Markets opened gap down on Wednesday but managed to recover from lows of 19333 in Nifty 50 to finally end with losses of less than 0.5 pct. The Sensex formed “Hammer” pattern on daily candlestick indication some buying attempt at lower levels but with massive quantum of selling from FII (Rs. 44,000 mn in cash market & Future segment) expect rebound to remain unsustainable. The Next Notes...
Markets on Tuesday although restricted losses to the extent of 0.6%, but the spread of Nifty 50-Nifty 500 Index has violated the long-term support which may force aggressive shorting in Indian markets through index and stock futures. Previously in August end, markets managed to post strong rebound when the spread of Nifty 50-Nifty 500 Index reversed from the similar support. After yesterday’s...
Markets for the month of September settled with gains of 1.3% after an initial attempt to surpass the 20,000 mark in Nifty and later ended with the reversal formation of an inverted hammer on a monthly candlestick chart. An appearance of an inverted hammer after a bearish engulfing line poses a serious threat to the markets as it displays the inability of bulls to sustain higher levels. Any...
Markets witnessed a sharp decline on expiry day on the back of intense FII selling with Nifty declining convincingly below 50 DMA after losses of close to 1%. The selling was also visible in the broad-based index due to which the spread of the Nifty 50- Nifty 500 index did not break important support. Today being the monthly close, if Sensex closes below 65,850, it will reconfirm the bearish...
Markets rebounded from crucial support on Wednesday to honour 50 DMA in the Nifty 50 Index despite global markets ending in deep red. The rebound in Indian markets has occurred from exactly same time when the spread of Nifty 50-Nifty 500 was on verge of activation of major breakdown which would have forced most of hedge funds to initiate aggressive hedging by shorting Index futures. In...
Markets gave away almost 2 weeks of gains in the last week after Nifty declined over 2.5% led by Bank Nifty which saw a fall of more than 3.5% despite the US Fed maintaining key rates unchanged. The BSE Sensex posted a closing below 50-DMA on Friday which provides a leading signal of extension of selling in the days while technical triggers from US markets are more worrying after the S&P...
Markets remained under pressure on Wednesday after the occurrence of the breakaway gap in Nifty where it opened and sustained below key support of 20,032. The decline was mainly led by selling in Bank Nifty while broader markets remained resilient ahead of the Fed meeting outcome. The Fed kept rates unchanged but commentary turned hawkish signalling scope for another 25-bps rate hike in the...
Markets ended with marginal gains, but Sensex failed to close above the crucial resistance of 67619 ahead of ECB meet yesterday. The India VIX retreated from 12 to 11.5on expectation of Chinese stimulus while Brent Crude has now crossed above USD 94 a bbl and should be positioned to test USD 107 a bbl by the next week on basis of long-term breakout. The formation of bearish engulfing...
Markets activity remained tilted towards large cap with Sensex moving closer to its all-time peak despite India VIX posting gains. After yesterday’s up move India VIX has moved closer to breakout and a move above 12 should be seen as a major sign of strong Put option accumulation in markets and an initial leg of unwinding may be faced by high beta counters especially midcaps and small caps....
Markets cooled from day’s high to end on a flat note after broader markets corrected sharply with Midcap and Smallcap Index declining over 3% and India VIX surging above the 11.5 mark. Brent crude too has crossed USD 92 a bbl mark and should be positioned to test USD 107 a bbl in the coming week after the recent breakout. The Nifty 500 Index has confirmed major reversal with formation of...