While the benchmark indices have managed to hold the lower boundaries of the broader ranges over the past few weeks, the ruthless selling by the FIIs over the last three trading sessions is casting doubt over the ability of the bulls to withstand the downward pressure.
The broader range over the past six weeks has been well-defined where 15000-14200 remain the well-respected boundaries.
From a very near-term perspective, 14350-14300 is the pivotal support zone which, if breached, will attract fresh weakness and can take the Nifty towards the next support of 14150-14200 zone and can even amplify the decline towards 14000-13800 zone.
Till the time, the Nifty is within the said range, it will be safe to assume that markets are in a consolidation mode which is often characterized as a sideways phase.
Despite sideways consolidation in the market, there are few sectors that have been showing relative strength. Pharma, IT, and Chemical sector remain the strong pockets so far, but IT has started to witness some profit booking.
On the other hand banks, financials and autos are expected to face pressure amidst the COVID and lockdown uncertainties. Metals are the only bright spot in this market where it will be interesting to see how the markets react post the quarterly results.
Here is a list of stocks for the next 3-4 weeks:
Bharti Airtel: Buy | LTP: Rs 552 | Target: Rs 600 | Stop Loss: Rs 530
After a long consolidation, the counter has given a breakout and cleared the immediate supply zone of Rs 540-550 levels.
The daily charts is suggesting a visible higher high – higher low sequence while the Relative Strength Index has given a buy crossover with supportive volumes.
GE Shipping: Buy | LTP: Rs 344 | Target: Rs 400 | Stop Loss: Rs 320
The stock has given a multi-year breakout above Rs 330-340 zone where the counter has faced resistance on multiple occasions in the last three years.
The breakout is accompanied by huge delivery volumes witnessed over the past few trading sessions, along with buy crossover on the crucial short-term moving averages.
We expect the counter to head sharply higher from current levels and therefore recommend a buy on the stock.
Info Edge: Buy | LTP: Rs 4795 | Target: Rs 5150 | Stop Loss: Rs 4620
The stock is in a strong uptrend and over the past few sessions, it has retraced to its short-term support zone of Rs 4700 odd levels.
The stock is placed above the median of the Bollinger band ending towards the upper band, along with strong delivery volumes which supports the bullish stance for the counter.
(The author is VP Research Globe Capital Markets)
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