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Derivative Strategy
Bull Spread Strategy on Midcap Nifty
1) Buy MIDCPNIFTY (30-Sept Expiry) 13,300 CALL at ₹120 & simultaneously sell 13,400 CALL at ₹74
Lot Size: 140
Cost of the strategy: ₹46 (₹6,440 per strategy)
Maximum profit: ₹7,560 If MIDCP NIFTY closes at or above 13,400 on 30 Sept expiry.
Breakeven Point: ₹13,346
Risk Reward Ratio: 1:1.17
Approx margin required: ₹37000
Rationale:
Long build up is seen in the MIDCP NIFTY Futures where Open interest rose by 6 per cent along with a price rise of 0.60 per cent
Primary trend of the MIDCAP NIFTY remains positive as it is placed above its 100 and 200-day EMA.
Index has broken out from the downward sloping trendline on the daily and weekly charts.
MIDCP NIFTY Open Interest Put call ratio increased to 1.22 level from 1.09 levels on the back of Put writing at 13,000-13,200 levels.
FIIS long-to-short ratio in the Index Futures stands at an oversold level of 1.11, suggesting a higher possibility of a short covering by them in the coming days.
(Disclaimer: Nandish Shah is a senior technical/derivative analyst at HDFC Securities. Views expressed are his own.)