F&O Manual | Bulls charge indices to record highs, experts advocate buying on dips

The benchmark indices traded at record-high levels with Nifty at 22,770 and Bank Nifty around 44,800. For Nifty, strong support lies around 22,580-22,600, experts said.

Till the time the indices sustain above 22,580, the current momentum could extend up to 22,900-23,000 in the coming few sessions. ‘Buy on dips’ remains the mood of the market

Bars in red indicate the change in open interest (OI) of call writers, while the green bars show the change in OI of put writers

Options data shows strong support at 22,700 strike with heavy put writing at this position. “Nifty PCR has incrementally strengthened to 1.45 levels, implying strength in the indices. Meaningful call writing is witnessed across 22,800-23,000 strikes, while significant Put writing was witnessed in 22,600-22,700 strikes. The overall range for the coming few sessions could be 22,950 on the upside and 22,550 on the downside,” Sudeep Shah, DVP and head of technical and derivative research at SBI Securities, said.

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He added that till the time the indices sustain above 22,580, the current momentum could extend up to 22,900-23,000 in the next few sessions. “Buy on dips till index is above 22,580. In case the index slips below 22,580, it will lead to profit-booking up to the 22,450-22,310 level. “

Among individual stocks, long build-up is seen in CanFin Home, Hind Copper, Exide Industries and Axis Bank. While short build-up is observed in Coal India, PIIND and NTPC.

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