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Monday, March 23, 2009

Roaring Markets

A 5 percent gain in the Nifty has set the markets on fire today. These gains have come together with up moves in world markets, all over.
Is this a bear market rally or the beginning of a bull market ? The answer is not relevant to traders who should follow the trend. The trend remains up, so go with it. For Investors, buying should always be done on dips (when there is a perception of value). Buying now, after a 400 point (15%) rally may not be a good idea. Investors should now wait patiently for a decline. It will come.

My response to queries:
Chandu said: "we rally today we will come in to overbought zone, can we sell there "
My notes: No. Markets can stay 'overbought' or 'oversold' for many days. Selling is done only after clear signs of weakness. i have noted such signs in the blog section "Practical Technical Analysis".

Neel said "If it is at all bear market ,what wil be the possibility to nifty touch below 2500 and at what point it wil get support"
My notes: If the Nifty does break out of the 2550 - 3150 trading range, then the possibility of coming back to touch 2500 will diminish.

Rakesh asked: "So sir, What should be the strategy, Can I go long on Bharti?"
My Notes: You buy when the trend is UP. You can trade in the Nifty, or go for individual stocks. I cannot comment on any one stock, but traders should go for momentum stocks which are performing well currently.

Sweety has a problem, that many of us have faced. This is what the comments say:
am writing this during market hours (Monday 1.27pm) - as i have a serious dilemma.
(1) I did not have any open position and i had to start afresh during this morning.
(2) Nifty opened up at higher level.
(3) I use 5 minute chart - RSI & BB . So, as per my trade rule I will initiate trade only when the price crosses RSI 50 and also BB mid-price; whether it is short or long depends upon from where it is crossing.
(4) To day morning there was a gap up - and till now I am unable to initiate any trade on nifty, because my trade set-up does not allow me to do so.
(5) Due to this i am missing some good gains.
My query is: U must have also met with such situation many times in the past... and what did you do?

My Notes:
You may not realize it, but you are among the few traders who will be very successful in this market. You have a trading strategy. That's good. Then, you have the discipline to adhere to it. Excellent. So what if you could not participate in today's move. There are and will be hundreds of other moves where your strategy will enable you to participate. Your discipline will also protect you from many losses.
There are two ways to approach this issue: First, You can modify your rules to take care of gap open. use the 15 minute rule or extend it to 30 minutes. Second, you can keep your system as it is. It is your choice. In either case, it is your discipline that will win, not the actual tactics.

8 comments:

chandu said...

Very well said sudarshan ji,Its a long time waiting for ur comments on markets.thank you and we will see where this market will take us.BEAR or BULL!!

SWEETY if u can share ur trading strategy,it will be highly appreciated.

Thank u once again sudarshan ji.

pawan said...

Last time when nifty was near 3000, I had taken long positions in many stocks (I am a small invester) becoz it was highly expected that once it breaks above 3200, it will go to 3800. But Satyam scam just did the reverse. I has to exit many of those stocks at loss. Some of those positions are still with me. The euphoria is same. Should I hold on to those positions ? Should I initiate fresh longs ? Should I exit on no profit no loss (now is). What are the chances of a breakout above 3150/3200 ?

Kabeer said...

Hi sudarshan ji,
I have seen you many a times on TV and listened your evenhanded views..To me you seem to be one amongst few analyst who is truly concerned about investors safety and benefits.

I salute you Sir!

pranav said...

dear sir, very well analysed and explained. thanks, as usual. sweety, I agree with, chandu, and request you to explain your strategy in some what detail. thanks.

vikas said...

dear sir, pls tell some intra-day strategy so that i can cut down my losses and increase my profits. i will be very thankfull to you. i am a great admirer of yours.

TAJINDER said...

Dear Sir,
I have seen you many times on CNBC TV 18 & I am writing first time on your blog. Actually i want to know that is this a bear mkt. rally or now the time has come to invest the money in to the mkt. I am wonder to see the behave of the mkt. because many large cap stocks are still stands on 2550-2600 level like L&T, SBI and some more, Those stocks which are heavily shorted by the traders that moved up from theirs lows. So please tell me i should invest now or should wait to next dip.
Best Regards

Tajinder

Manish said...

Dear Mr. Sudarshan,

refering to the trading strategy of Sweety, I also use RSI-14 on 5-min chart and enter a long / short trade upon crossing 50 from below / above. In case of gap open the 30-min high-low can be used to enter fresh trades.
However, once in the trade where do you keep the stoploss. I for one use the high-low of the previous candle as stoploss. Sweety, would request you to share ur trading strategy and how do you manage your enter once entered.

kishu said...

dear sir, pls tell me some intra-day strategy so that i can cut down my losses and increase my profits. i will be very thankfull to you.

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