Thursday, January 23, 2014

Daily Market Trend Guide -- Thursday, January 23, 2014

MARKET REPORT                                                                                       January 23, 2014
After spending the day in a very range bound session, the Markets inched up in the last hour of the trade in an attempt to move past its 52-week high as it ended the day with modest gains. The Markets opened on a marginally lower note and made its intraday low of 6287.45 in the very early minutes of the trade. However, after this, the Markets slowly crawled back to the positive territory after a recovery from the morning lows. Thereafter, the Markets spent almost entire session in sideways trajectory and it was only in last hour of the trade the Markets attempted to inch upwards. It went on to form the day’s high of 6349.95. After retracing a bit from those levels, it finally ended the day at 6338.95, posting a modest gain of 25.15 points or 0.40% while forming a higher top but lower bottom on the Daily High Low Charts.

MARKET TREND FOR TODAY

The levels of 6350 has continued to act as resistance as the Markets retraced after forming the day’s high of 6349.95. Today as well, expect the Markets to open on a quiet note again and look for directions. The intraday trajectory would be important to decide the trend for today and the behaviour of the Markets vis-a-vis the levels of 6350 would be crucial to watch for.

The levels of 6350 and 6385 would act as immediate resistance levels for today. The supports exist at 6280 and 6255 levels.

The lead indicators continue to remain in place. The RSI—Relative Strength Index on the Daily Chart is 59.68.31 and it has reached its highest value in last 14-days which is bullish. It does not show any bullish or bearish divergence as such. The Daily MACD continues to remain bullish as it trades above its signal line.

On the derivative front, NIFTY January futures have shed over 1.44 lakh shares or 0.82% in Open Interest. This shows that minor short covering was seen in the last hour of the trade. It would be important to see that, given the expiry a week away, this translates into fresh long positions being built up.

Going by the pattern analysis once again, the overall analysis remains on similar lines. The Markets will have to move past the levels of 6350 for a sustainable up move shall occur. Until this happens, we would see the Markets remaining in a broad trading range with the levels of 6200 acting as its major  base and support. However, along with moving past the 6350 levels, it would be equally important to see that this happens with volumes and good amount of participation.

All and all, we would see the Markets attempting to take a definite direction once again today while opening on a quiet note. Sectoral out performance would continue and therefore it is advised to continue with a very specific and selective approach. While protecting profits, if any, at higher levels, overall positive caution is advised for today.

Milan Vaishnav,
Consulting Technical Analyst,
+91-98250-16331





Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Daily Market Trend Guide -- Wednesday, January 22, 2014

MARKET REPORT                                                                                       January 22, 2014
The Markets saw a session which remained capped throughout the day and witnessed a very range bound movement but still lacking directional bias. It however maintained its head above the 6300 levels. The Markets opened on a modestly positive note and soon inched upwards in the morning trade to form the day’s high of 6330.30. However, in the noon, the Markets as usual did not sustain those gains. It pared its morning gains to trade flat and dip into negative for a very brief while as it formed its day’s low of 6297.90 in the afternoon trade. The volumes continued to deceive as the Markets pulled back from its intraday lows. It finally managed to end the day at 6313.80, posting a minor gain of 9.85 points or 0.16% while forming a higher top and higher bottom on the Daily High Low Charts.


MARKET TREND FOR TODAY

The Markets have continued to remain in a trading range while maintaining the levels of its 50-DMA as its base and given the technicals read along with global cues, it is likely to remain so for couple of sessions. Today, expect the Markets to open on a flat and quiet note and look for directions. To achieve a directional consensus, it would be important for the Markets to move past the levels of 6350 with volumes.

The levels of 6345 and 6360 would act as immediate resistance on the Daily Charts. The supports exist at 6275 and 6240 levels.

The lead indicators continue to remain in place. The RSI—Relative Strength Index on the Daily Chart is 57.5210 and it continues to remain neutral as it shows no bullish or bearish divergence or any failure swings. The Daily MACD remains bullish as it trades above its signal line.

On the derivative front, the NIFTY January futures have added over 5.69 lakh shares or 3.33% in Open Interest. This continue to signify that during the range bound consolidation, there have been no significant unwinding and fresh longs have continued to have been added.

Given the structure of the Daily Charts, the Markets have remained in a 120-odd point trading range with the levels of 50-DMA acting as its lower base and support. With the Markets continuing to trade in a narrow range, the possibility of a breakout has increased and the bias remains on the upside if lead indicators are read along with F&O data.

All and all, so far today’s session goes, we would continue to see a quiet opening and a ranged movement in the Markets. Given no structural breach on the Daily Charts, we continue to advice to strictly refrain from shorts. Any consolidation period should be utilized to make selective purchases as the sectoral out performance would continue. While maintaining adequate liquidity, cautious optimism is advised for today.

Milan Vaishnav,
Consulting Technical Analyst,
+91-98250-16331