Milan Vaishnav

Milan Vaishnav


Milan has 20+ years of professional experience in the capital markets, consulting on Portfolio and Funds Management. He writes for many publications around the world and is a regular news commentator. Learn More 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY to Stay Tentative Over 6-Day Trading Week; RRG Shows Defensive Sectoral Setup

Week Ahead: NIFTY to Stay Tentative Over 6-Day Trading Week; RRG Shows Defensive Sectoral Setup

The Indian equities continued to trade with a corrective undertone as they ended the week on a mildly negative note. Over the past five sessions, the Nifty continued facing selling pressure at higher levels while staying mainly in a range. The markets remained in a very defined trading range and...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Steps Into Next Week With These Two Negative Technical Developments

Week Ahead: NIFTY Steps Into Next Week With These Two Negative Technical Developments

The markets extended their decline over the past five sessions and ended the week in a negative way. While the week started on a bearish note, the Nifty violated a few key levels on higher and lower time frame charts. Along with the weak undercurrent, the trading range widened again...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Consolidates, Must Close Above This Level Crucial to Avoid Weakness

Week Ahead: NIFTY Consolidates, Must Close Above This Level Crucial to Avoid Weakness

After suffering a brutal selloff in the week before this one, the Nifty spent the truncated week struggling to stay afloat just below the key resistance levels. With just four working days, the Nifty resisted each day to the 200-DMA and failed to close above that point. The trading range...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY's Behavior Against This Level To Influence Trends For The Coming Weeks

Week Ahead: NIFTY's Behavior Against This Level To Influence Trends For The Coming Weeks

After staying in the green following a sharp rebound the week before this one, the markets finally succumbed to selling pressure after failing to cross above crucial resistance levels. The Nifty stayed under strong selling pressure over the past five sessions and violated key support levels on the daily charts....   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Halts at Crucial Levels; Staying Above This Point Necessary to Extend The Move

Week Ahead: NIFTY Halts at Crucial Levels; Staying Above This Point Necessary to Extend The Move

The markets had a wide-ranging week once again; however, they ended near its high point this time. The Nifty had ranged sessions for four out of five days; the last trading day of the week saw the Nifty swinging wildly before closing near its high point. The trading range also...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Consolidation Likely as NIFTY Tests Crucial Levels; Guard Profits Mindfully

Week Ahead: Consolidation Likely as NIFTY Tests Crucial Levels; Guard Profits Mindfully

The markets closed with gains for the third week in a row, as key indices posting gains while extending their technical rebound. The Nifty trended higher most of the week. The volatility was largely absent, but the Indices stayed quite choppy on most days except the last, where it remained...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Defends This Crucial Support; Chase Rebounds Mindfully

Week Ahead: NIFTY Defends This Crucial Support; Chase Rebounds Mindfully

In a truncated trading week, the Indian equities closed the week with gains thanks to a robust technical rebound that it witnessed on Friday. The Nifty continued to wear a corrective look for three days; on the last trading day of the week, the Index managed to get itself into...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Mild Rebounds; Painful Mean Reversion May Continue

Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Mild Rebounds; Painful Mean Reversion May Continue

The Indian benchmark Nifty 50 extended its corrective decline. Over the past four sessions of a truncated week, the Nifty 50 index remained largely under selling pressure, and the markets continued with their process of mean-reversion. The volatility, though, did not show any major surge. The volatility gauge, IndiaVIX rose...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely to Stay Sluggish; Multiple Resistances Nestled in This Zone

Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely to Stay Sluggish; Multiple Resistances Nestled in This Zone

The markets remained tentative over the past five days while continuing to trade with a weak undertone, while the Nifty digested the reaction to the US election outcome. There were two days of a strong technical rebound; this was subsequently sold into, which kept Nifty in a broadly-defined range. The...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Stable Start; Likely to Remain Under Selling Pressure at Higher Levels

Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Stable Start; Likely to Remain Under Selling Pressure at Higher Levels

The Nifty largely consolidated over the past five sessions, but did so with a bearish undertone. The Nifty traded in a defined range and closed the week with a modest gain. Importantly, the index also stayed below its crucial resistance points. The volatility also expanded; the IndiaVIX surged higher by...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Violates Key Support Levels; Drags Resistance Lower

Week Ahead: NIFTY Violates Key Support Levels; Drags Resistance Lower

The over-deviated markets continued to extend their losses for the fourth week in a row. The Nifty remained largely under sustained selling pressure over the past five days, barring a few feeble attempts to stage a technical rebound. The markets extended their downsides while giving up key supports on the...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Ranged; Trending Moves to Occur Only If These Edges are Breached

Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Ranged; Trending Moves to Occur Only If These Edges are Breached

The markets closed on a negative note for the third week in a row; over the past five sessions, the Nifty remained largely on a declining trajectory, except for the last trading day where it saw some relief rally from the lower levels. Following a strong weekly decline of 1167...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: While Nifty Consolidates, Keeping Above These Levels Crucial

Week Ahead: While Nifty Consolidates, Keeping Above These Levels Crucial

The week that went by was in complete contrast to the week before, as the markets heavily consolidated in a tight range. In the previous week, the Nifty had seen a significant retracement of over 1167 points; however, over the past five trading days, the index stayed totally devoid of...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Putting Market Moves in Perspective; Watch Nifty From This Angle

Week Ahead: Putting Market Moves in Perspective; Watch Nifty From This Angle

On the back of one of the major FII selloffs seen in recent times, the markets succumbed to strong corrective pressure through the week and ended on a very weak note. The Nifty 50 remained under selling pressure; at no point in time did it show any intention to stage...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Shows Early Signs of a Likely Disruption of Uptrend; Tread Cautiously

Week Ahead: NIFTY Shows Early Signs of a Likely Disruption of Uptrend; Tread Cautiously

After initially forming a fresh incremental lifetime high, the markets succumbed to selling pressure from higher levels after spending some indecisive sessions during the week. The week that went by saw some early signs of the Nifty entering into broad corrective consolidation while ending near its low point of the...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Uptrend Stays Intact for NIFTY; RRG Shows Distinctly Defensive Setup

Week Ahead: Uptrend Stays Intact for NIFTY; RRG Shows Distinctly Defensive Setup

The past session for the markets stayed quite trending, as the headline index continued with its upward move. While extending its gains, the Nifty 50 Index ended the week on a very strong note. Witnessing a strong momentum on the upside, the market expanded its trading range as well. The...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Tentative As Defensive Setup Develops; Know These Levels Well

Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Tentative As Defensive Setup Develops; Know These Levels Well

The market extended its corrective move in the previous week; over the past five sessions, it has remained quite choppy and totally devoid of any definite directional bias. It absorbed a few global jerks and saw gaps on either side of its previous close on different occasions. While the level...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Prone To Profit-Taking Bouts; Guard Profits and Stay Stock-Specific

Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Prone To Profit-Taking Bouts; Guard Profits and Stay Stock-Specific

The previous week turned out quite volatile for the markets as they not only marked a fresh lifetime high but also faced corrective pressure as well towards the end of the week. The markets maintained an upward momentum all through the week. It scaled the psychologically important 25000 level as...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Remains Significantly Deviated From Mean; Stay Vigilant at Higher Levels

Week Ahead: NIFTY Remains Significantly Deviated From Mean; Stay Vigilant at Higher Levels

It was the sixth week in a row that saw the Nifty 50 index ending with gains. Over the past few days, the markets largely experienced trending days as they continued inching higher despite the intraday moves staying ranged. The Nifty also continued forming its new lifetime highs; the current...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Hovers Around Crucial Points; Keep Guarding Profits at Higher Levels

Week Ahead: NIFTY Hovers Around Crucial Points; Keep Guarding Profits at Higher Levels

The markets continued with their unabated up move in the week that went by and ended once again with net gains. While continuing with the advance, the Nifty 50 Index extended its move higher. However, as compared to the previous week, this time, the trading range got narrower as the...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Nifty Creates Resistance In This Zone; Continue Guarding Profits At Higher Levels

Week Ahead: Nifty Creates Resistance In This Zone; Continue Guarding Profits At Higher Levels

After consolidating in the week prior, the markets resumed their up move and have ended the present week on a strong note. The markets also navigated weekly derivatives expiry, showing some signs of fatigue and impending consolidation on the last trading day after rising for four trading sessions in a...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Show Evident Signs of Fatigue; Guard Profits & Keep Looking for Relative Strength

Week Ahead: NIFTY Show Evident Signs of Fatigue; Guard Profits & Keep Looking for Relative Strength

The markets consolidated throughout the past week, which was a shortened one, with Monday, June 17th being a holiday on account of Bakri Eid. The past five sessions saw the markets staying in a capped range throughout the day. Even when the Nifty kept marking incremental highs, the intraday trend...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Tentative; Look For Stocks With Strong Relative Strength

Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Tentative; Look For Stocks With Strong Relative Strength

The week that went by was in stark contrast to the week before that, as the markets remained in an extremely narrow range before closing with modest gains. The markets demonstrated a peculiar feature over the past five sessions; on four out of five trading days, the Nifty 50 came...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Despite Pullback, Breadth Remains a Concern; Nifty Still Prone to Retracement

Week Ahead: Despite Pullback, Breadth Remains a Concern; Nifty Still Prone to Retracement

The markets had an incredibly eventful week as they reacted to the exit polls and general election results. All happened in the same week; the Nifty saw itself forming a fresh lifetime high, and also came off close to 8% from its peak. A remarkable recovery also followed, which led...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Markets' Reaction to Exit Poll and General Election Results

Week Ahead: Markets' Reaction to Exit Poll and General Election Results

The Indian equities experienced a notably eventful previous week, marked by a fresh lifetime high and a subsequent decline of over 400 points within the same week. Over the past five sessions, the Nifty 50 index fluctuated within a 693.80-point range before closing with a net weekly loss of...   READ MORE 

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Market Analysis: Top Stock Picks and Sector Insights

Market Analysis: Top Stock Picks and Sector Insights

As we approach the highly anticipated results of India's general elections on Tuesday, June 4, market volatility is expected to be at its peak. Exit polls, scheduled for Saturday, June 1, will likely add to the market's uncertainty, causing significant fluctuations in the Nifty and BankNifty...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Set to Move Within This Volatile Range; Curtailing Leveraged Exposures is Recommended

Week Ahead: NIFTY Set to Move Within This Volatile Range; Curtailing Leveraged Exposures is Recommended

It was a truncated day for the markets; over the past four trading sessions, the Indian equities continued to edge higher and ended on a fresh lifetime high. The volatility, too, remained at elevated levels. As mentioned in the previous technical note, the markets are building up ahead of the...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Markets to Stay Tentative; This Defensive Sector May Start Showing Relative Outperformance

Week Ahead: Markets to Stay Tentative; This Defensive Sector May Start Showing Relative Outperformance

In the previous technical note, we had expressed concerns over the Nifty and VIX rising in the same direction simultaneously. As mentioned earlier, in such circumstances, the VIX often ends up acting as a leading indicator and a precursor to an impending corrective move. The previous week had seen VIX...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Vulnerable to Disruption of Primary Trend; Volatility Likely to Stay

Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Vulnerable to Disruption of Primary Trend; Volatility Likely to Stay

The markets traded in a much wider range in the past trading week. Over the past few days, we had seen the markets and the VIX inching higher, i.e. moving in the same direction. In the previous technical note, we had expressly mentioned this concern, as instances of VIX...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Upsides For NIFTY May Stay Capped; Sectoral Landscape Show These Changes

Week Ahead: Upsides For NIFTY May Stay Capped; Sectoral Landscape Show These Changes

Over the past trading week, it was expected that, while technical pullbacks in the markets could get extended, NIFTY would likely remain under corrective pressure at higher levels. The past trading days witnessed this precise scenario. The markets initially extended their technical pullback and extended their upmove; however, at the...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Mild Technical Pullbacks Likely; NIFTY Remains Prone to Selling Pressure at Higher Levels

Week Ahead: Mild Technical Pullbacks Likely; NIFTY Remains Prone to Selling Pressure at Higher Levels

In the truncated week, the markets looked largely corrective, as the key indices lost ground during the week. In the previous technical note, it was mentioned that, on the one hand, no runaway moves should be expected, and on the other hand, the support for Nifty exists much below at...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Subdued Over the Truncated Week; Defensive Play May Seem Evident

Week Ahead: NIFTY May Stay Subdued Over the Truncated Week; Defensive Play May Seem Evident

Going into the previous week, the markets had been expected to inch higher; however, at the same time, while it was believed that incremental highs may be formed, it was also expected that a runaway move would not happen. Over the past four trading sessions, the markets traded precisely on...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May Continue Finding Resistance at Higher Levels; These Sectors May Relatively Outperform

Week Ahead: NIFTY May Continue Finding Resistance at Higher Levels; These Sectors May Relatively Outperform

In the previous technical note, it was categorically mentioned that, while the markets may attempt to inch higher, they may not form anything beyond minor incremental highs and could largely continue to stay under consolidation. In line with the analysis, the Nifty did form a new lifetime high, but eventually...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Short Week May Not See NIFTY Adopting Sustained Directional Bias; Volatility May Return

Week Ahead: Short Week May Not See NIFTY Adopting Sustained Directional Bias; Volatility May Return

After a corrective action the week before, the markets continued to wear a tentative look throughout this past week as well. In the previous technical note, it was mentioned that the level of 22525 has become an intermediate top for the markets, and any runway upsides should not be expected....   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Technical Setup Stays Weak; NIFTY May See Corrective Pressure At Higher Levels

Week Ahead: Technical Setup Stays Weak; NIFTY May See Corrective Pressure At Higher Levels

After inching higher for six weeks with intermittent corrective bouts, Indian equities finally took a breather and succumbed to a corrective move as it ended the week on a negative note. In the previous weekly technical outlook, it was categorically mentioned that the markets remain prone to corrective retracement. In...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Stares at Both Incremental Highs and Consolidation at Higher Levels; Tread with Caution

Week Ahead: NIFTY Stares at Both Incremental Highs and Consolidation at Higher Levels; Tread with Caution

The markets continued to trade on expected lines. The trading week was short, as Friday was a trading holiday on account of Mahashivratri. In the four trading sessions, the markets stayed choppy and failed to make any definite and convincing moves while continuing to modestly advance on a weekly basis....   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely to Continue Consolidating; Finding Relative Outperformance

Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely to Continue Consolidating; Finding Relative Outperformance

In the previous technical note, it was categorically mentioned that, while the overall trend may stay intact, the markets could continue to largely consolidate. In line with the analysis, the markets kept consolidating, staying in a broad but defined trading range. That range, over the past week, was 422 points;...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays In A Defined Range; Expect Directional Moves Only Outside These Levels

Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays In A Defined Range; Expect Directional Moves Only Outside These Levels

Some serious consolidation continued in the markets as the Nifty oscillated in a defined range before closing the week with modest gains. Examination of daily charts shows that the Nifty tested its 50-DMA again and rebounded from that level while defending that point as important support. The trading range widened...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Set to Consolidate in a Broad Range; Runaway Moves Unlikely Below These Levels

Week Ahead: NIFTY Set to Consolidate in a Broad Range; Runaway Moves Unlikely Below These Levels

Two weeks of decline, one week of advance, and a week of consolidation. This is what sums up the market activity over the past month. The markets consolidated over the past week and stayed largely within a defined trading range, and the past five sessions remained choppy, with the NIFTY...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Sharp Moves; Volatility May Spike Over The Coming Days

Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Sharp Moves; Volatility May Spike Over The Coming Days

The previous week was reduced to just a short 3-day trading week as Monday was declared a special holiday while on Friday, the markets remained shut on account of Republic Day. Despite this, the markets remained extremely choppy and traded in a much wider range as they continued to decline...   READ MORE