). Rising OI + falling price = bears adding positions (strong downtrend). Falling OI = shorts covering or longs exiting. OI tells you the conviction and flow behind a move, not just the move itself.

Change in OI shows how OI has shifted from the previous session. A strike with large positive OI change is seeing fresh positioning — that's more meaningful than a strike that just has high OI from old, stale positions. TradePulse highlights strikes with unusual OI changes to flag where smart money is actively building new positions.

IV is the market's expectation of future price movement, expressed as an annualised percentage. High IV = options are expensive; low IV = options are cheap. IV tends to spike before major events (RBI policy, Budget, earnings) and collapse sharply after — this collapse is called IV Crush. A NIFTY option at IV 20% is roughly twice as expensive as the same strike at IV 10%. Understanding IV is critical for deciding whether to buy or sell options.

PCR (Put-Call Ratio) = Total Put OI ÷ Total Call OI. A PCR above 1.0 means more put contracts are open than call contracts — typically a sign of bearish hedging. A PCR below 0.8 tends to indicate bullish positioning. Extreme readings (above 1.5 or below 0.6) can signal a contrarian reversal — when everyone is too bearish, the market often squeezes higher. PCR is most powerful when tracked as a trend, not a single snapshot.

Max Pain is the expiry price that would cause the maximum aggregate loss to option buyers — meaning option sellers (typically institutions and market makers) profit most. On expiry day the underlying often gravitates toward or near Max Pain. TradePulse recalculates this daily and tracks how it shifts week to week. It is most reliable for weekly NIFTY and BANKNIFTY expiry, and less reliable for instruments with low liquidity or heavy news impact.

NIFTY 50, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, and SENSEX on NSE/BSE. MCX commodity chains (Crude Oil, Gold, Silver, Natural Gas, Copper, Zinc) are also fully covered.

Yes. TradePulse covers 500+ NSE F&O stocks including Reliance, HDFC Bank, TCS, Infosys, Axis Bank, and all other actively traded F&O names. You get full option chain data with Greeks, OI, IV, and the same analytics available for index options.

Option chain data is updated in real time during market hours — 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM IST on all NSE/BSE trading days. MCX data updates during MCX market hours. FII/DII data is updated after market close, typically by 7–8 PM IST.

IV Crush happens when Implied Volatility collapses sharply after a major event. Options bought before the event were priced for high uncertainty — once the event passes, that premium disappears, destroying value for option buyers even if the direction was right. TradePulse's IV tracking and volatility regime signals help you identify when IV is elevated vs its historical range, so you can judge whether buying premium into an event makes sense or whether selling it is the better play.

The core mechanics (OI, PCR, IV, Max Pain) are the same, but MCX commodities are driven by different forces — global supply/demand, USDINR, geopolitics, and international data releases — vs domestic equity flows for NIFTY. MCX options are also more volatile per contract. Crude Oil and Natural Gas can make 3–5% moves in a single session, meaning IV spikes are sharper and Max Pain can be less reliable around major global events. Risk management needs to be tighter.

Yes, but with caveats. PCR is reliable for Gold and Silver where institutional positioning is more structured. For Crude Oil and Natural Gas, PCR can break down quickly around global supply news (OPEC decisions, US inventory data, geopolitical events). TradePulse recommends using PCR as one input among several — combine it with IV and OI change analysis for MCX.

The highest liquidity for Crude Oil and Natural Gas options typically coincides with European and US market overlap — roughly 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM IST. Gold and Silver see good participation during the India morning session (10:00 AM–3:30 PM IST) and again during the US session. Trading MCX options during low-liquidity hours results in wide bid-ask spreads and poor fills.

Max Pain for Crude Oil is useful in stable, range-bound weeks — but can be completely overridden by large global events like OPEC+ decisions, US crude inventory data (released Wednesdays), or geopolitical news. When IV is elevated above its 1-month average, assume news risk is priced in and Max Pain has lower predictive weight. Combine it with IV regime analysis for better results.

Natural Gas is the most volatile MCX instrument — it can make 8–15% moves in a single session around storage data or weather events. Crude Oil and Silver are next. Gold tends to be the most structured and trend-following of the major MCX instruments. Copper and Zinc are macro-driven and generally less explosive intraday.

No. All plans give you complete, unrestricted access to every feature on TradePulse — option chain analytics, AI signals, FII DII dashboard, Greeks calculator, ML forecasts, volatility tools, everything. The only difference between plans is the billing cycle and the effective price per month.

Yes. You can upgrade at any time. Your remaining days are prorated and carry over to the new plan — you won't lose any time you've already paid for.

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Refunds are available within 48 hours of purchase, provided you have not used the platform beyond the free trial period. Refer to the Terms & Conditions for the complete refund policy.

Yes. If you upgrade before your current plan expires, the remaining days are prorated and credited toward your new plan.

The Enterprise plan is designed for teams, prop desks, and businesses that need multi-user access, custom onboarding, or bespoke data integrations. Pricing is based on usage and team size. Contact us via the website to discuss Enterprise requirements.

No. TradePulse provides data, analytics, and AI-generated signals based on market structure and statistical models. These are analytical tools to support your own decision-making — they do not constitute investment advice. All trading decisions, and the financial consequences of those decisions, are entirely your own responsibility. Please read our Disclaimer before using the platform.

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TradePulse aggregates data from multiple authoritative sources including NSE, BSE, and MCX data feeds. FII/DII data is sourced from official NSE/SEBI disclosures. All data is processed and streamed in real time during market hours.

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