investment strategies: Dalal Street Week Ahead: Guard profits at higher levels, rotate investments in fatigued market

investment strategies: Dalal Street Week Ahead: Guard profits at higher levels, rotate investments in fatigued market

The markets consolidated throughout the past week; the week was a shortened one with Monday, June 17, being a holiday on account of Bakri Eid. The past five sessions saw the markets staying in a capped range throughout the day. Even when the Nifty kept marking incremental highs, the intraday trend remained practically absent. The … Read more

Tech View: Nifty chart shows bearish candle formation. What traders should do on Monday

Tech View: Nifty chart shows bearish candle formation. What traders should do on Monday

Indian headline equity indices closed in the red on Friday, breaking their six-session gaining streak. They were dragged by index heavyweights Reliance Industries (RIL) and Larsen & Toubro. The 50-stock index ended at 23,501.10, down by 65.90 points or 0.28%. Nifty’s struggle to hold above the day’s opening range indicates that the bullish sentiments have … Read more

Tech View: Nifty giving non-directional moves. Here’s how to trade on Friday

Tech View: Nifty giving non-directional moves. Here’s how to trade on Friday

Nifty ended Thursday’s weekly expiry session 51 points higher to form a high wave type candlestick on the daily charts. The short-term trend of Nifty continues to be positive amid high volatility. Having moved above the hurdle of 22,250 levels (mid part of Tuesday’s long bear candle) recently, the index could move towards the next … Read more

Tech View: Nifty forms bearish engulfing pattern. Here’s how to trade on Thursday

Tech View: Nifty forms bearish engulfing pattern. Here’s how to trade on Thursday

Nifty ended Wednesday’s session 42 points lower to form a bearish engulfing pattern on the daily chart. Though, Nifty placed at the highs, there is still no confirmation of any significant reversal pattern building at the highs. Further weakness only below 23,300 levels could be considered as a short-term top reversal pattern. Further sustainable upside … Read more

Tech View: 23,500 key support for trend-following traders. Here’s how to trade on Wednesday

Tech View: 23,500 key support for trend-following traders. Here’s how to trade on Wednesday

Nifty ended Tuesday’s trading session 92 points higher to form a Doji candle as the short-term trend of the index continues to be positive with range-bound action. Having sustained above the hurdle of 23,515 levels (1.382% Fibonacci extension), one may expect Nifty to move towards the next resistance of 1.786% Fib extension at 23,950 levels … Read more

A break above 23,500 may clear Nifty’s path to 24,000

A break above 23,500 may clear Nifty’s path to 24,000

SUDEEP SHAH HEAD – TECHNICAL & DERIVATIVE RESEARCH DESK, SBI SECURITIES Where is the Nifty eaded this week? Market’s focus would now shift to monsoon and the Union Budget. India VIX has cooled off 60% from the highs of 29-30 levels to the 13 zone, implying smooth sailing for the markets in the near term. … Read more

Nifty in a narrow range between 23,300-23,500. How to trade this week

Nifty in a narrow range between 23,300-23,500. How to trade this week

Nifty is stuck in a narrow range between 23300-23500, and a break on either side will lead to trending moves, says Kunal Shah, Senior Technical & Derivative Analyst at LKP Securities. “The underperformance of BankNifty is preventing Nifty from moving higher; for Nifty to break on the higher side, BankNifty must start performing. The undertone … Read more

F&O Talk| Expect consolidation breakout in Nifty above 23,500, buy on dips: Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities

F&O Talk| Expect consolidation breakout in Nifty above 23,500, buy on dips: Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities

Nifty ended the week with a closing near its upward-moving channel. The index closed at 23,465, after making a new all-time high on Friday. On the other hand, Bank Nifty is still somewhere in the middle of its upward channel, giving a close at 50,002. The post-election rally has taken everyone by surprise and both … Read more

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle on charts. Here’s how to trade next week

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle on charts. Here’s how to trade next week

Nifty ended Friday’s session with a gain of 67 points to form a long-legged Doji-type candle pattern, hinting at chances of a trend reversal next week. Nifty continued to show range-bound action within 23,300-23,500 levels and still there is no early signs of any breakouts on either side. A decisive move above 23,500 levels is … Read more

Tech View: Sideways Nifty getting primed for sharp move. Here’s how to trade on Friday

Tech View: Sideways Nifty getting primed for sharp move. Here’s how to trade on Friday

After making a new all-time high of 23,481, Nifty ended the Thursday expiry day 76 points higher to form a small negative candle with a minor lower shadow. The short-term trend of Nifty continues to be a range bound with positive bias. Previously, such sideways range movements at the higher tops have eventually resulted in … Read more