Volumes on 18 JAN 2010
There is something noteworthy about today's volumes. They were lower in the cash market(S & P CNX NIFTY index stocks) but higher in NIFTY futures and options. Usually, such an activity is seen when the market is going to change its direction, or make a big move in the ongoing directions. So will we reverse and slip south? or, will we make new highs? In most probability, we will make new highs. I am arriving at this conclusion by looking at the top-gainer stocks in various groups(BSE groups). If we see analyze the charts of large-cap stocks who have made large moves(more than 4% over its previous close in a single day), most of these moves are to breakout above trading range. The same is true for mid-cap and small-cap stocks where we have huge single-day gains across levels where there are gaps or circuits of lower circuits. The high volume under this breakout signifies absorption by the professional money. The professional money is absorbing the supply from locked-in traders because it believes that they can sell the same stock at higher price. In one singlular and popular word, the professional sentiment is Bullish through we are at the 18-months top. Many of the stock who have made the large moves through a trading range have confirmed "no selling pressure" on the down-bars following them.