The Nifty which opened with a gap up failed to hold onto the momentum and closed just above its crucial support level of 10,700 making a Bearish Belt Hold kind of pattern on the daily charts.
Formation of a Bearish Belt Hold pattern after a bullish candle does not augur well for the bulls, but as long as Nifty holds above 10,680-10,700 levels, the momentum should continue.
The index opened at 10,783.85 and rose marginally to 10,784.65 which made an insignificant upper shadow on the charts before bears took over. The index declined below 10,700 in intraday trade to hit an intraday low of 10,689.80 before closing the day 21 points lower at 10,718.05.
India VIX moved up by 3.88 percent at 12.84. On the options front, maximum Put open interest (OI) is placed at 10,500 followed by 10,600 strikes while maximum Call OI is placed at 11,000 followed by 10800 strikes. Fresh Put writing at 10500 and 10700 strikes while Call writing is seen at 11000 and 10800 strikes.
According to Pivot charts, the key support level is placed at 10,676.97, followed by 10,635.93. If the index starts moving upwards, key resistance levels to watch out are 10,771.87 and 10,825.73.
The Nifty Bank index closed at 25,568.3. The important Pivot level, which will act as crucial support for the index, is placed at 25,472.8, followed by 25,377.3. On the upside, key resistance levels are placed at 25,690.3, followed by 25,812.3.
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