Sudeep Shah believes that largecap and midcap IT stocks are likely to continue their outperformance in the next couple of trading sessions.
On the downside, if the Nifty 50 slips below the level of 24,000, then the next support is placed in the zone of 23,800-23,750 levels.
Nifty 50 index is likely to slide into a period of consolidation after a sharp upside rally, says Shah
Shah believes that the Nifty mid and smallcap indices are likely to continue their outperformance in the next few trading sessions.
Technically, as the Nifty 50 index is trading at all-time high levels, all the moving averages and momentum-based indicators are suggesting bullish momentum, says Sudeep Shah.
Shah also suggests that market participants stay away from over-leveraged trades, and feels that the automobile, capital goods, and pharma sectors are likely to outperform in the next couple of trading sessions
As long as Nifty 50 is trading above the support zone of 22,750-22,700, it is likely to test 23,150, followed by 23,350 in the short term, feels Shah.
As long as the NIfty 50 trades above this support zone, it is likely to continue its upward movement towards the 22,800-22,850 zone, which is the upper trendline of rising channel, Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities said.
Vaishnav said he would prefer stocks with improving relative strength and low beta and believes Lupin and Tata Consultancy Services fit the bill.
In the case of Nifty, a decision to initiate a long position will only be considered if the index closes above the 22,150 level on a daily basis. This threshold represents a critical point of confirmation for a bullish momentum, says Jigar Patel.
FMCG and IT sector stocks are bouncing from long term support of their respective 200-day moving averages.
With consumption stocks in action and momentum, focus is on ITC which is steadily making a base for a fresh leg of rally, says Shivangi Sarda.
Amol Athawale believes to stick with good quality frontline IT companies would be the ideal strategy for the positional traders.
The Nifty Realty index is not yet overbought on the charts. It has hit a fresh 52-week high following classical consolidation, said Milan Vaishnav.
For the coming week, one can use a pullback on the Nifty to sell weekly Call options for a strike of 23,050, as it will not be easy for the index to break above 23,000 unless strong momentum is witnessed across the sector, says Ashish Kyal.
With the global markets on a rebound mode post the US Fed Policy announcement, Shah, of SBI Securities, feels Nifty could continue consolidating between 22,280 on the downside and 22,800 levels on the upside in the coming week.
Kothari, DVP, who has around 15 years of work experience in technical research, is bullish on Balrampur Chini Mills and DCM Shriram for the coming week.
The consolidation in Nifty Pharma index is likely to breakout on the upside, says Jatin Gedia, who is a technical research analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.
NHPC has seen strong traction in the last couple of trading sessions as it resurged from its 21 DEMA to witness an ‘Inverted Head & Shoulder’ pattern breakout on the daily chart, says Osho Krishan.
The recent price action of Yes Bank indicates a significant development in its long-term trend, says Jigar Patel
For Nifty, 23000 appears more probable while 23,500 would be over optimistic in May series, says Jatin Gedia.
From long term perspective, one can continue to accumulate Infosys on dips if time horizon is 2 years or more, says Ashish Kyal.
Milan Vaishnav sees Nifty Bank improving its relative performance against Nifty.
Any sustainable move below the level of 22,200 lead to extension of profit-booking in Nifty 50 upto the level of 21,950-21,900 in short-term, says Sudeep Shah.
Milan Vaishnav said one can go for a short strangle for Nifty (selling CE 22,600 and selling PE 22,000). This is likely to see a yield of approximately 3 percent per lot on the capital deployed.