Technical & Derivatives Report
Exhibit 1: Nifty Daily Chart
We started off the week with a downside gap due to the weekend
lockdown announced amid COVID surge. Post opening, strong selling
pressure was seen from the word go to drag index below the recent
lows of 32415. As the week progressed, we saw few attempts of
recovery but 33200-33300 acted as a supply zone. Any pull back move
was being sold into and eventually we concluded the week with a
major cut of four percent. As far as technical chart structure are
concerned, the banking index has been hovering around the crucial
‘Make or Break’ level of 89EMA on daily chart which is placed around
32200-32400. Except for Thursday, almost daily BankNifty made an
attempt to breach the important support zone but managed to sustain
above same on the weekly close. We have been mentioning in the daily
article, at how important levels is banking index placed and shall
decide the further trend for market. Considering the price action in the
week gone by, we are a bit skeptical as in any bottom formation the
recovery happens too fast to actually realize which is not the case this
time. This is indeed not a very healthy sign for Bulls, hence, we would
preferred being light in market and keep a close watch how things pan
out in next 2-3 sessions.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 32000 Resistance 1 – 33300
Support 2 – 31750 Resistance 2 – 33500
During the last week, trading started on a sluggish note on Monday
morning as indicated by the SGX Nifty. However things worsened as the
day progressed to test sub-14500 levels. Fortunately, there was no
further damage done as we witnessed a gradual recovery throughout
the remaining part of the week to reclaim the 14800 mark on a closing
basis; but ended with a negligible loss as compared to the previous
weekly close.
Overall if we see, major indices have gone nowhere as it was a week of
boredom and consolidation for them. There were one or two odd days
when we witnessed some action in index heavyweights; but didn’t last
too long as breakout attempts on either sides were turned unsuccessful.
In the upward direction, we were seeing 14900 as a crucial hurdle on a
closing basis and after nearly twelve trading sessions, bulls attempted to
break this barrier on an intraday basis; but failed to maintain at the close.
So 14900 – 15000 continues to remain a sturdy wall and till the time we
do not surpass it, major heavyweights are not going to give any
sustainable up move. Yes, at the same time, it’s not falling either; in fact
the undertone remained bullish for the major part of the week. On the
lower side, 14700 followed by 14550 are to be seen as immediate
supports.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 14770 Resistance 1 – 14950
Support 2 – 14700 Resistance2 – 15000
Exhibit 2: Nifty Bank Daily Chart
The deciding factor in days to come has to be the financial space. Since
last couple of weeks, the banking index has been hovering around its
strong support zone of 32200 – 32400 which is the breakout point on
the budget day as well as the ’89-EMA’ on daily chart. It has managed
to hold this till now and if any recovery has to take place, there will not
be a better place than this. But in our sense, if any bottom (short or long
term) is to be formed; it does not give so many opportunities for the
bulls to get in as it has been giving in last few days. It just happens in a
flash and takes off before anyone could realize. This is clearly not the
case at present and hence, the more it challenges any particular support,
the higher it creates possibility of breaking it. Hence, all eyes would be
on this development as it is likely to dictate the near term direction for
the market. Throughout this week, lot of thematic moves kept buzzing
and hence, one can definitely keep tracking such potential candidates;
but avoid being complacent at the same time.