Rajandran R

  Bangalore • https://www.marketcalls.in Creator of OpenAlgo - OpenSource Algo Trading framework for Indian Traders. Building GenAI Applications. Telecom Engineer turned Full-time Derivative Trader. Mostly Trading Nifty, Banknifty, High Liquid Stock Derivatives. Trading the Markets Since 2006 onwards. Using Market Profile and Orderflow for more than a decade. Designed and published 100+ open source trading systems on various trading tools. Strongly believe that market understanding and robust trading frameworks are the key to the trading success. Building Algo Platforms, Writing about Markets, Trading System Design, Market Sentiment, Trading Softwares & Trading Nuances since 2007 onwards. Author of Marketcalls.in

         



3559 Stories by Rajandran R

Gold-Oil Ratio Revisited: The Fear Returns

The Gold–Oil ratio has surged past 68, marking one of the steepest climbs since the pandemic crash of 2020. In simple terms, an ounce...
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Building an RRG Clone: A Real-World Test of Claude Sonnet 4.5’s Coding Capabilities

I recently challenged Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced model for coding and real-world agents, with what seemed like a straightforward task: build an...
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UV: The Python Package Manager That’s 100x Faster Than Pip

UV is a blazingly fast Python package manager and project manager written in Rust. Created by Astral (the team behind Ruff), UV is designed...
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Indian Weekly Market Wrap up – September 4th Week

The Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp correction during the September 4th week, marking the end of a three-week winning streak. Both benchmark indices...
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The Long Road to Machine Intelligence: From Early AI Winters to Modern Neural Networks

The journey of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a winding path of groundbreaking discoveries, periods of disillusionment, and remarkable comebacks. From the earliest mechanical...
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How I Migrated 5 Years of Website Infrastructure Using AI (and Saved 50% on Hosting)

For five years, MarketCalls ran on the same server setup. Like an old car that still runs but makes concerning noises, it worked but...
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The Current State of Nifty – September 2025 Futures

Nifty has been in a constructive phase this September, and multiple layers of technicals, sentiment, and market structure point towards a “buy on dips”...
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Agentic Coding and Dopamine Hits: Chasing Quick Wins vs. Building Lasting Skills

Agentic coding feels like magic. One prompt, and whole blocks of code appear on your screen. The dopamine hit is real, that instant thrill...
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Why OpenAlgo is Licensed Under AGPL-3.0 (and What It Means for Brokers and Traders)

OpenAlgo is more than just a broker API wrapper. It is a self-hosted, open-source trading infrastructure designed for traders, brokers, and businesses who want...
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What is “TACO” negotiation strategy

The so-called “TACO” negotiation strategy—short for Trump Always Chickens Out—emerged as a satirical label for Donald Trump’s trade tactics. The pattern is simple: launch...
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New GST 2.0 Regime Dashboard

India's GST 2.0 reform, effective September 22, 2025, marks a historic shift in the nation's tax landscape with 76.1% of sectors receiving rate reductions....
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Market Profile Outlook: Bank Nifty Futures – September 2025 Series

Let's cut through the noise and talk about what's really happening in Bank Nifty. That September 2nd action? It wasn't just a failed breakout...
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