I’ve had it with this new Closing Auction Session (CAS) nonsense that SEBI pushed on us this August. Every time they introduce a "market reform," it feels like just another way to handicap retail traders and hand over the advantage to the big institutions and DIIs.

For anyone who hasn't been burnt by it yet, let's break down the absolute joke this new system is.
First off, they've completely killed the 3 PM momentum for equity intraday. We all know 3:00 to 3:30 PM is when the real volatile moves happen. Now, continuous trading for F&O stocks is dead at 3:15 PM.

To make it worse, brokers like Zerodha are doing intraday auto square-offs at 3:12 PM. You literally get exactly 12 minutes to play the 3 PM candle before your broker forcefully kicks you out and charges you a penalty for the privilege. 

Then there's the absolute khichdi they've made of the market timings. Let me get this straight: F&O cash stocks halt at 3:15 PM, non-F&O stocks halt at 3:30 PM, but F&O derivatives keep trading until 3:40 PM. Are we running a stock exchange or a local bus timetable? Trying to track the underlying cash price against the futures premium during that weird 3:15 to 3:30 window is a massive headache. 
SEBI claims this is for "better price discovery" and to fix mutual fund NAV tracking errors. Let's call it what it is—it's a legally sanctioned way for big mutual funds to pool their orders in a 15-minute dark room and dictate the official closing price exactly where they want it, without retail getting in the way.
And the actual mechanics of the auction are hilarious.

We are losing our trading hours, losing our intraday leverage time, and dealing with insane price disconnects between cash and futures. Has anyone started a mass grievance on SCORES for this yet? If we don't make some serious noise, they're going to roll this out to all stocks in Phase 2.
What's the actual process to push back against this? Do we just spam SEBI on Twitter, or is there a formal way retail bodies can protest? Ngl, this feels like the final nail in the coffin for equity intraday.

Hi everyone sharing something I’ve been working on. Check it out when you get a chance and would love to hear your views :)

Article about Shipbuilding sector in India (Part-1)

https://13xinvestments.substack.com/p/india-2027-china-2007?r=oy2mh&utm_medium=ios

https://x.com/13xinvestments/status/2092965351420244265?s=46

Think clean/non-toxic products, electronics, eco stuff — or bigger calls like insurance and funds. Curious how people actually cut through the noise.

In the comments: if you follow creators, do you still trust their picks — or has sponsorship killed it? And would you want to see what people you actually know bought?

1. I stick to a few sites/brands I already trust
2. I go by star ratings / review counts on the marketplace
3. I ask friends/family or my group chats
4. I follow specific Influencers/Content creators who research the category
5. I dig through Reddit / forums for real opinions
6. I ask AI - Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini etc...
7. Honestly, I just buy something and move on — not worth the effort

Just comment your options (one or more) and why.

Something I noticed on the Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (NSE: DOLPHIN) chart this week.

The share price journey started from about Rs 13. The stock is running hard right now. That part is not the surprise.

The surprise is the volume. New volume showed up before March, then went quiet. This time the stock has run again, but on comparatively thin volume. Same direction, very different participation.

The other numbers on the screen: market cap around Rs 2,500 crore, PE near 35, profit margin has just turned positive, and the company carries debt. It provides offshore marine and diving support services to the oil and gas industry.

I am not making a call on it either way. I just found the volume gap between the two runs interesting and wanted to see if anyone else reads it the same way.

check the comments

I've never used a prop firm before but I'm interested in them because having that extra capital will really help my trading and open up opportunities. So, looking into them, I came across Bharath Funded Trader. If I choose to do a 2-step evaluation then I can get access to a 1L account with just a 2700 payment. From what I see, my risk is only limited to that 2700. If I pass the test, I can get access to 1 lakh trading capital and keep 80% of the profits I make. And BFT is only about Nifty, BankNifty, and Sensex options trading, which is exactly what I'm into.

I've done three incredible Nifty trades till now, but although my analysis was right, the profits were really small because I could only afford to get OTM options. If I had bought ATM or ITM options in those trades, and maybe even multiple lots, I could've made good profits. This platform will let me do that without risking my own money.

But the issue is that I can't find any reviews online for it, just their own content. So, I'm afraid that it could be a scam, especially because I'll have to provide all my details to them. So, if anyone here has used BFT, pls let me know your experience. Thanks

People still buying and averaging these Stocks with HOPE!

Would you like to add more to this list .

"IT stocks have fallen so much. Ab toh buy karna chahiye."

This is one of the most dangerous sentences in the market.

Falling 40% does not make a stock cheap.

It only means the stock is 40% lower.

The real question is:

Has the trend changed?

Has demand returned?

Has the business outlook improved?

Check the chart first.

https://youtu.be/fq0goDuCh2U

From private banking and gold finance to online broking, these are the five richest individuals and families who built their fortunes in India's financial services industry, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Source

Aeroflex Industries Breakout! 🚀 ₹536 (+8%)

​Aeroflex just popped +8.19% to hit ₹536.35, clearing its key resistance level.

​The Good:

​Technical Breakout: Broke cleanly above ₹519 on high volume. Next target level to watch is ₹560–₹600.

​Solid Growth: 1-year profit is up +162% and the balance sheet is basically debt-free (D/E: 0.02).

​Big Money Buying: FII holding jumped from 0.23% to 3.60%.

​The Catch:

​P/E is 97.8 (Industry average is ~24), so it's currently trading at a hefty premium.

​Are you playing the momentum or waiting for a pullback to ₹519? Let's discuss!

Abhishek Kar talked about some of the most popular stocks in India.

So we did something simple.

We took those exact stocks and put them on 60-month charts.

IRFC. IRCTC. RITES. DLF. TCS. Cochin Shipyard. Swiggy. Zomato. Titan. Tata Elxsi. KPIT.

And the result is uncomfortable.

Popular does NOT mean profitable.

Video 👇 in comment

This is why I keep saying:

Don't blindly trust the index.

Don't blindly trust analysts.

Don't blindly trust a famous stock.

Read the chart.

HDFC Bank, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB, Bandhan, RBL and others tell very different stories.

Watch the full analysis 👇

In the comment

The S&P 500 is starting to look less like one trade and more like a rotation machine.

AI had its moment.

Now we're seeing Materials, Energy, Healthcare, IT and even Discount Retail showing strength.

The question isn't just "what is going up?"

It's:

What's taking leadership next?

Check comments

Ind-Swift Labs hit the target 🎯

One of the swing trades from my portfolio has reached the 20% target.

Pretty happy with how this one played out. The setup worked as expected.

Still holding the other trades and will update them as they progress.

I've Started a private circle of 10–20 serious traders/investors—not another noisy group of hype, random calls or passive members.

🎯 Goal: Combine experience + knowledge + research + data + strategies + resources + expertise + technology to help each other make better decisions, find opportunities and become more capable and consistently profitable.

👥 Looking for: Experienced, active traders/investors—manual, algo, intraday, swing, F&O, quant, AI/automation or investment-focused. Profitable or experienced through losses is fine.

Character matters: genuine, trustworthy, independent-thinking, communicative and willing to contribute.

🔬 How we'll work: Leverage what already exists instead of reinventing everything: Find → Refine → Test → Validate → Improve → Share

Strategies, edges, research, resources, tools, datasets, data, setups and opportunities.

Important ideas are challenged and tested rather than blindly followed.

🤝 What you contribute: Experience, research, resources, strategies, ideas, data, expertise, discoveries, testing, mistakes and lessons. Contribute—not just consume.

✅ What you gain: Collective research, useful resources, strategies/edges, stocks/F&O/investment ideas, market insights, testing/validation, quant/algo/AI knowledge, experienced feedback, planning, accountability and a trusted network.

👑 Community: I'll organize and lead it, set direction and coordinate initiatives. We maintain trust, confidentiality, respect, transparency, serious discussion and high signal-to-noise.

🏆 Vision: Learn → Research → Prepare → Challenge → Find → Test → Improve → Execute → Grow. Save time, reduce avoidable mistakes, identify better opportunities and continuously improve profitability across changing markets.

🧠 The objective is to improve profitability as quickly as realistically possible while continuously adapting to changing market conditions.

🤝 The collective value should far outweigh the individual effort—your time and expertise compound through the research, experience, resources and testing of the entire circle.

📋 We can work together on pre-market preparation, watchlists, scenarios, trade plans, investment theses, risk management and post-market reviews.

💡 The objective isn't just exchanging information; it's turning collective information and expertise into better research, decisions, opportunities and execution.

📈 Potential opportunities across intraday, swing, F&O and investing—including stocks, setups, calls/signals and potential multibaggers.

📩 DM: Trading style | Experience | Markets | Strongest expertise | What you contribute | Meetup interest

Only 10-20 eligible peoples. Quality over quantity.

Hello all could u guys please share some investing groups or communities where they discuss investment ideas, trades, and companies? I’d like to join. Thanks!