On the derivative front, the 21,700PE strike added the highest open interest. With this, the supports are now dragged to the higher levels of 21,700-21,600 and sustenance above this zone on a closing basis will aid in garnering further bullish strength, StoxBox said.
The market is now placed at the hurdle of a down-sloping trendline that connected recent lower highs at 21,725 level. Having shown a false downside breakout at 21,500 level on Wednesday, Nifty is expected to reach up to the upper trajectory of 21,750-21,850 levels in the near term.
“Below 21,725/72,000, the weak sentiment is likely to continue. Below the same, the market could retest the level of 21,500/71,100. Further down side may also continue, which could drag the index till 21,435/70,850,” said Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities
Open Interest (OI) data showed that the call side displayed the highest OI at the 48,000 level, closely followed by 48,500 strike prices. Conversely, on the put side, the highest OI was observed at the 47,000 strike price.
The short-term uptrend status of Nifty remains intact, but the market is likely to find resistance around 21,800-21,850 levels in the coming sessions. A decisive move only above 21,850-21,900 levels could open the next upside target of 22,200 levels. Any dips from here could find support around 21,500, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.