Page 12 - Chart Reading

How to identify which time frame suits your trading behaviour?

A trader who looks for short-term gains, hold positions for a week or fortnight.

Maruti, Bajaj Auto, M&M: Trading strategies for auto stocks as sales slide

The trend looks weak below 5,000 levels for the Nifty Auto index. Although the current formation claims consolidation with lower support around 4,600 levels, the trend remains short on upward rallies

Tech view: Should you use the rally in banks post the rate cut to exit?

Nifty PSU Bank index is showing a consolidation in the range of 1,600 to 1,200 levels. On the other hand, 22,000 mark is crucial for Nifty Bank.

What's consolidation in stock market and how it can help you spot breakouts

Whenever a stock shows a consolidation pattern, one needs to wait for the breakout.

How to identify and benefit from trends based on rising and falling volumes

While taking a bigger perspective on the trend, the daily volume chart might not perfectly depict the scenario. The weekly, monthly or year volumes chart facilitate in taking a call on the same

Ipca Labs, Lupin: Pharma stocks show healthy trend, bottom could be near

Whenever the Nifty pharma index has dipped below oversold territory on the Relative Strength Index (RSI), it has seen a stable rise.

Mindtree, Tech Mahindra: IT stocks that should be on your watchlist

Mindtree will see an upside bias once it breaks out above Rs 920 levels

How to ascertain a stock or the market is close to bottoming out?

On a year-to-date basis, the benchmark Nifty is down around 14 per cent

Infosys, TCS: Is the worst over for IT stocks? Here's what charts say

Barring Wipro, all the other major tech companies have outperformed the benchmark Nifty50 index which has slipped 7.6 per cent till date in 2020

What is Elliott Wave theory and how can you benefit from it?

The study of the same recurring patterns in the financial markets assists in developing trading strategies

ACC, NBCC: These Nifty500 stocks have just exited oversold zone on RSI

Relative Strength Index (RSI) determines trend strength by identifying the oversold and overbought condition

IndusInd Bank, Eicher Motors, HPCL: 10 stocks that look bearish on charts

The Nifty 50 is trading around 200-DMA; if the selling pressure mounts then the index may see big selling pressure on stocks

Chart Check: How to trade paint stocks amid decline in crude oil prices

The overall trend in the paint stocks remains bullish and any corrective move may see buying opportunities.

What is Stop-loss and how you can use it to limit losses in trading?

Simply put, a stop-loss is designed to limit an investor's loss on a stock. Setting a stop-loss order for 15 per cent below the price at which you bought the stock will limit your loss to 15 per cent.

Tech View: Sensex, Nifty see volatile sessions, but trend remains positive

The benchmark indices are holding the positive sentiment

Dr Reddy's, Divi's Lab, Torrent Pharma: What lies ahead for pharma stocks?

Except Sun Pharma and Lupin, others have grown significantly and are showing less reversal signals.

Post-Budget trend shows nearly half of Nifty500 stocks trade below 50-DMA

Major hits were seen in front runners such as ACC Ltd, Ashok Leyland, and HDFC.

Want to start trading as a beginner? Learn these Candlestick patterns

A candlestick defines the price movement and depending on the formation, one can determine the current sentiment and predict a trend.

Polycab, Astral Poly Technik: How to trade construction-related stocks

Most stocks are witnessing selling pressure at higher levels. If that gets conquered, a fresh upside of 3-5 per cent is expected to happen.

ACC, Tata Steel, Britannia: Trading strategies for stocks post Q3 results

Except Voltas and Britannia, others may see selling pressure on every upside.