Upswing Expected After Triangle and Flag Formation

The Nifty was well on the way to our expected target levels of 4300 and below but was then interrupted by a quick and sharp upmove. These temporary corrections are expected on the way and in no circumstances do we expect the Nifty to go to 4300 and below in a unidirectional manner. Our job is not only to make a prediction on the direction of the market but also to trade on it. And while our predictions will help our trades to be more profitable but at the same time we have to be prepared for times when our predictions may go wrong. It is at times like those when we have to listen to what the market is trying to tell us. We just need to listen to the markets, they too have a language, and, believe me, it is not difficult to do that. Anyone can do that, all you have to do is to learn Technical Analysis.

A View on the Forex (Foreign Currencies) Market

So, as expected, the market has fallen. It was probably holding on just because of the budget. As expected, the budget (being the last of the UPA - 2 regime), couldn't have been a reformist one. And because of the condition the country is in, it couldn't have been a populist one too. We are in dire need of money. With no reforms, it is sure to have an effect on the equity markets. Not only that, it will also affect the Forex markets and the Commodities markets. This post discusses just that - the effect of the Budget 2013 on the Equities, Commodities and Forex space.

Nifty Inside Contracting Triangle, Wait for Breakout

The Nifty remained range bound today. After opening with a slight positive gap it went up a little further but shortly before 1pm, it started its downward journey. Around 3pm, after it recorded its low of the day, a little bit of recovery came about, especially in the last 30 minutes, which helped the Nifty close with a gain of about 34 points. International cues too do not suggest anything. Asian markets closed flat with a slight positive bias while European markets had a slight negative bias in them. American markets, at the moment stand completely unchanged and the Dow Jones, till now today, has had a small intraday movement of about 100 points. Crude is flat too and is currently trading near $105.

Seen above is the 30 minutes chart of the Nifty. As can be seen, the Nifty is making a pattern of a right angled triangle with a straight bottom. The prices, for the last four days have been contracting within this triangle. Such straight bottom triangles are essentially bearish patterns but my experience tells me that with them the direction cannot be predicted. The best way would be to wait to let the prices break out of the triangle and we then take a position in the direction of the triangle. For tomorrow, the levels are between 4115 and 4200. Buy above 4200 or sell below 4115. If the pattern is broken on the downside, then we could have a target of 3990 on the charts.

At the moment, the MACD is hovering around zero and the MACD line is moving so close to its signal line that it suggests a lot of confusion and indecision in the markets. And obviously, a contracting triangle and trend channels, in themselves, are signs of confusion.

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Nifty Breaks Symmetrical Triangle On The Downside

The Nifty opened with a small upwards gap today and almost immediately started losing ground. It then went into a very narrow range of about 20 points and kept trading in those levels for the better part of the day. The bears, finally, took the index below that narrow range of 20 points when only an hour of trading was left and the index ended the day about 45 points in the red. The result is still the same, the Nifty locked inside a range of 4200-4650. As mentioned in earlier posts, a clear trend would come about if this range is broken on one of the sides. Or when the ADX indicator line starts rising again. This line was showing a value of 15 yesterday and today it has fallen further to 14. Such extremes are rare in the ADX and this clearly shows that a trending should now come about soon enough.

If we look at the charts in the posts written yesterday and the day before that, we would notice that the Nifty first made a gravestone doji (a bearish signal), and the next day it formed a dragonfly doji (a bullish sign) and today it fell down. A number of days before those dojis too it had been making red and blue candles on alternating days. A clear signal that the markets are confused and do not know which direction to take. That explains the narrow range that we are locked into.

Seen above is the 30 minutes chart of the Nifty and shows the short term trend of the market. As seen above this narrow range that the Nifty was locked into during the last one week was in the form of a symmetrical triangle. The apex of the triangle was reached today and the Nifty saw a breakthrough on the downside. The target for this breakdown is close to 4160. It is quite possible that the Nifty may complete a pullback to 4370 again before falling further. That rise could be used to take short positions (or to exit longs) in the short term.

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Back in an Uptrend, Target of 5180

As expected and as seen on this 30 minutes chart, the Nifty moved up today, thus accomplishing two major achievements on the short term charts. First, it signified the end of this fortnight long downtrend and second, it confirmed a double bottom pattern and gives us a target of 5180 on the Nifty. During the day the Nifty did face some selling pressure but then found support at the neckline and immediately changed its direction.

While a target if 5180 is there but in an uptrend the Nifty can go much higher and on the way up may encounter some areas of resistance near 5200, 5230, 5250 and then 5300. A move above 5300 should be relatively smooth till it reaches between 5440 and 5500. Support on the downside is now at the neckline of the double bottom pattern at 5060.

Hindalco Industries has been moving inside a large contracting triangle since the beginning of the year. The price now seems to have broken through the triangle and with huge volumes too, leaving little doubt about the genuineness of the breakout. It is easy to say that it is a good buy with a stop loss of close to 190. What is difficult to say (and to predict) is the target. Seeing it as a traditional triangle pattern, we get a target of about 270. 270 would be a 35% jump for the stock, which seems unlikely, if not impossible in such a rangebound market. Taking a very conservative and cautious view, we get a target of 230 and a more daring view would give us a target inbetween of 245-250. I would probably stick with a target of 245.

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