Nifty Intraday Options Selling Strategy (Zero DTE)

Discover a Nifty Intraday Options Selling Strategy for 0 DTE, trading Calls and Puts based on specific premiums. Learn entry/exit times & stop loss rules.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: Algorithmic & Automated Trading

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: Intraday
  • Markets: Nifty Options, Sensex Options

Source video

Decoded from: Best Intraday Strategy in Nifty || 8 Years Backtest || TradBuilder by TradBuilder — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:44 - Strategy overview and win rate
  • 1:20 - Entry and exit times
  • 1:40 - Trailing SL to Break Even concept introduced
  • 2:00 - Option selection criteria (premium)
  • 2:40 - Stop loss percentage
  • 3:00 - Trailing SL to Break Even explained in detail
  • 6:00 - Backtest results for 0 DTE
  • 7:10 - Performance metrics (win rate, drawdown, expectancy)

Strategy overview

Options selling flips the usual buyer's game on its head: instead of paying a premium and hoping for a big move, the seller collects the premium up front and profits as time decay erodes the option's value while the underlying stays inside an expected range. This entry decodes TradBuilder's video "Best Intraday Strategy in Nifty || 8 Years Backtest", which applies that idea to India's Nifty index as a same-day, zero-DTE intraday play — one where the trade is opened and closed within a single session and the signal is a clock time rather than any indicator.

What sets this version apart from a classic range-bound premium-selling setup is where the video puts its emphasis. It spends most of its time not on the entry but on defense: a trailing stop-loss that is moved to break even, a concept it introduces early and then returns to explain in detail — clearly the mechanic the presenter treats as the heart of the method. Around it sit the supporting pieces the video walks through: choosing the option to sell by its premium, defined entry and exit windows, and a stop-loss level, all framed as a mechanical, repeatable routine rather than a discretionary read of the tape.

That mechanical framing is what makes it relevant to the automation side of trading, but a caution belongs with it: selling options caps your gain at the premium collected while leaving open-ended risk if price runs against the position, and zero-DTE selling concentrates that risk into the final hours before expiry — which is exactly why the trailing-to-break-even overlay carries so much weight here. No fixed rules were extracted for this entry, so the specifics stay with the source; the "8 Years Backtest" label and the win rate quoted in the video are single-source claims from the channel and are not independently verified.

Topics

nifty options strategy · intraday strategy · options selling strategy · zero dte options · nifty trading strategy · sensex options · 15 minute strategy · technical indicators · tradingview strategy · pine script · trading strategy · options swing trading

Frequently asked questions

What is a Nifty intraday options selling strategy?

It is an approach that sells (writes) Nifty index options and aims to profit from time decay as the option loses value through the session, closing the position the same day. The seller collects the premium up front and benefits when price stays within an expected range rather than making a large directional move.

What does 'Zero DTE' mean in this context?

Zero DTE means zero days to expiration — the options being traded expire the same day they are sold. Time decay is fastest on expiry day, which is what makes it attractive to sellers, but it also concentrates risk because there is little time for a losing position to recover before expiration.

Why does the video focus on a trailing stop-loss to break even?

Because premium selling has capped upside and open-ended downside, risk control is the deciding factor. The presenter introduces moving the stop-loss to break even as the trade develops, and returns to explain it in detail, treating it as the core mechanism for protecting collected premium rather than the entry itself.

Is the '8 years backtest' and win rate in the video verified?

No. The 8-year backtest and the win rate are claims made by the TradBuilder channel in the video and have not been independently verified. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure and framing of strategies like this from their video sources so you can evaluate the concept and test it yourself before risking capital.

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