Weekly Market Analysis & Algo Performance: APR 17, 2026

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Model 1 Performance     (To know more about it click here)

Model 3 Performance    (To know more about it click here)     

Nifty Future Long-Short Strategy Performance   (To know more about it click here)

Weekly Portfolio Performance Chart

Equity Markets:
Indian equities had a strong, event-driven week from 13–17 Apr 2026, with the market recovering from earlier losses but still staying sensitive to geopolitics, crude oil, inflation, and earnings. The week’s tone was cautiously bullish, not a clean trend reversal, because the rally needed follow-through after a sharp bounce from a six-week losing streak.

Key Market Triggers

Geopolitics: US–Iran peace-talk optimism supported risk appetite, while any setback kept crude elevated and pressured sentiment.

Crude oil: Oil near the $100 zone was a major concern because India is a large crude importer, so higher crude can hurt inflation, the rupee, and earnings.

Inflation: March CPI came in at 3.4%, up from 3.21% in February, which was manageable but still important for RBI expectations and rates.

Foreign flows: FII activity remained a major swing factor and they have started buying little bit after massive selling in April.

Earnings: Q4 FY26 results were starting to influence sector rotation, especially in IT and banking.

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 +3.55 percent.
The Nifty Index is up +1.26 percent.

Key Levels for the Nifty Index Daily Timeframe
20   EMA - 23733
50   DMA - 24414
200 DMA - 25157

Nifty Weekly Timeframe Levels
Open - 23589.60
Low -   23555.60
High -  24400.95
Close - 24353.55

Nifty closed above 20 EMA and below 50 DMA & 200 DMA suggesting mixed trend in the Nifty Index.

Model 1 & Model 3

This week, Model 1 is positive +3.54 percent and Model 3 is positive +2.99 percent. 

Model 1 has outperformed the Index by +2.28 percent and Model 3 has underperformed the Index by -0.56 percent.

Nifty Long-Short

The Long-Short strategy for the Nifty Index has returned a positive result of +3.55 percent this week.

Next Week Update

The Nifty Long-Short Strategy's current position is Long.

Long-term Performance Summary

*After brokerage and taxes, returns are determined at the performed deals.

In March 2026Models 1 and 3 returned -8.7 percent, and -10.3 percent respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's -11.3 percent return.

In March 2025, the Nifty Long-Short is down -8.2 percent.

For the Year 2025 Model 1, 3 and Nifty Long Short returned -18%+7%, and +32% respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's return of +11%. 

For Financial Year 2025-2026 
Model 1, 3 and Nifty Long Short returned -11.18%, +16.88% and -9.53% respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's return of -5.05%.
 

Year To Date - 2025

Models 1 and 3 returned -5.85 percent and -6.02 percent respectively, compared to Nifty's -6.80 percent return for 2026.

The Nifty Long-Short year-to-date return (from January 1, 2026) is now -14.56 percent, compared to the Index's -6.80 percent.

Summary since inception

Since its debut, Model 1 has increased by 206.74 percent. The Nifty index has risen by 125.44 percent  over the same time span.

Since its debut, the Nifty long-short strategy has increased by 506 percent on the capital and 937 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 +150.06%, compared to 117.78% for the Nifty Midcap Index. 
Model 3 has been operational since July 12th, 2021.
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