Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about stock screeners, market regime analysis, FII/DII institutional activity, crypto research, and halal stock screening for Indian markets.
Getting started
How do I invest in the stock market as a beginner?
Begin by opening a demat and trading account with a SEBI-registered broker, then learn to read a company’s basic numbers and price history before committing money. Ansaar is a free research platform — not a broker — so you can use it to study quantitative signals and screen ideas, then place trades through your own broker. Start with our beginner guides in the Learn hub.
What is Ansaar and is it free to use?
Ansaar is a free quantitative research platform for Indian equities, crypto, and ETFs. We publish machine-learning research scores, institutional-activity indicators, and market regime analysis for educational purposes. We are not a SEBI-registered investment advisor and do not provide buy/sell recommendations.
Do I need experience to use a research platform like this?
No prior experience is required. The Learn hub walks through core concepts — stock screeners, market regimes, momentum signals, and FII/DII data — in plain language. You can explore the tools without an account, and sign in to unlock richer data views.
Does Ansaar give investment advice or tips?
No. Everything published on Ansaar is educational quantitative research — the output of mathematical models that describe market conditions. We never give advice, recommendations, tips, or buy/sell calls. Always consult a SEBI-registered investment advisor before making investment decisions.
What markets does Ansaar cover?
Ansaar focuses on NSE-listed Indian equities, Indian ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies. You can research over 2,000 NSE stocks, screen them by quantitative and Sharia-compliance criteria, and study market regime conditions across both equity and crypto markets.
Using the stock screener
What is a stock screener?
A stock screener is a tool that filters a large universe of stocks down to those matching criteria you choose — such as valuation, momentum, sector, or compliance status. Instead of reviewing thousands of companies one by one, you set filters and the screener returns a shortlist for further research. Learn more in our guide on how to use a stock screener.
How do I use a stock screener?
Pick the criteria that matter for your research question — for example a valuation band, a momentum signal, or a halal filter — apply them, then review the resulting shortlist and open individual instruments for deeper analysis. Our equity screener lets you combine quantitative and Sharia-compliance filters in one place.
What filters can I apply on the Ansaar screener?
The equity screener supports valuation metrics, machine-learning research scores, sector and momentum filters, and a Sharia-compliance status filter. You can layer filters to narrow a 2,000+ stock universe to a focused research list. Try it on the equity screener.
Is the stock screener free?
Yes. The screener and instrument pages are free to browse. Signing in with a free account unlocks the richer data views such as detailed forecasts and signal history, but the core screening experience is open.
Where do I find a specific stock’s research page?
Use the instruments browser to search by company name or NSE code, then open the detail page for quantitative scores, fundamental ratios, and institutional-activity indicators. The screener also links directly to each matching instrument.
Market regime & trends
What is a market regime?
A market regime is a classification of the prevailing market environment — for example trending versus range-bound, or risk-on versus risk-off — based on systematic measures of trend, volatility, and breadth. It is a descriptive lens for understanding current conditions, not a forecast. Read our guide on what a market regime is.
Is Nifty bullish or bearish right now?
Ansaar publishes a data-driven market regime classification that describes whether the broad Indian equity environment currently reads as trending up, trending down, or neutral, based on systematic indicators. This is analysis of present conditions — it is not a prediction of where Nifty will go. See the equity market regime page.
How is the market regime calculated?
The regime model combines trend, volatility, and breadth measures into a single classification that updates as new market data arrives. The methodology is rules-based and systematic, so the same inputs always produce the same regime label. Details are on each market regime page.
Does crypto have a market regime too?
Yes. Ansaar publishes a separate market regime classification for crypto markets, since their volatility and trend behaviour differ from equities. You can compare the equity and crypto regime views side by side.
Can a market regime tell me what will happen next?
No. A regime classification describes the current environment using historical and present data; it does not predict future returns. Treat it as context for your own research rather than a forecast or a signal to act.
Institutional activity (FII/DII)
What is FII/DII data?
FII/DII data reports the net buying and selling activity of Foreign Institutional Investors and Domestic Institutional Investors in Indian markets. Because these large players move significant capital, their aggregate flows are widely studied as a gauge of institutional sentiment. Learn how to read it in our FII/DII guide.
How do I read FII/DII data?
Look at the net figure — buy value minus sell value — for FIIs and DIIs separately, then watch the trend over days and weeks rather than a single session. Sustained net buying or selling is more informative than one day’s number. Our guide walks through reading and interpreting these figures.
When is FII/DII data released?
Provisional FII/DII cash-market figures are typically published by the exchanges after market hours on each trading day, with final figures following later. Ansaar surfaces institutional-activity indicators derived from NSE data on the Institutional Activity (Whale Radar) page.
How do I check FII/DII activity for a specific stock?
Aggregate FII/DII figures are market-wide, but Ansaar derives stock-level institutional-activity indicators from NSE delivery data so you can study where large players appear active. Explore these on the Whale Radar / Institutional Activity page.
What does whale activity mean on Ansaar?
“Whale” activity refers to outsized institutional or large-trader footprints inferred from delivery and volume data. The Whale Radar highlights stocks where such activity is statistically notable — as descriptive research, not a recommendation to trade.
Crypto
Does Ansaar cover cryptocurrency research?
Yes. Ansaar publishes machine-learning research scores and rankings for major cryptocurrency pairs, plus a dedicated crypto market regime classification. As with equities, these are educational quantitative outputs, not buy/sell calls.
How are crypto research scores generated?
Each crypto pair receives a model score that combines technical and market-structure features into a single descriptive ranking. Scores describe relative model standing — they are not predictions or recommendations. Methodology notes accompany the crypto pages.
Is it halal to invest in cryptocurrency?
Scholarly views differ. Many consider established utility or store-of-value coins acceptable while flagging interest-bearing staking, excessive leverage, and gambling-style tokens as problematic. Ansaar does not issue religious rulings — consult a qualified Islamic finance scholar for guidance specific to your situation.
Is there a separate market regime for crypto?
Yes — crypto markets have their own regime classification because their trend and volatility behaviour differs from equities. Compare it against the equity regime to understand cross-market conditions.
Halal investing
Is it halal to invest in stocks?
Many scholars permit investing in shares of companies whose core business and finances are Sharia-compliant, while excluding businesses built on interest, alcohol, gambling, or similar prohibited activities. Compliance is assessed per company, not for “stocks” as a whole. Read our halal investing in India guide for the screening logic.
Which stocks are halal?
A stock is generally considered halal when the company’s business activities are permissible and its financial ratios — such as interest-bearing debt and interest income relative to size — stay within accepted Sharia thresholds. Ansaar tags Sharia-compliance status per stock so you can filter for it. Use the halal filter on the equity screener.
How do I find halal stocks in India?
Use a screener that tags Sharia-compliance status, then review each candidate’s business and financials. On Ansaar, apply the halal filter in the equity screener to shortlist compliant NSE stocks, then open each instrument for deeper research.
How does Ansaar determine Sharia-compliance status?
Ansaar aggregates Sharia-compliance screening from third-party sources, combining business-activity exclusions with financial-ratio thresholds, and surfaces the resulting status per stock. We do not issue independent religious rulings — always verify with a qualified scholar for decisions that matter to you.
Is technical and quantitative analysis permissible in Islam?
Studying price history and statistical patterns to inform research is generally considered permissible, as it involves analysis rather than interest or gambling. The permissibility question usually centres on the underlying instrument and how it is traded, not the analysis itself.
About Ansaar
Is Ansaar a SEBI-registered investment advisor?
No. Ansaar is an educational quantitative research platform and is not a SEBI-registered investment advisor or research analyst. Nothing on the platform is investment advice, and using it does not create an advisory relationship.
How often is the research updated?
Market data and indicators refresh regularly, and the machine-learning models are retrained on a periodic schedule so research scores reflect recent market behaviour. Each instrument page shows the data it is based on.
Does Ansaar guarantee returns?
No. We make no promises about returns and provide no guarantees. The platform publishes descriptive model outputs for education and research only; all investment decisions and their outcomes are your own responsibility.
How do I learn more about the methodology?
See the methodology page for how the models are built, and the disclaimer for legal information. The Learn hub also explains the core concepts behind each tool.
Explore the tools
Stock Screener
Filter 2,000+ NSE stocks by valuation, momentum, and Sharia compliance.
Market Regime
See the current data-driven classification for Indian equity markets.
Institutional Activity
Study large-player footprints derived from NSE delivery data.
Learn Hub
Plain-language guides to screeners, regimes, signals, and FII/DII data.
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Educational quantitative research, not investment advice. Ansaar is not a SEBI-registered investment advisor.