Fact Check
YouTube option strategies, backtested as taught
We code each video's rules exactly as presented, run them over years of minute-by-minute market data with real charges, and compare the result with what the video says. No changes, no tuning.
How we test
- 1-minute historical NSE/BSE option and futures data; each video's rules coded exactly as taught, with stated assumptions where the video left a gap.
- Signals on a candle's close are filled at the next minute's open (unless the rules say otherwise); stops and targets are checked against each minute's high and low.
- Real broker charges, STT, exchange fees, stamp duty and GST deducted on every order; lot size as it was on each trade date.
- Results are per lot unless stated. No leverage, compounding or position sizing beyond the video's own rules.
34 of 34 videos
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Overnight ATM long straddle (Fridays)
Partly holdsOver 2017–2026 the as-taught Friday rules made about ₹2.19 L per lot, but almost all of it came in 2024–26 and 2020 lost about ₹71.5k.
Net ₹2.19 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Green-day high-volume overnight call
Matches claimThe as-taught signal traded as an ATM weekly call made about ₹2.94 L per lot net from 2017 to Oct 2026, with every calendar year positive.
Net ₹2.94 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Overnight premium range breakout (4–5 days to expiry)
Does not hold after costsOver 2017–2026 the exact rules lost about ₹35.6k per lot with 1% slippage, with a drawdown of about ₹1.3 L.
Net −₹35,574 · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
₹100 option +50% overnight momentum
Partly holdsApplied to NIFTY weekly, the as-taught rules made about ₹7.75 L per lot from 2017 to Oct 2026 and every year was positive.
Net ₹7.75 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
ITM ₹180 premium breakout
Does not hold after costsFrom 2017 to Oct 2026 the as-taught rules won 43% of 1,315 trades and lost about ₹39.8k per lot after costs.
Net −₹39,769 · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · SENSEX weekly
SENSEX opening premium range breakout
Partly holdsFrom May 2024 to Oct 2026 the as-taught rules made about ₹1.36 L per lot, but 2025 lost money and the drawdown was about ₹50k.
Net ₹1.36 L · 2024-05 to 2026-10
- Option buying · SENSEX weekly (expiry day)
SENSEX expiry-day premium range breakout
Does not hold after costsWith realistic fills, the as-taught call and put sides together made about ₹17.2k per lot from May 2024 to Oct 2026, with the call side near zero.
Net ₹17,219 · 2024-05 to 2026-10
- Option buying · SENSEX weekly (expiry day)
Last-hour premium momentum buying
Does not hold after costsWith fills at the next minute's open and real costs, the as-taught expiry-day rules lost about ₹1.46 L on 10 lots from mid-2024 to Oct 2026.
Net −₹1.46 L · 2024-05 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Double Supertrend flip scalp
Could not reproduceThe as-taught rules lost about ₹3.07 L per lot with ATM options from Feb 2019 to Oct 2026, winning 35% of trades.
Net −₹3.07 L · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Opening candle vs VWAP direction
Does not hold after costsAs taught with ATM weekly options, the rule lost about ₹80,000 per lot from 2019 to Oct 2026 after costs.
Net −₹80,000 · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY + BANKNIFTY monthly expiry
Monthly-expiry 14:50 candle cheap option buy
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rule lost about ₹10.9 lakh over 2017–2026, losing in every year.
Net −₹10.88 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
9:35 ₹50 premium momentum buy with trail
Matches claimAs taught, the rule made money every year from 2019 to 2025 after costs (about ₹4.1 lakh per lot) but is down about ₹9.6k in 2026.
Net ₹4.12 L · 2019-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
14:55 candle breakout
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rule netted about ₹17.9k per lot over nearly 10 years and lost about ₹18.5k since the Aug-2026 session change.
Net ₹17,861 · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY + SENSEX weekly
First 30-second candle breakout
Does not hold after costsAs taught on NIFTY the rule lost about ₹62.8k per lot from 2020 to 2026 despite a 59% win rate.
Net −₹62,800 · 2020-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
Strong-candle breakout at set times
Partly holdsAs taught on NIFTY, the rule made about ₹1.55 lakh per lot from 2017 to Oct 2026 after costs, with 3 losing years.
Net ₹1.55 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
15-min two-colour range breakdown
Does not hold after costsThe index-point edge reproduces, but as an ATM put buy the rule lost about ₹1.55 lakh per lot from 2019 to Oct 2026.
Net −₹1.55 L · 2019-01 to 2026-10
- Option buying · BANKNIFTY weekly
Supertrend + Bollinger + RSI call buying
Partly holdsTrades, win rate and drawdown reproduced over the video's period before costs, but the rules lose money in 2026.
2017-01 to 2024-01
- Option buying · NIFTY weekly
11:00 PCR of OI change
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rule lost about ₹2.77 lakh per lot from 2019 to Oct 2026, losing every year.
Net −₹2.77 L · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly
09:18 ATM short straddle with MTM lock
Partly holdsAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹5.89 L net after real costs from Feb-2019 to Oct-2026, with drawdown about ₹49k.
Net ₹5.89 L · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY monthly
45-day NIFTY monthly short straddle
Matches claimAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹4.11 L net over 103 cycles from 2018 to Oct-2026, with 69.9% winning cycles.
Net ₹4.11 L · 2018-01 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY monthly
21-day SMA band credit spreads (stop and reverse)
Does not hold after costsAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹31.6k net over nearly 10 years, and lost about ₹11k over the video's own 2021-2025 window.
Net ₹31,660 · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY monthly
Monthly iron fly with breakeven adjustments
Does not hold after costsAs taught, 1 lot lost about ₹1.35 L net from 2017 to Oct-2026, with every calendar year negative.
Net −₹1.35 L · 2017-01 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly
Weekly ₹70 strangle 3 days to expiry with night hedge
Partly holdsAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹2.02 L net after real costs from Feb-2019 to Oct-2026, but lost about ₹15.6k in 2026.
Net ₹2.02 L · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly (expiry day)
Expiry-day ₹55 strangle with stop to cost
Matches claimAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹2.42 L net over 402 expiry days with a 66% win rate and drawdown under ₹10k.
Net ₹2.42 L · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · SENSEX weekly
SENSEX 09:18 ₹110 strangle
Matches claimAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹93.7k net from May-2024 to Oct-2026, with a 60% win rate and drawdown about ₹7.6k.
Net ₹93,742 · 2024-05 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY next-week
Next-week ₹25 strangle with stop to cost
Does not hold after costsAs taught, 1 lot made about ₹78k net after real costs from 2019 to Oct-2026 (about ₹10k a year).
Net ₹78,197 · 2019-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY next-week
5-min 20-SMA band intraday option selling
Partly holdsAs taught, the rules made about ₹0.9 lakh over Dec-2020 to Oct-2026 after real broker charges, versus ₹3.1 lakh under the video's zero-brokerage cost model.
Net ₹89,668 · 2020-12 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY monthly
Heikin-Ashi + MACD monthly credit spreads
Partly holdsAs taught, the rules made about ₹2.04 lakh per lot from Jun-2017 to Oct-2026, including a ₹60k loss in 2021.
Net ₹2.04 L · 2017-06 to 2026-10
- Option selling · BANKNIFTY monthly
BANKNIFTY monthly iron fly with profit lock
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rules made about ₹24.5k from Feb-2017 to Oct-2026, with a ₹1.31 lakh drawdown and a ₹78k loss in 2026.
Net ₹24,512 · 2017-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY monthly
Monthly 15-delta strangle with wings and adjustments
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rules made about ₹900 over 2021–25 and ₹70k from Jan-2019 to Oct-2026, with a ₹65k drawdown.
Net ₹70,407 · 2019-01 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly
Weekly iron condor at ATM ± implied move
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the iron condor came to −308 points before costs and about −2,155 points (≈ −₹1.4 lakh per lot of 65) after costs over Jan-2020 to Jan-2026.
Net −₹1.40 L · 2020-01 to 2026-01
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly
Overnight 40-delta short strangle
Partly holdsAs taught, the rules made about ₹2.46 lakh per lot from Feb-2017 to Oct-2026, but only about ₹13k since the expiry day changed in Sep-2025.
Net ₹2.46 L · 2017-02 to 2026-10
- Option selling · SENSEX weekly
SENSEX 0.20-delta strangle sold after a 5% dip
Partly holdsAs taught, the rules made about ₹1.11 lakh per lot from May-2024 to Oct-2026 after costs, but only ₹3k in 2026 with a ₹40k drawdown.
Net ₹1.11 L · 2024-05 to 2026-10
- Option selling · NIFTY weekly (2-week)
Bi-weekly iron condor with delta adjustments
Does not hold after costsAs taught, the rules lost about ₹13.7k per lot over Jul-2019 to Oct-2026, winning 35% of 83 weeks traded.
Net −₹13,714 · 2019-07 to 2026-10