NIFTY Infrastructure Index ($CNXINFRA) has seen considerable improvement in its performance over past couple of weeks. After relatively under-performing for the most part of 2018, this Sector Index has shown strong improvement in its Relative Momentum when bench-marked against the broader Index NIFTY500 ($CNX500). It is seen continuing with its improvement in coming weeks.
Within this NIFTY Infrastructure Index ($CNXINFRA), there are couple of interesting trade set-ups that catch our attention. One such set-up is observed in Larsen & Toubro Ltd (LT.IN)
The stock has spent the entire 2018 in a sideways move. It has traded in a Rectangle Formation in a trading range that has remained quite well defined for over past 11 months. Couple of signals have emerged through which we possibilities of a breakout from the current trading zone cannot be ruled out. More so when the NIFTY Infrastructure Index ($CNXINFRA) has started to improve its relative performance against the broader markets. LT remains a important component of NIFTY Infrastructure Index and it is placed in the Leading Quadrant on the RRG when bench-marked against the Nifty Infrastructure Index ($CNXINFRA)
The RS Line against Nifty Infra Index has remained in upward rising channel and has presently broken out of that as well. Against the broader NIFTY500 Index ($CNX500), the RS Line has broken out of a formation giving a strong move. Both of the RS Lines presently remain above its 50-Week MA which can be seen as a confirmation of the present set up.
The PPO has turned positive. The Weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 55.8869 and it is also seen breaking out of a pattern while marking a bullish divergence against the price. Full Stochastic has just bounced back from the oversold area.
The Bollinger bands are presently wider-than-normal on both Daily and Weekly time frame Charts. This may cause some consolidation to occur over very short term. But if we draw a conclusive view based on the weight of technical evidences present on the Charts, a clean breakout can be expected. The stock enjoys strong support in the 1300-1365 area.
While anticipating the breakout, much has been relied upon the breakout in the RS Lines, its moving above the 50-Week MA, PPO turning positive and the On-Balance Volume testing its high on the higher time frame charts. In event of a breakout, the stock has the upward potential of returning around ~16% from the current levels. Any move below 1275 will be negative for the stock.
Milan Vaishnav, CMT, MSTA
Consulting Technical Analyst
www.EquityResearch.asia
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