Nifty Outlook and Trend for 18th Apr 2019

Medium Term Trend: ↑(Up)

Market update: Nifty had a very strong day today. It opened @ 11750 and went on to touch 11810 levels before closing at 11790 up 100+ points.

 

Nifty today registered a new high above 11760 levels and even crossed 11800 levels. This shouldn't come as a surprise to regular reader of this blog. We have been saying since last 2-3 days ( ever since Nifty failed to break below 11550 levels) that "even though Nifty upmove is appearing stretched there is a likelihood of Nifty attempting another shot at lifetime high and probably even crossing it". Today we got to see exactly that.

 

The entire fall from 11750 was looking like a corrective move and yesterday the downward trendline ( which was keeping the prices down) was broken on the upside on daily charts. We had changed the market trend to 'Up' last week on Thursday when it became clear that 11550 is not going to be broken even after 6-7 days of trying. Also, since last 2 days Nifty has been posting higher high and higher lows on daily chart ( which is a sign of strength). Today again we have another higher high and higher low.

 

So now that we have a new high in place, does it mean markets can continue to move up from here? Well the upmove can stretch a little bit more from here but keep in mind this entire move is still stretched (appears overbought and some amount of negative divergences has also surfaced today) and there is a possibility of a strong correction from here but as long the price chart does not show weakness it will be premature to assume that upside is done.

 

We had also been mentioning that entire move from lows of 10K levels shouldn't cross more than 300% time of previous move but now we have spent more than 300% time already and that means the entire rise from10K is not a corrective move of  previous fall (11750-10K) but a new leg of the existing pattern. This does change a lot of wave counts for long term (but nothing that should impact immediate or near term movement of Nifty). Will try to post new wave counts soon. 

Coming back to the near term movement, the Prices can reverse from these levels or continue to climb higher so the best strategy in such scenario is to keep holding longs with a strict stop loss. Once the correction or a trend reversal begins, the move could be pretty sharp trapping traders on wrong side hence trading on long side with a strict stop loss is recommended.

Current week is just a 3 day week and next one is expiry week, so expect lots of choppy moves going forward. Keep an eye on VIX, it has already crossed 21 which is sign and indication that high volatility days could be coming our way soon.

Happy Trading!

Nifty Outlook and Trend for 16th Apr 2019

Medium Term Trend: ↑(Up)

Market update: Nifty  opened slightly in +ve territory and traded in a narrow band between 11650-700 before closing at 11690 levels, up 50 points.

 

We had mentioned on Friday that since Nifty failed to break below 11550 decisively, chances are it may make another move on the upside and it will be confirmed on break above 11700-11720 levels. Even though Nifty failed to cross above 11700 levels it gave a another positive close and another higher top higher low candle was posted on daily charts which is definitely a sign of strength for now.

 

Nifty has been moving in a downward sloping channel for last 7-8 days and the upper trendline/resistance line (which was keeping Nifty down) was broken on hourly charts on Friday. Today the same was broken on the daily chart as well. So just to reiterate, unless Nifty is making some kind of failure or truncated pattern , chances are it may make another dash towards new time high and may be cross it as well (how far it will go or whether it will sustain there or not is something we need to analyse later).

 

Overall for now, our view remains same. Nifty's current move is overstretched which may reverse suddenly and without warning but as long as the trend remains up and Nifty is trading in the bullish zone , there are chances that this move will continue for now on the upside.

 

Happy Trading!

 

 

 

 

 

Nifty Outlook and Trend for 15th Apr 2019

Short/Near Term Trend: ↑(Up)
Medium Term Trend: ↑(Up)

Market update: Nifty opened slightly up at 11620 levels and remained range bound for most of the day. It again failed to break below 11550 levels and some buying interest was seen in second half which pushed it again over 11650 levels. It closed 45 points up at 11640 levels.

Nifty is continuously trying to break below 11550 levels sine last 6-7 days and is not succeeding. If  this move from 11760 to 11550 was an impulsive move we should have seen a sharp fall by now. Markets inability to break below 11550 levels in spite of repeated attempts is probably suggesting that the up move which started from 11600 levels is not yet done with.

We had mentioned previously that Nifty need to break below 11320 by coming Friday to start a new down trend .Let alone 11320 Nifty didn't even break below 11550 levels. Infact today nifty posted a higher high and higher low on the daily charts ( protected yesterdays low and closed above yesterdays day high). Today on hourly & 30 mins charts Nifty has given a close above the recent downward sloping trendline so probably the falling channel markets have been trading in since last 6-7 days is now broken. For now we have again changed the short term trend to 'UP' Nifty needs to break above 11700-11720  levels to validate this.

On weekly charts Nifty has posted hanging man sort of a pattern which is suggesting some buying interest at lower levels however its important for Nifty to conquer previous week high which is also the all time high ( 11760).

Overall, like we said previously, even though Nifty's entire move from 10600 level is appearing overstretched, theres a likelihood of Nifty spending some more time here attempting another shot at lifetime high. Now this probability has become even stronger after seeing Nifty consolidate in 11550-11700 range in last 6-7 days. Hence for now the bias remains on the upside but keep in mind it may reverse/change without warning and that too with a violent sharp movement hence always keep a tight SL for all longs.

Happy Trading!