Technical & Derivatives Report
On Friday, Bank Nifty started on a mild positive note however from
the word go it slipped lower forming an 'Open High' scenario and
after a gradual decline throughout the session ended with a loss of
0.43% tad above 35750.
In spite of a bullish breakout on Thursday above the 35810 levels;
the bank nifty disappointed on Friday with a lack of follow-up
buying. This was due to as Bank Nifty has reached a key
psychological level of 36000. We reiterate with our view that for
the next leg of broader market rally the banking space needs to
participate and the outperformance will only come when the bank
nifty sustains above the 36000 levels. Hence for the next few
sessions, 35900 - 36000 remains a key resistance whereas, on the
flip side, 35600 - 35300 are the immediate support. Traders are
advised to focus on stock-specific trades within this basket as with
the result season they may give outperforming opportunities.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 35600 Resistance 1 – 35900
Support 2 – 35300 Resistance 2 – 36000
Exhibit 1: Nifty Daily Chart
Exhibit 2: Nifty Bank Daily Chart
During the last week, market started on a pleasant note on Monday
owing to slightly cheerful mood across the globe. However on the
same day, all of a sudden market took a nosedive and before anyone
could realize Nifty was retesting 15650 levels. Fortunately 15650
once again acted as a sheet anchor to restrict the sudden
hiccup. During the remaining part of the week, Nifty continued its
slow and steady march to conclude at the highest point. In the
process, it added nearly one and half a percent gains to the previous
weekly close.
In last month or so, market made several attempts to go pass the
level of 15910; but on every occasion, markets struggled at higher
levels. Finally on the weekly expiry day, this sturdy wall was breached
and that too on a closing basis. In fact, although there was no follow
up buying seen, the week concluded at a new high which certainly
bodes well for the bulls. Now, 16000 is merely a formality and if there
is no aberration on the global front, we would see market reaching
the millstone in the first half of this week itself. After this, 16200 is
the next level to watch out for. We reiterate that if this assumption
has to turn into reality, the banking needs to contribute and hence,
all eyes on BANKNIFTY. The moment it traverses the 36000 mark, we
would see NIFTY hastening beyond the magical figure of 16000. On
the flipside, 15800 followed by 15630 are to be seen as key supports.
One needs to keep in mind that any sustainable move below 15630
would apply brakes on the ongoing optimism and we may then see
some corrective moves in the market in the short term. During the
week, the stellar move in IT space lifted the markets higher from the
lower levels. Also, the broader end of the spectrum too did extremely
well. One can certainly continue with a stock centric approach and
keep a tab on all the above mentioned scenarios.
Key Levels
Support 1 – 15900 Resistance 1 – 16000
Support 2 – 15850 Resistance 2 – 16080