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(Unofficial) The MMI is an investor sentiment tool that describes the current mood of the market. MMI takes into account 7 important factors to give a complete 360 degree picture of the emotions driving the market. FII Activity This is the net open interest of FIIs in Index Futures on the NSE. Tracking movement in this indicator gives insight into FII views about the markets Higher than average value suggests bullish FII view about the market Volatility Volatility is measured by the India VIX index. It is the implied volatility of 1 month Nifty options and is a measure of the market's expectation of volatility in the near term High VIX value suggests that market participants are expecting increased risk and volatility in the market Skew Volatility only tells us that the markets are expecting some movement, but doesn't tell us anything about the direction. Skew is used to measure the expectations around market direction. It is calculated as the difference between implied volatilities (IV) of OTM put options and OTM call options of Nifty So, a higher than average value of skew represents a high chance of downward movement Momentum It is the difference between 90D & 30D exponential moving averages of Nifty, divided by 90D moving average A positive value indicates an uptrend and vice versa Market Breadth It is calculated by dividing AD Ratio by AD Volume (Modified Arms Index) A relative low value indicates strong market move supported by volumes Price Strength It is tracked by subtracting % of stocks near their 52W low from % of stocks near their 52W high to calculate the net % of stocks near their 52W high Higher value indicates better price strength in the market Demand for Gold It is the relative price return of Gold vs Nifty for last 2 weeks If the return of gold is increasing relative to Nifty, it indicates a movement away from equities into safer commodities like Gold