Technical & Derivatives Report
If we keep aside the banking space, the market does not appear to
be weak. If Nifty has corrected from 11300 plus levels, the banking
is the sole culprit behind this more than 400 points decline. Now
both Nifty and Bank Nifty are placed at 'Make or Break' levels and
as we alluded in the previous commentary, in the first half of the
current week, all suspense will unfold whether we are likely to
correct further or not. Coincidentally, the RBI monetary policy is
slated this thursday and this might become the catalyst for the
next directional move. Before all this, let see what are the levels
to watch for the forthcoming session. The Bank Nifty is very close
to its recent swing low of 21027 and it would be seen as a crucial
support. If the index slides and stays below it we could see a strong
decline towards 20700 - 20400 levels. Whereas on the flipside, if
any reversal has to happen, this is the level from where it can. Any
positive trigger would result in a sharp bounce back in coming
days. As far as intraday resistance levels are concerned, keep a
close eye on 21250 -21550.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 21027 Resistance 1 – 21250
Support 2 – 20700 Resistance 2 – 21550
Exhibit 1: Nifty Daily Chart
Sensex (36940) / Nifty (10892)
Nifty started trading for the week marginally negative above the
11050 mark. However, it corrected from the opening ticks itself and
crept lower throughout the day to end below 10900, with a loss of
over 180 points.
During end of last week, the index had indicated some signs of profit
booking and we witnessed a continuation of the correction in Nifty
in yesterday’s session. The Bank Nifty index, which had recently seen
a relative underperformance, continued to be the culprit to drag the
index lower. If we look at the recent historical data, Nifty had given
a range breakout during mid-July above the resistance of 10890.
After a move upto 11340 post the breakout, the index has seen a
pullback move and is now back to that level. As per the role reversal
technique in technical analysis, such previous breakouts usually act
as support on pullback moves and this also coincides with the ‘200
SMA’ on the daily chart. The index has ended in the vicinity of the
support range of 10870-10900 and thus, we could again see some
pullback if this support holds its importance. Below this, the hourly
charts implies intraday support around 10800 mark. However, one
should also keep a tab on the Bank Nifty index without which a
meaningful pullback in Nifty would be difficult. Traders are advised
to avoid forming shorts at current zone as there are multiple
supports seen. The intraday resistance in Nifty for the coming
session is seen in the range of 11000-11050.
Exhibit 2: Nifty Bank Daily Chart
Inspite of the negative momentum in the index, the overall stocks
specific action was quite mixed and the market breadth was infact
marginally positive. The Pharma space kept buzzing with the midcap
names from that space joining the momentum and the Nifty Midcap
index too showed relative outperformance to the benchmark. Hence,
trading with a stock specific approach would provide better
opportunities and hence traders are advised to capitalize on the
same.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 10870 Resistance 1 – 11000
Support 2 – 10800 Resistance 2 – 11050