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Positive vibes continue to push the market higher as trends begin to show some promise. However, Q4 results have been a mixed bag. As investors remain confused we need to tread these higher levels with caution.

The stock market hit its highest closing level of the year on 5 May, helped by strong foreign investments and a boost in confidence owing to falling crude oil prices.

The Sensex closed 295 points (0.4%) higher at 80,797, while the Nifty 50 advanced 114.45 points (0.47%) to 24,461. The BSE Midcap index jumped 1.45%, and the BSE Smallcap index rose 1.23%.

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Investor optimism has remained solid, with benchmark indices recording gains in 12 of the past 16 sessions. Both Sensex and Nifty 50 have climbed over 10% during this period, driven by strong foreign buying. Data from NSDL shows that FIIs have injected more than ₹38,300 crore into equities over the past 11 trading days.

Meanwhile, Brent crude dropped below $60 a barrel, marking a 20% decline since the start of the year. This eases economic pressures, particularly as export growth faces hurdles due to uncertainties surrounding trade tariffs.

Moving to the charts, we note that the trends have been largely oriented towards trading rather than investing. Hence, from a trading perspective we can note that on the hourly charts the cloud support area around 24,180 combined with the trendline support has helped prices revive. The gradual rise we witnessed last week is now facing challenges to increase further from Monday.

The emerging trend clearly suggests the rally seen last week was holding the resistance zone and the gap up opening ensured that prices traded above the range area that developed in the past few days. Hence, one should track the trends that are in progress as a move above 25,000 (Nifty Spot) is needed to renew the bullish bias. Momentum on the hourly chart indicates that the market seems to have witnessed a resumption of selling pressure after prices settled down. A gradual is rise emerging from lower levels, but we can expect it to remain hesitant.

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To undertake shorts, we need to see Nifty move below 24,350 for it to drop to 24,200 and 24,050 once again. As per open interest data, 22,200 is where we see the next set of supports emerging. If we witness a 30-minute range breakdown on Tuesday we can consider trading on either side as the trends still remain tentative and we expect some resistance to kick in. As a ranging market is in play, we need to be quick in profit-taking as the trend does not have sufficient steam to move strongly in either direction.

Options data suggests that PCR has moved to 0.81, highlighting that the trends are facing some pressure at higher levels. Steady call writing at 24,500 levels remains a hurdle for the market’s recovery.

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At this juncture we must pay attention to multiple news triggers, global tariff threats, cautious investor sentiment, and domestic economic challenges that contributed to the sharp market decline and volatility in the rupee.

Buy above ₹655 and on dips to ₹639, stop ₹629, target ₹705-720

Buy CMP and on dips to ₹158, stop ₹155, target ₹178-184

Buy above ₹322 and on dips to ₹305, stop ₹295, target ₹330-345

Raja Venkatraman is co-founder, NeoTrader. His Sebi-registered research analyst registration no. is INH000016223.

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