Monday, April 9, 2012

Daily Market Trend Guide -- Monday, April 09, 2012

MARKET TREND FOR TODAY                                                   April 9, 2012
The Markets traded negative for the entire session on Wednesday as it opened negative, traded in a capped range and ended the day with modest losses. The Markets opened negative on expected lines and remained directionless throughout the session with negative bias. It went on to give intraday low of 5305.30. It however recovered a bit to finally end the day at 5322.90, posting a modest loss of 35.60 points or 0.66%.  It the process, it has formed a lower top and lower bottom on the Daily High Low charts.  In the three-day short trading week, the Markets have ended with net gains of 27.35 points or 0.52%.

Today, expect the Markets to open on a modestly negative note and trade in a range. Today’s lower opening would be more or less in adjustment to the Thursday’s decline in global markets as we had a trading holiday. However, the pattern analysis on the Daily Charts clearly suggest the Markets to trade in a range.

For today, the levels of 5365 and 5410 shall act as immediate resistance on the Charts and the levels of 5305 and 5265 shall act as immediate supports. The today’s opening is likely to see the Markets opening below its  50-DMA levels of 5330 and this is likely to act as resistance at Close.

All lead indicators continue to remain firmly in place. The RSI—Relative Strength Index on the Daily Charts is 51.8172 and is neutral as it shows no negative divergence or failure swings. The Daily MACD continues to remain bullish as it trades above its signal line following positive crossover. On the Weekly Charts too, RSI is 54.3830 and it shows no negative divergence or failure swings and is neutral. The Weekly MACD too remains bullish as it trades above its signal line.

The F&O statistics have continued to show similar trend of NIFTY Futures shedding the OI while stock futures adding the OI significantly.

Having said this, it is very important to note that for the Markets to trade with a strong upward bias, it will have to close above its 50-DMA in order to avoid any weakness at  Close. Secondly, it has seen a pattern resistance in form of a falling trend line as shown in blue in the Charts, and also another pattern resistance in the 5400-5420 range. So, for any sustainable up move to occur, the Markets will have to move past these levels. Until this happens, we will see range bound movement and this will remain volatile with nominal downward bias and some consolidation.

All and all, with no trigger on the downside but with multiple pattern resistance on the Charts, a range bound week can be expected. Volatility shall remain. It is advised to refrain from any aggressive positions on either side. While stock specific activity is advised, profits too should be vigilantly protected. Overall, a cautious approach is advised for today.

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



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