Tight range and Whipsaw on NIFTY
Daily chart of NIFTY is on a slow paced down trend giving lower lows on every bar. Value zone moves up to 5242-5181, which has reduced its speed of movement. MACD turns down after a strong upward journey for the past 11 trading sessions. MACD lines go along with the price on the down side. Market being in trend, a price move into the value zone and pull back will give us opportunity to trades long on the daily chart. While 5375 holds good resistance on the upside, 5250 is a strong support on the bottom. A move towards the support zone will intersect the value zone in the next session.
But there is a different picture of the stocks that constitute the NIFTY Index. On the daily charts 28 stocks are trading on the long side, 8 stocks are trading on the short side and 14 stocks are in the sideways range. While more than 50% stocks of the NIFTY component list are on the bullish side, the likeliness of NIFTY moving down is hard to see, though it may move down there will be jerks on the way.
We are already witnessing the jerks on the hourly charts with a streak of whipsaw trades. With every down close on the hourly chart its MACD histogram is gaining strength on its bullish divergence. MACD histogram has a broad bottom formation which indicates that the market is likely to see further lows. This coincides with the daily move to its value zone. Hourly chart is out of trend.
The stocks direction on the hourly charts are 18 stocks trading short, 18 stocks on the sideways while 14 stocks are trading long. Now this is opposite to the daily position. On the daily bulls are pulling the Index upward, while on the hourly bears are holding it strong. Though not to the extent of bullish power as the number of stocks on the bear grip or lesser compared to bullish ones on the daily, the impact is likely. That is the reason we are witnessing see saw ride on the index. Some one needs to be overpowered for the index to take direction.
It is going to be the bulls that win, but before they stage their victory, there is more blood shed on the road. Swing traders are on the sidelines while trend system is churning out one after other signals and all are getting hit. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Trend system made a neat 270 points gain when swing did not get any opportunity. Whereas in the month of May last, Swing rode to victory with a 468 points gain on the whole month.
It will not be a one way route for any system or market; it is how we manage our losing trades that will speak in the long run. If we are able to have lesser point loss and proportionately higher gains, the equation will always be on the winning side.