Purchase Nifty August 17700 Put at 115 & promote August 17500 Put at 58, Whole premium out-flow: 57; Goal: 143; Cease loss: 12.5 (1 Lot Every).
Rationale
The Nifty closed marginally inexperienced final week regardless of revenue taking seen on Friday amid continued FIIs inflows. Name writers remained beneath stress all through the week as Put base proceed to strengthen. Broader markets additionally carried out according to headline indices as each small cap and midcap indices noticed features of 1% every. Going forward, whereas information factors remained constructive, a spherical of consolidation could be anticipated close to psychological ranges of 18000 for Nifty and focus could shift in the direction of midcap and small cap indices.
Nifty futures open curiosity elevated sharply over final week and present OI is the best seen over in a month. Whereas FIIs have liquidated some longs, retail contributors elevated their lengthy positions. We consider, robust palms have booked some income after a powerful transfer seen in the course of the sequence within the anticipation of some consolidation.
From the choices house, important Name writing could be seen at ATM strikes with whole open curiosity of greater than 1 cr shares at each 17900 and 18000 Name strikes. For the primary time in the course of the sequence, we’re witnessing larger Name writing than the Put bases. Therefore one can anticipate some consolidation beneath 18000 throughout settlement and contemporary up leg is perhaps seen provided that Nifty strikes above these ranges.
India VIX has remained sideways and consolidated close to 18 ranges all through the week. With outcome season nearly over, inventory particular actions more likely to stay in focus amid consolidation. We consider that any revenue reserving needs to be restricted until 17500 ranges within the settlement week.
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(The Writer, Raj Deepak Singh, is Analyst – F&O, ICICIdirect)
