Nifty for 26 Jun 08

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

I am posting the charts for yesterday and today.

In my last post, it was suggested that we may see a short term downside target of 4185. The Nifty did achieve a brief bottom at 4093.

As of now, given that we have a derivative expiration, the event based short covering has provided a relief rally to the upside.

Yesterday’s chart shows the touch points of the short term and the obstacles which the Nifty bull would need to face in the recovery of the Index.

Looking one day into the future, we will also notice, that if the Nifty closes above 4325, then a bullish hammer will form on the weekly chart. This is a very powerful reversal signal.

Thus we may see some substantial recovery. However, as a guideline, we may use the first chart to anticipate the points of resistance.

There has been an increase in volumes but the volumes are not entirely bullish. Therefore, even though the Index is rising, the sentiment is still not totally bullish. I expect some short term resistance between 4370 and 4390. The Index may fall slightly. But to keep the fragile bullish sentiment intact, the Index must stay above the last bottom of 4093.

Trade happy after planning your trade.

Nifty for 20 Jun 08

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

It has been quite some time since I posted last. I have had some engagements which prevented me to do an in-depth analysis. It is very apparent from the chart that the trends on all time frames are down. The market does not have enough strength to be able to pierce the previous swing top.

The first question which comes to my mind is … where would it stop? First we take the short term perspective. Taking the Fibonacci calculations into account, we have a probable downside target of 4185. This is based on the last downside leg starting from the swing high of ~5299. Will this be the last of the downside? We cannot be sure of that at the present point in time. Only time will tell whether 4185 would be the bottom or not.

Further, within the months of June and July, we are having cycles in time falling on 21 June, 2 July, 6 July and 21 July. That suggests that this may be a volatile trading period. As the market is deep in oversold zone, I expect a lot of upside retracements, which would attract the attention of profit booking as well as new bears.

The last leg on this journey may attract a lot of shorting, which would trap the bears. Then only would we find the market in a position to resume its long term journey upward. So far we do not see any evidence of fear in bears, and shorting is resulting in sizable profits.

Where does the reader, the ordinary stock market investor enter? It is simple, wait for a base to be made. Let the negative sentiment be weaned out and then make your move.

Now, I present the long term charts of both the Indices.

The last time I posted this simple chart, the Nifty was poised at a very interesting juncture. As of now, the Nifty too has given up any semblance of being able to stand against the bear onslaught.

This weekend, I also present another chart, which I normally use to judge the market condition. This is a simple trend following chart, which I rely on to get the feel of the market.

The trick to successful trading is to determine the trend, and once the trend is in place, to take trades in the direction of the trend. This is the time tested safe strategy to the market.

Unfortunately, 99% of the small traders do not follow this principle. Rather, they try to hunt for the bottoms and sell at the tops. That is where they fail. And who makes money? The sharks.

This brings us back to the short term chart. Has the short term down trend terminated. Not yet. The short term bullish pattern which we normally look for has still not formed.

I find that my observations of the end of last month need not be changed.

We may still have upward corrections for the drop of this month. These upward corrections will attract profit booking as well as bears. Therefore, it is suggested to be nimble footed at this stage. If you do not monitor the market on a daily basis, it is better to stay away.

It is an old saying that “any fool can buy at anytime, he must find a bigger fool to buy later for profit.” Profit in the market is all about timing when to buy. Stay tuned.

Nifty for 09 May 08

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

As was mentioned yesterday, “the orange band around the 4970~5000 should now come into play”. It has hit our target bang on. Whether the Index will hold this level or not remains to be seen. Normally, after such a sharp dip, we do see some pull back.

Therefore, we could expect Monday to test the rising blue line, and then make a move up. How strong would it be is anybody’s guess. But short term trader may take advantage of this expected up move. It also goes with without saying to keep stops intact.

This suggestion is akin to bottom fishing, and readers must be tired of hearing me … warning of the hazards of catching a falling knife with open hands.

The chart still shows a steady uptrend, as is apparent by the upwards sloping blue channel. This last down move has been rather sharp, and later we could see selling at higher levels. If we witness strong buying at higher levels, enough to counter profit booking, we could see even higher tops on the Index.

The scenario which I expect on Monday is that the Index could open with a downside gap, and then strong hands may step in to start buying, which could push the Index upwards.

Even now, the suggestion to buy on dips still remains valid. Traders with a longer term horizon could wait for a formation of the short term bullish pattern to enter long positions.

Trade happy after planning your trade.

Nifty for 08 Jan 08

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

The potential target zone which I have been carrying for the last few days seems just around the corner. Is it going to be a case of so near yet so far?

Today has been a classic case of overall profit booking on most sectors while the IT sector has witnessed buying interest, which is propping up the Index. Today’s move also validates the support zone which has been carried on the earlier charts. Even though today was a weak day, it still does not show a short term bearish bias on the Index. Therefore it would be prudent to stay long with a stop at a closing below 6220.

However, due to the overall profit booking mood, it does seem that we may see a downside correction for a few days. We notice that during the last three months, all the corrections have been shorter in nature than the earlier ones. It may be expected that this overall trend continues. However, please do not initiate any trades on assumptions but on cold hard facts. Look out for a short term bullish pattern before initiating any long trades.

Trade happy after planning your trade.

Nifty for 31 Dec 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

It has been quite some time since I last posted. In my last post, it was suggested the market could make a short term top due to the cluster of time cycle between 13 to 16 December. It did.

It was also suggested that an up and down roller coaster could continue till 21 December. It did.

Also, as was suggested, that the “warehousing fever” could start around the last week of this month. It did.

It is reward enough for this humble analyst that readers could have made opportune exits and then re-entries based on my earlier suggestions. Looking ahead, the market is pausing at a previous target which provided resistance earlier too.

The market is now poised delicately. It does seem that the previous top will be broken. How far will it break? This time I do not anticipate a large margin. The anticipated level it could achieve is 6245. After that we could see a correction. Be on guard.

Have a good year ahead. Not a greedy one.

Trade happy after planning your trade.

Nifty for 04 Dec 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

Not much needs to be said of yesterday’s chart. It has broken out from the yellow zone.

It is a sign of bullishness which we have discussed since a fortnight.

Today the Nifty has showed some hesitation at a psychological level which was an earlier target level. The market is hesitating for a very simple news driven event. The rate cut to be announced on 11 December in the USA.

Till then, it is expected that the market could meander a little aimlessly. In any case, the direction is expected to remain upwards. For bullish positions, the trading stop could be suggested at 5600. However, the yellow zone which has been applying resistance earlier could be expected to give a short term support. And may be pierced slightly on the downside.

There is speculation also that the BIG players are buying the Nifty futures and selling stocks. Ultimately, it all boils down to one thing. The tail can wag the dog for a short period. In the final countdown, the dog owns the tail.

We have a short term time cycle falling tomorrow i.e. 5 December. A longer term cycle falls between 13 and 16 December. Let us wait and watch and see what the Index does on these days.

Trade happy after planning your trade.

Nifty for 16 Oct 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

Today, the market has indeed achieved the predetermined target. It has also tried to break it, but found some resistance. In all probability, we could see some stronger resistance here. We may use this opportunity to buy on dips. The weakness which was anticipated on Monday may happen on Wednesday.

Where does a trader buy? Obviously, it depends on each person’s individual risk appetite. But always keep in mind to buy only after a confirmation of the bullish pattern.

And if the market does not correct, it is suggested to keep the trailing stops intact, and enjoy the ride.

Plan your trade and trade happy.

Nifty for 05 Oct 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

Today was a weak day. But so far, the Nifty is still displaying a consolidation pattern, without any signs of breaking down. However, we still see signs of profit booking in lower rung stocks, with the index heavyweights propping it up. Therefore, it is suggested to trade with caution in the second and third rung stocks.

The target of around 5400 is still open, and quite possible, we may not see it achieved in a hurry.

The market seems to be throwing all the “rules” out of the window as of now. All I can deduce from a longer term perspective, that there is a HUGE amount of steam left in the Indian stock market. I detest making predictions, but I can confidently say that this short term top which could occur or already has occurred around ~5250 is not the ultimate peak.

Plan your trade and trade happy. Suggested to keep the trailing stops intact, and enjoy the ride.

Nifty for 28 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

There is not much change from yesterday. The target zone is still open. The minute short term trend is still up. Our strategy of raising our profit booking stops has just given us an additional few points on the Nifty.

There was a question about the long term trend of the mother of all worldwide indices – the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This monthly chart was prepared sometime about three years back, and none of the studies have been changed. The time and price nexus is still standing the test of history, and we can expect it to do so in future too.

Most traders get so caught up watching the intraday charts, that they forget there is also a longer term aspect to trading.

I have oft repeated that a miniscule minority of traders can catch the top range and the bottom range. Otherwise, the exercise of trying to predict is a luxury most traders cannot afford and should not indulge in.

Even now, the Dow is not showing a final peaked out pattern as yet. And as we all know, all is not well with the USA economy.

Similarly, we do not see a peaking pattern on the Indian indices as well. So where is the need to panic?

What more can I add except, plan your trade and trade happy. It is suggested to keep the trailing stops intact, and enjoy the ride.

Nifty for 27 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

As was suggested yesterday, the simple strategy of keeping a trailing stop keeps us in the market, rather than to exit prematurely. It has given us more than one percent today.

As far as expiration days are concerned, today must be the tamest expiry day in a long time. No fireworks, no flashes, just a continuation of the steady uptrend. The first short term target of 5000 has been achieved today.

The target range between 5000~5100 is still open. It does seem that the historic supply line is now giving support.

Shorts? It is again very humbly suggested to avoid them at this stage. There will be plenty of time to short later, when the market gives us a convincing signal.

Once more, I reiterate my slogan, plan your trade and trade happy.

Nifty for 26 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

A simple strategy of keeping a trailing stop has given us an additional few points on the Nifty. For a market like this, it is again suggested not to try and catch the tops or bottoms but to keep raising stops as per our comfort levels, and allow the market to exit us, rather than to exit prematurely.

The target range between 5000~5100 is still open. It also seems that the historic supply line may now give support.

Shorts? It is again very humbly suggested to avoid them at this stage.

Once more, I reiterate my slogan, plan your trade and trade happy. It is all in the mind.

Nifty for 24 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

The next target also seems upon us. It is placed at around 5000. However, it does seem that even this target would be swept aside. As is normally the norm of the market, the targets are exceeded by a bit, so we may see a short term top around 5100.

This calculation is in keeping with the market movements for the last few days.

Was I wrong about the cycle in time? No. As has been often repeated, a cycle in time is just that, a projection of time. A window of a day or two may be granted, as emotions in the stock market cannot be dictated by mathematics.

At this stage, any other suggestion seems redundant; expect to keep tight stops to exit profitable positions.

Shorts? It is again very humbly suggested to avoid them at this stage.

Nifty for 20 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

After a breakout is sustained, for a day, it seems logical to draw up the next mathematical target. This time it falls around 4860. Our anticipated high closing for the derivatives expiry this month has come true.

With many short term cycles coming into play, the next two trading sessions, Friday and Monday, would be important. Monday could possibly be a short term high.

At this stage people would be tempted to short. To those people, all I can suggest that trying to catch tops or bottoms is a luxury which disciplined traders had better avoid. The business of trading does not earn money by “predicting” tops or bottoms. But to decide what the trend is and to take a slice of the action, by trading in the direction of the trend.

I think that I should stop carrying my traders’ anthem, “Plan your trade, and trade happy”. People have read it so many times that they have become immune to it.

Nifty for 19 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

Phew!!! Finally the market has obliged this humble analyst.

With a gap up opening through a short term target, no further analysis is necessary, except reiterating that the market is indeed bullish.

Just yesterday, it was suggested that … “In fact, we just seem to be entering the bubble stage, where the corner pan walla also becomes a stock market analyst.” Today seems the beginning of the bubble stage.

It was suggested two weeks back that we may encounter a cycle in time on 24 September. This could possibly be a short term high.

No other words seem necessary except that these humble musings may have helped some readers to make some money. Except a major word of caution. Please do not get carried away by the tidal wave. Please keep your feet firmly implanted on the ground, plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 13 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

It was suggested yesterday that “With the index refusing to move down, it is quite probable that we may even not see a deep enough correction.”

It is also true that the next move could be really fast and furious. As of now, the possibility of the future direction is changing to up.

For tomorrow, if the high of 4539 is violated on the upside, and if the low of 4452 is not broken on the downside, then we can expect the short term trend to change to up. If none of these levels are broken, then the trend would remain sideways. As of now, the Nifty still seems to be consolidating rather than correcting.

The projected downside target of around 4300 now looks like a low possibility. In any case, any dips may be used to buy in. We must keep our stops to avoid disastrous loss of capital.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend.

Plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 12 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

As we can see, for the last few trading sessions, the Nifty has moved in a tightly coiled range of about 100 points. When a trading range of 100 points in one day is normal, the market is telling us something. It is suggesting that it does not want to move fast now, but later, when it moves, the directional move could be explosive.

With the index refusing to move down, it is quite probable that we may even not see a deep enough correction.

The short term trend is still down. As far as deciding about the short term trend is concerned, our levels of yesterday still stand. For tomorrow, if the high of 4539 is not violated, and if the low of 4452 is broken on the downside, then we can expect the trend to continue down. If none of these levels are broken, then the trend would remain sideways. As of now, the Nifty still seems to be consolidating rather than correcting. It could gather more downside momentum within a few days.

The projected downside target of around 4300 still stands. These dips may be used to buy in. Of course, without saying, we must keep our stops to avoid disastrous loss of capital.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend.

Plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 11 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

The short term trend is down. For tomorrow, if the high of 4539 is not violated, then we can expect the trend to continue down. As of now, the Nifty seems to be consolidating rather than correcting. It could gather more downside momentum within a few days.

With some simple maths, we project a downside target of around 4300. These dips may be used to buy in. Of course, without saying, we must keep our stops to avoid disastrous loss of capital.

A sharp eye may also be kept on the coloured zones which are historical support levels. As of now, the market is just making nervous traders even more jittery. With gap up and down opens, it does not allow a normal trader to settle down comfortably.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend.

Plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 06 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

The market just refuses to give up of its gains. With today’s up day, the probability of the Nifty achieving its short term target of around 4533 seems even higher. It does seem that the market is correcting intraday. And not allowing traders to enter at lower levels. At a stage like this, we could only maintain caution, and not jump on the band wagon.

The bearish tri-star like candle pattern of yesterday has not been confirmed today.

It still feels that the opportunity for bulls is coming. With some patience, we could start accumulating from a few days hence. If however, we do lose our patience and do buy at this stage, then it is suggested to keep a stop for a close below 4440.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend.

Plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 04 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

There seems to be barely any change from yesterday’s analysis. Today was a mildly down day, with intraday volatility.

As can be seen, the Nifty is still knocking at the historical supply line. There has been mild penetration of that line but still the Nifty is holding. Today, both on the BSE and the NSE uncertain candles have registered again. As mentioned yesterday, we see some resistance levels around the 4520~4535 levels, which is a short term price projection.

Therefore, we possibly could see a gap up open tomorrow, and may see the Nifty achieve that target. The cycle in time mentioned earlier of 5 September is upon us.

The market could give bulls another opportunity to buy in the next few days. Readers could be prepared for it.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend. The proper course could be to wait for dips to buy. Stops may be placed at the 4220~4230 region where you see the grey support band.

Plan your trades and trade happy.

Nifty for 03 Sep 07

These are my personal musings. These are not in any way meant to be trading advise. To view the full chart, right click and open in a new window.

As can be seen, the Nifty is still knocking at the historical supply line. There has been mild penetration of that line but still the Nifty is holding. Today’s candles, both on the BSE and the NSE are uncertain candles. We see some resistance levels around the 4520~4535 levels, which incidentally is also a short term price projection.

Therefore, we possibly could see a gap up open tomorrow, and may see the Nifty achieve that target. Earlier I had mentioned another cycle in time falling on 5 September.

Readers would now be itching to enter the bull run, afraid that it will run out of hand and they may not have an opportunity to buy at a later date. The market is imploring traders to buy at this time. And as we all know, we should buy when we want, and not when the market wants us to.

The main trend is still up, and trades could be placed in the direction of the main trend. The proper course could be to wait for dips to buy. Stops may be placed at the 4220~4230 region where you see the grey support band.

Plan your trades and trade happy.