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4 min read | Updated on February 21, 2024, 08:27 IST
SUMMARY
BANK NIFTY’s former resistance zone of 46,500-46,800, which coincides with the 50-DMA, will now act as immediate support. This suggests a wider trading range between 46,500 and the all-time high of 48,636. Notably, this bullish move was highlighted in our morning trade setup blog on the 15 February, when the banking index confirmed a bullish Harami reversal pattern on the daily chart.
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NIFTY 50 decisively broke out of its one-month consolidation zone
The GIFT NIFTY (+0.08%) edged higher, suggesting a subdued but positive opening for Indian equities today. Asian markets are trading mixed. Japan's Nikkei 225 remains subdued, down 0.1%. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is up 0.1%.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, led by a decline in technology stocks. Shares of Nvidia declined over 4% ahead of its result today. The Dow Jones fell 0.1% to 38,563, while the S&P 500 declined 0.6% to 4,975. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.9% and ended the day at 15,630
The NIFTY 50 decisively broke out of its one-month consolidation zone and closed above its all-time high of 22,126. This negated Monday's neutral spinning top pattern and the index formed a bullish engulfing candle on the daily chart, supported by strong gains in banking stocks.
Experts believe that this breakout signals further upside potential. The NIFTY50 now has immediate support around 21,900 levels and is trading above all of its major moving averages (20 and 50).
Open interest data for the 22 February expiry of the NIFTY50 shows a significant call base at the 22,600 and 22,200 strikes. Conversely, the maximum put base is at the 22,000 and 22,100 strikes. This suggests that for this week's expiry, market participants expect the NIFTY50 to trade in a range of 21,700-22,550.
After an initial dip, the BANK NIFTY staged a strong comeback, decisively breaching its 50-day moving average (DMA) in the first half and staying above it throughout the day. The rally was fuelled by a rebound in laggards such as HDFC Bank (+2%) and Axis Bank (+2%). As a result, the index reclaimed the crucial 47,000 level at the close.
Experts believe that the former resistance zone of 46,500-46,800, which coincides with the 50-DMA, will now act as immediate support. This suggests a wider trading range between 46,500 and the all-time high of 48,636. Notably, this bullish move was highlighted in our morning trade setup blog on the 15 February, when the banking index confirmed a bullish Harami reversal pattern on the daily chart.
For BANK NIFTY's today’s expiry, the options data shows significant open interest at the 48,000 & 48,500 call option strikes and 46,000 & 46,500 put option strikes. As per the open interest, traders eye BANK NIFTY’s trading range between 46,000 and 47,800 for today’s expiry.
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In Futures and Options or F&O, long build-up means an increase in Open Interest (OI) along with an increase in price, and short build-up means an increase in Open Interest(OI) along with a decrease in price.
Source: Upstox and NSE.
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