
Technical & Derivatives Report
On Friday, Bank Nifty started on a negative note and from the
word go it started to moved lower. During the day it tested levels
around 32000 however some bounce in the last hour resulted
prices to erase some loss and eventually end with loss of 0.84%
at 32247.
During the last week, we mentioned resistance for Bank Index
around the all time high levels around 32600 levels and in spite
prices slightly breaking above it we did not witnessed follow up
buying. Infact we witnessed profit booking on Friday, going
ahead we sense the lackluster move may continue or we may
even see price wise correction as long we don't see prices
breaking above 32600 - 32700 on a sustained basis. On the flip
side, immediate support is now placed around 32000 - 31750
levels. Traders are advised to stay light and avoid aggressive
bets.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 32000 Resistance 1 – 32600
Support 2 – 31750 Resistance 2 – 32700
Exhibit 1: Nifty Daily Chart
Second week of the new calendar year started with a good bump
up at fresh record high tad below the 14500 mark on Monday. In
the initial hour, we witnessed a small bout of correction; but similar
to recent trend, the intraday decline was bought into and the index
thereafter once again resumed its upward trajectory. The similar
price movement was continued for following three sessions.
However, on Friday, there was some sustained profit booking seen
to conclude the week tad below the Monday’s opening point.
The bulls are continuing with their strong hold on the market and
barring single day of sharp correction last month, the relentless
rally resumed to clock fresh record highs day by day. In our intra-
week commentary, we had mentioned how 2.30 factor played out
well since last few days. There was a typical pattern when we see
some price decline in the first half and buying emerges in the latter
half to hit new record highs. But this winning streak finally got
snapped on Friday when market corrected further after 2-2.30.
Although it’s just a one day activity and still no major damage
done, we expect 14650 to act as an immediate resistance now. On
the daily chart, Nifty closed below 5-day EMA for the first time in
the recent past, which is a first sign of weakness. Hence, in this
week, the extension of profit booking cannot be ruled out. The
moment we see Nifty sliding below 14380, we expect the Nifty to
slide towards 14250-14100 levels.
In fact, stock specific the fatigue was seen in so many counters
from Wednesday itself. The major banking index is at its previous
record highs and the Nifty Midcap 50 index, which is at crucial
Fibonacci ratios, may provide this much awaited corrective move.
Let see how things pan out in the early part of this week. Since the
overall trend has been strongly bullish, even if the correction
comes, one needs to go one at a time rather than projecting bigger
downside targets. Traders are advised to stay light and avoid
aggressive leveraged positions.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 14380 Resistance 1 – 14600
Support 2 – 14250 Resistance2 – 14650
Exhibit 2: Nifty Bank Daily Chart