
Technical & Derivatives Report
The Bank Nifty index too opened positive at 20500, but it
gradually crept lower and then it dipped sharply post the news of
violent face-off of Indian soldiers with Chinese troops. However,
post that initial sharp reaction, the index recovered from the low
of about 19500 and ended the day with gains of around 2 percent
at 20300.
Although we saw a sharp reaction to the above news, the index
again witnessed some buying interest at lower levels led by the
index heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak
Bank. The index has formed a support in the range of 19500-
19700 in last three sessions which is around the '200 SMA' on the
hourly chart. One should avoid forming any short positions till this
support is intact. Infact, we have witnessed some buying interest
in this range and hence, traders should look for stock specific
buying opportunities and trade with a positive bias. The
immediate resistance for Bank Nifty is seen in the range of 20650-
20750.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 19700 Resistance 1 – 20650
Support 2 – 19500 Resistance 2 – 20750
Exhibit 1: Nifty Daily Chart
Sensex (33605) / Nifty (9914)
When we closed on Monday, DOW future was trading deeply in
red and there was complete turnaround seen overnight. US
markets saw v-shaped recovery to close well inside the positive
territory and yesterday morning too the DOW future started with
a bang. Undoubtedly we had to follow these cues and as a result,
we started with a good bump up at the opening beyond the
10000 mark. Post this, market consolidated and looked a bit
uncomfortable at higher levels.
Finally at the midst of the day, we got to know why markets were
struggling. They probably had some hints about what happened
at INDIA-CHINA border Monday night. The moment the news was
out of ‘Face-off’, our markets took a nosedive and within no time,
we were considerably off highs. As we all know, market never
accept such geopolitical uncertainty. Fortunately, after the initial
knee jerk reaction, market stabilised and then gave a steady
recovery to conclude the day tad above 9900. At the opening,
things were very much in line with our expectations, as we had
mentioned about the cluster of supports for DOW JONES and
DAX, while they were falling on Monday. But due to some tension
at the domestic front, we failed to sustain at higher levels. Despite
all this, we managed to reclaim a key level and if there is no further
escalation with respect to our geopolitical concerns, we would
again start moving in tandem with global peers.
Exhibit 2: Nifty Bank Daily Chart
Hence, we still remain hopeful and now with yesterday’s see-saw,
the sacrosanct support can be seen in the zone of 9700-9500. On
the flipside, the next leg of the rally will get unfolded once Nifty
confirms a breakout beyond 10020-10050 levels.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 9700 Resistance 1 – 10020
Support 2 – 9500 Resistance 2 – 10050