Nifty Outlook - 17 August 2022

After the extended weekend, our markets started on a positive note following the global cues and continued its positive momentum to end the day above 17800 with gains of over seven-tenths of a percent.

Nifty Today:

After the extended weekend, our markets started on a positive note following the global cues and continued its positive momentum to end the day above 17800 with gains of over seven-tenths of a percent.

Relentless run up continues in index, but readings in overbought zone 

Our markets had a relentless run in last few weeks and the up move still continues as the broader markets are still witnessing buying interest. However, the momentum readings are highly overbought and hence, the risk for forming fresh longs have increased significantly. Nifty is tad away from the resistance level of 17875 which is the 78.6 percent retracement of the previous corrective phase. The BankNifty ended with a small Doji candle on the daily chart and around its previous swing high resistance. So although there’s no confirmation of the reversal yet, one should reduce the quantum of long positions and take some money off the table as highly overbought readings around the resistance zone could lead to some profit booking in the near future. The intraday stock specific momentum has been buzzing and until there’s any reversal, traders should look for such stock specific opportunities and trade with proper risk management. The immediate support for Nifty has now shifted higher to 17720 followed by 17600 while resistances are seen around 17870 and 18000. 

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