INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After trading initially in the red in the first half of the session and with modest gains after that, the Indian equity market saw a sharp
upsurge in the last hour of the trade on Friday
The benchmark index Nifty50 saw a sharp upmove and finally ended the day gaining 80.75 points or 0.75 per cent
This was mainly led by short covering as the Nifty futures ended with premium and with shedding of net open interest.
As we approach Monday
level of 10,850 continues to remain very critically important
Sooner the Nifty moves past this level, larger will be the chances of a sustainable up move in coming days
Any drift or failure to move past this level for too long will make the Nifty vulnerable once again to volatility and profit taking
bouts.
The levels of 10,850 and 10,895 will act as important resistance levels for Monday
It remains neutral showing no divergence against the price
The Daily MACD still remains bearish while trading below its signal line
No significant formation was observed on Candles.
If we have a look at pattern analysis, Nifty is still in a broad symmetrical triangle
formation and is moving further into the apex
Also, in the process, it is continuing to vehemently resist to the falling trend line which joins the high of 11,170 with the subsequent
lower tops.
Overall, if we analyze the broader picture, Nifty did not correct significantly whenever it met with a pattern resistance
Instead, it chose to consolidate in a capped range with some amount of volatility ingrained in it
We may see this behavior of the Nifty as its underlying strength
However, until a resistance is breached on the upside, it gets little speculative to anticipate a breakout unless few indicators point
towards such anticipated breakouts
We still advice to exercise caution and keep exposures at modest levels
Shorts should be avoided and major directional call can be taken if the Nifty moves past and closes above 10,850-mark with
conviction.
STOCKS TO WATCH: Long positions were seen being build in JSW Steel, Tata Motors, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, Vedanta, PFC,
ITC, SAIL, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, NTPC and TV18 Broadcast.
(Milan Vaishnav, CMT, MSTA is Consultant Technical Analyst at Gemstone
Equity Research Advisory Services, Vadodara
He can be reached at milan.vaishnav@equityresearch.asia)
