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How to Use Quintal Mind

A complete guide for new users — understand every sheet, chart, and feature on the platform.

Getting Started

After logging in, you'll land on the Dashboard. The left panel shows available symbols (NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, SENSEX) with their live spot price and ATM straddle price. Click any symbol to load its data.

Charts

Real-time charts for synthetic straddle, skewness, gamma exposure

Equity

All options sheets — combos, ratios, butterflies, pulse

MCX

Commodity futures & options — Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Natural Gas

How to Read Prices in Sheets

Every sheet shows the net price of a multi-leg options strategy. Here's how to interpret them:

Positive (Green)+125.50

Net credit — you receive premium upfront when entering this spread.

Negative (Red)-42.75

Net debit — the spread costs money upfront but can profit if the market moves.

ATM RowHighlighted

The row closest to current spot price — your reference for at-the-money strategies.

Columns50 · 100 · 150 · 200

Each column = different offset (wing distance). Wider offsets = different risk/reward.

Click any cell to see the exact legs (strikes, quantities, buy/sell). Double-click to mark a trade for monitoring.

Combo Butterflies

Shows 8 pre-configured butterfly spread tables simultaneously, each with a different offset:span combination.

300:700
400:900
300:600
350:800
250:550
450:1000
100:300
100:200
BUY NETNet cost to buy the butterfly (buy wings, sell body)
SELL NETNet credit to sell the butterfly (sell wings, buy body)

Use shift arrows at the top to move all 8 tables up/down together to explore strikes further from ATM.

Ratio Spreads (Call & Put)

Strategies where you buy 1 lot and sell N lots at a different strike.

Call Ratio

BUY1× Call at lower strike
SELLN× Calls at higher strike

Shown for strikes ATM-5 to ATM+10

Put Ratio

BUY1× Put at higher strike
SELLN× Puts at lower strike

Shown for strikes ATM-10 to ATM+5

Ratio Selector:1:21:31:41:5

Each column shows the price at a different offset distance. Offset of 100 = sell strike is 100 points from buy strike. Adjust min/max offset controls to show wider or narrower spreads.

Butterfly (1:2:1)

The classic butterfly spread — all same-type options (all calls or all puts).

BUYLower strike
SELLMiddle strike (body)
BUYUpper strike
Call ButterflyUses call options. Profits if price stays near the middle strike at expiry.
Put ButterflyUses put options. Same profit profile, constructed with puts.
ColumnsEach column = different wing distance. 100pt offset means wings are 100pts from body.
Pro TipLook for cheap butterflies near ATM — high reward-to-risk when market stays range-bound.

Custom Butterfly

Same concept as the standard butterfly, but you can choose your own ratio — create unbalanced butterflies with skewed risk/reward profiles.

Example Ratios:1:2:11:3:21:4:3Custom

Use the ratio selectors to experiment with different configurations and compare prices in real time.

Pulse (1:3:3:1)

A 4-leg condor-style spread — wider than a butterfly, providing a broader profit zone.

BUYFar OTM option
SELLCloser option
SELLEven closer option
BUYNear ATM option

Pulse spreads capture theta decay across a wider range while maintaining defined risk. Available for both calls and puts.

Charts

The Charts view displays 4 real-time charts in a grid layout. Each chart can be expanded.

Synthetic Straddle

Tracks synthetic futures price and call-put difference. Shows Spot, C-P, and Synthetic Spot. Adjust data interval (1s to 5m).

Skewness

Shows IV skew across strikes. Identify if calls or puts are relatively expensive.

Gamma Exposure (GEX)

Market-maker gamma positioning across strikes. Large gamma levels act as magnets or barriers for price.

Expand / Collapse

Use arrow buttons on each chart to expand in any direction. Click X to collapse back to the grid.

Options Chain

In the left panel below the symbol selector, you'll find the full Options Chain table — all available strikes with their call and put prices, OI, volume, and Greeks for the selected symbol and expiry.

MCX (Commodities)

MCX FuturesLive prices for Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Natural Gas with butterfly/combo analysis.
Calendar SpreadsCalendar spread pricing across different expiry months for all MCX commodities.

Analysis Tools

Access deeper analysis from the Analysis section (requires login):

Historical Sheets

Load past dates and review how combo, ratio, and butterfly prices looked at any point in history.

Free

Bell Curves

Probability distribution analysis showing expected move ranges.

Pro

Regime Detector

Identifies current market volatility regime — trending, mean-reverting, or volatile.

Free

Backtesting

Test strategies against historical data to validate your edge.

Elite

Tips & Tricks

Click any cell to see exact legs of that strategy

Double-click a cell to mark it for tracking throughout the day

Collapse sidebar (or double-click resizer) to maximize sheet area

Switch themes with the sun/moon icon — dark mode for long sessions

Adjust strike gaps to zoom in (smaller) or zoom out (larger) across strikes

ATM row auto-updates as spot moves — always shows relevant strikes

Ready to Explore?

See live combo prices, ratio spreads, and butterfly values across multiple strikes and expiries.