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The US market closed marginally in the red and
Asia is asking for knee-cap. Equity markets in
Asia are down anywhere between 0.1% and 0.5% and
the SGX March Nifty has opened flat. It seems, a
sort of corrective swing is in the offing.
Immediately, the level of 5123 is the watermark
that we have to keep in mind. If the index
manages to stay above that then this weakness in
Asia is not going to affect us; however, any
sustained fall below this level would mean the
onset of a corrective swing is here.
However, what we wrote yesterday still holds:
the Nifty is unlikely to get past the levels
beyond 5190 at one go. Thus, a corrective swing
is very much a possibility. We need to continue
to be quite careful of holding short-term long
positions at this juncture for it is much better
to allow the market to correct itself by about
100 - 150 Nifty points and then again settle for
the next round of upswing.
On the way down, below 5123, the level of 5077
is another key level to watch out for. A
decisive breakdown of this level would mean the
Nifty testing the support area between 5029 and
5000 becoming a high probability event. If such
a fall were to happen that would be a healthy
correction. In any case, even if the corrective
swing does not happen today, its chance of
becoming a reality would not be discounted since
5150 – 5190 would continue to be a problematic
area and would exert enough supply pressure to
bring about the much anticipated corrective
swing. Thus, we advise caution on the long side,
at higher levels of 5150, for sure.
Suppose if the Nifty can shrug off the early
morning weakness in Asia and starts moving up,
what would give us comfort to a large extent is
its ability to stay above 5157-level. Unless it
does so any higher level beneath that would be
an invitation for short-sellers to press sells.
Rajat K. Bose |
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