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Pre Market Report, February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020
Time: 8.15 am


Pre Market Report:


  1. US markets fell another 3%.
  2. On Monday it fell 3% and Tuesday another 3%, total of 6% in two days.
  3. Last time this has happened only in 2015 and 2008.
  4. CDC (Center for Disease Control) warning spooked the markets.
  5. Asian markets are down.
  6. SGX Nifty is down by about 100 points.
  7. FIIs have sold for Rs 2315 crores in Cash market.
  8. However they seems to be covering their shorts in F&O.
  9. Since there is very little premium in next month contract and markets are near bottom, they may not like to rollover their shorts.
  10. They may choose to square up the shorts and that may cushion the fall.
  11. Earlier I mentioned (in Twitter) if 11900 support is broken, Nifty is likely to take support at 11700.
  12. Markets are likely to be highly volatile.
  13. DIIs are expected to support the markets at lower levels.
  14. Somehow I feel Corona Virus fear is at its peak.
  15. The risk reward is not favourable to go short at this time.
  16. At the same time, going long is also not advisable.
  17. One can consider doing ratio spread, buy 11700PE and sell 2X11400PE in March or April series.
  18. VIX in US is above 25 while it is still below 17 in India.
  19. Autos and metals are doing very badly.
  20. Reliance has been under performing.
  21. Any recovery, we can expect only in next series.
  22. Usually, whenever markets are so bad, expiry happens somewhere near the low end of trading range.
  23. Lat one month trading range has been 11600 to 12400.
  24. Earlier I sold 12100 and 12200CE which I rolled down to 11900, 11950, 12000CE yesterday.
  25. On any bounce I plan to sell 11850CE today.
  26. I am not expecting any big recovery, I am expecting Nifty to expire below 11850.
  27. Bank Nifty I sold 31000CE day before yesterday and sold 30800CE yesterday.
  28. HDFC Bank has been weak as Aditya Puri sold his shares.
  29. I sold 1220CE yesterday at Rs 3.25. Just for two days, the premium is good.
  30. Nifty future should take support at 11700. Resistance may come at 11820.

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