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Nifty Future Long-Short Strategy Performance (To know more about it click here)
Weekly Portfolio Performance Chart
Equity Markets:
The Indian stock market experienced a volatile week marked by initial euphoria followed by cautious profit-booking. The Nifty 50 gained approximately 1.0% for the week, rising from 24,631 on August 18 to close around 24,870 on Friday.
Major Market Catalysts
GST Reforms Announcement - Primary Driver
The week's most significant catalyst was Prime Minister Modi's announcement of comprehensive GST reforms, promising the largest tax overhaul since 2017. The proposed changes include:
- Reduction of tax rates to primarily two slabs: 5% and 18%
- Small car GST reduction from 28% to 18%
- Insurance premium taxes potentially reduced to 5% or eliminated
- Implementation targeted for October 2025 pending GST Council approval
S&P Sovereign Rating Upgrade
India received its first sovereign rating upgrade in 18 years from S&P Global, moving from 'BBB-' to 'BBB' with a stable outlook.
Jackson Hole Symposium Concerns
The week concluded with caution as investors awaited Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, leading to the end of the six-day rally on Friday. Markets declined 0.8% on Friday amid concerns about potential changes in US monetary policy and tariff implications.
The comprehensive market data shows a week of initial optimism followed by cautious consolidation, with domestic institutional support providing a crucial foundation amid foreign selling pressure.
Weekly recap:
The Bank Nifty Index has underperformed the Nifty Index and the Nifty IT index has outperformed the Nifty Index this week.This week, Nifty Midcap 100 Index is up +1.99 percent.
The Nifty Index is up +0.97 percent.
Key Levels for the Nifty Index Daily Timeframe
20 EMA - 24832
50 DMA - 25013
200 DMA - 24063
Nifty Weekly Timeframe Levels
Open - 24938.20
Low - 24852.85
High - 25153.65
Close - 24870.10
Nifty closed below 50 DMA and above 200 DMA & 20 EMA suggesting no clear trend in the Nifty Index.
Model 1 & Model 3
This week, Model 1 is up +2.12 percent and Model 3 is up +2.85 percent.
Model 1 has outperformed the Index by +1.68 percent and Model 3 has outperformed the Index by +0.86 percent.
Nifty Long-Short
The Long-Short strategy for the Nifty Index has returned a positive result of +2.65 percent this week.
Next Week Update
The Nifty Long-Short Strategy's current position is Long.
Long-term Performance Summary
Monthly Performance Summary of Models
*After brokerage and taxes, returns are determined at the performed deals.
In July 2025, Models 1 and 3 returned -13.45 percent, and -11.58 percent respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's -2.93 percent return.
In July 2025, the Nifty Long-Short is down -3.51 percent.
For the Year 2024 Model 1, 3 and Nifty Long Short returned +25%, +45%, and +76% respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's return of +9%.
For Financial Year 2024-2025 Model 1, 3 and Nifty Long Short returned -2.75%, +10.33% and +147.49% respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's return of +5.34%.
For Financial Year 2024-2025 Model 1, 3 and Nifty Long Short returned -2.75%, +10.33% and +147.49% respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's return of +5.34%.
Year To Date - 2025
Models 1 and 3 returned -21.15 percent and -8.60 percent respectively, compared to Nifty's +5.18 percent return for 2025.
The Nifty Long-Short year-to-date return (from January 1, 2025) is now +31.84 percent, compared to the Index's +5.18 percent.
Summary since inception
Since its debut, Model 1 has increased by 213 percent. The Nifty index has risen by 130 percent over the same time span.
Since its debut, the Nifty long-short strategy has increased by 608 percent on the capital and 1126 percent on the margin money.
Model 1 has been operational since July 13, 2020, whereas the Index Long-Short strategy has been operational since August 14, 2020.
Since the inception, Model 3 is up +128%, compared to 110% for the Nifty Midcap Index.
Model 3 has been operational since July 12th, 2021.
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