Scalper Joystick is LIVE (currently only available for Punch Champions)

A lot of you have been asking for this feature for a long time.

Not just in one place, but everywhere we show up — in the Builder’s Lab, during product webinars, on 1-1 calls with traders, and even in Yugandhar’s SMC sessions.

One of our traders pretty much summed this feature up in a post on the Builder’s Lab:

“Need direct setting of target and stoploss on chart, need a setting where we can predefine target (say 10%) and stoploss (say 2%) and each time you place order the target and SL gets placed on chart accordingly and we should be able to drag it.”

What came through very clearly was not just what was needed, but how urgently it was needed.

“It’s very necessary, most important and most powerful feature for option scalpers. Please add this immediately, very very very requested.”

“Very important and a must feature for scalping.”

Across all of them, the underlying problem was the same. Too many steps between intent and execution.

Scalper Joystick is our attempt to remove those steps.

This feature wasn’t designed in isolation. It came from reading long threads, re-reading the same requests week after week, and watching how many of you were already trying to bend Punch to fit fast, short-horizon trades.

At its core, the Scalper Joystick speaks to 4 different use cases repeatedly highlighted by our traders.

First, pre-defining the stoploss, target and lot size

With the Scalper Joystick, you can now pre-define SL/TP/Lot size settings for all your trades executed via the Scalper Joystick.

Second, entry and risk are no longer separate actions.

When you place a trade using Scalper Joystick, the entry goes in along with a pre-defined SL and target, automatically. The position is created with its exits already in place. Hence, an order executed via the Joystick is a bracket order by default.

Third, execution no longer requires an order form.

Buy, Sell, and Exit happen with a single tap. No intermediate screens. No confirmations. This applies whether you’re trading from a single chart or using split view.

This was called out repeatedly by traders, especially during volatile phases:

“One tap instant Buy/Sell/Exit instead of two or three taps. This is very crucial for trade management during volatile times.”

Fourth, you can place limit or trigger orders directly from the chart itself while using Scalper Joystick.

For now, it works for options trading only — including NIFTY, SENSEX, and BANKNIFTY — since the majority of scalping activity happens in these indices. Once the upcoming feature Protection Orders for Equity goes live, Scalper Joystick will extend to equities, stock options, and futures.

Another small but significant problem that gets solved was related to split view.

Many of you pointed out that the order form would often occlude the bottom chart while trading in split mode. This became a key inspiration for building Scalper mode as a Joystick. It sits just below the bottom chart, so you retain full visibility of both charts throughout entry and exit.

Nothing else about Punch changes when you enter this mode. You’re not moving into a different product or a restricted environment. It’s simply a different execution layer.

From a systems perspective, this required significant reworking how orders are constructed and sent. (A key reason for why it took us a bit longer to develop this feature)

One thing that is still missing — and many of you have already pointed this out — is Trailing SL inside Scalper Joystick.

We’re adding that too.

It’s currently in testing. This has taken longer than we originally expected due to a few issues we had to work through on the order-management side. I know this delay has been frustrating, and that feedback is fair. We’ll share an update as soon as it’s ready to go live.

Scalper Joystick exists because enough of you pushed for it, explained why it mattered, and didn’t let the request die out.

It’s LIVE now.

Use it, break it, and tell us what still feels off. We’ll keep iterating.