Weekly Market Analysis & Algo Performance: July 18, 2026

Anand Patel July 17, 2026

Portfolio Links

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:

The trading week of July 13–17, 2026, delivered extreme whiplash. A strong start fueled by domestic earnings was quickly derailed by geopolitical shocks, only for the market to claw back the majority of its losses by Friday.

Key Market Triggers

  • Information Technology: Emerged as the week's anchor. TCS's strong Q1 performance lifted the entire sector heading into the broader IT earnings season.
  • Banking & Financials: A mixed outcome. While HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and Bajaj Finance posted healthy updates, Kotak Mahindra Bank lagged due to weaker deposit growth. Bank Nifty slightly underperformed the broader market but held critical support zones.
  • Commodities & Energy: Geopolitics hijacked the macro narrative. Escalations near the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices up significantly, pressuring rate-sensitive and oil-dependent sectors like aviation and autos.

Weekly recap:

The Bank Nifty Index and Nifty IT index have outperformed the Nifty Index this week.

This week, Nifty Midcap 100 Index is down -0.97 percent.
The Nifty Index is up +0.53 percent.

Key Levels for the Nifty Index Daily Timeframe
20   EMA - 24067
50   DMA - 23831
200 DMA - 24817

Nifty Weekly Timeframe Levels
Open - 24039.40
Low -   24000.20
High -  24367.30
Close - 24334.30

Nifty closed above 20 EMA & 50 DMA, and below 200 DMA suggesting short term up trend in the Nifty Index.

Model 1 & Model 3

This week, Model 1 is negative -2.17 percent and Model 3 is positive +1.00 percent. 

Model 1 has underperformed the Index by -2.70 percent and Model 3 has outperformed the Index by +1.97 percent.

Nifty Long-Short

The Long-Short strategy for the Nifty Index has returned a positive result of +1.35 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 June 2026, Models 1 and 3 returned +8.2 percent, and +0.6 percent respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's +1.4 percent return.

In June 2025, the Nifty Long-Short is Up +4.8 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 - 2026

Models 1 and 3 returned +9.51 percent and -2.30 percent respectively, compared to Nifty's -6.87 percent return for 2026.

The Nifty Long-Short year-to-date return (from January 1, 2026) is now -27.88 percent, compared to the Index's -6.87 percent.

Summary since inception

Since its debut, Model 1 has increased by 256.76 percent. The Nifty index has risen by 125.26 percent  over the same time span.

Since its debut, the Nifty long-short strategy has increased by 411 percent on the capital and 761 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 +159.94%, compared to 126.98% for the Nifty Midcap Index. 
Model 3 has been operational since July 12th, 2021.
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