Weekly Market Analysis & Algo Performance: August 22, 2026

Anand Patel August 21, 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 equity markets extended their corrective phase early in the week, snapping a five-day losing streak with a sharp recovery on Thursday. Overall, the frontline indices closed the week with marginal losses in a volatile, range-bound environment heavily influenced by energy cost pressures and global headwinds.

Key Market Triggers

  • Elevated Crude Oil & Geopolitics: Unresolved conflicts in the Middle East and a lack of progress on a US-Iran peace deal kept Brent crude prices elevated around the $89 per barrel mark early in the week. This energy-led pressure weighed heavily on investor sentiment, acting as a major headwind for Indian equities.
  • Banking & Financial Recovery: After severe selling pressure early in the week, a strong wave of institutional buying in private banking giants (such as Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank) on Thursday helped the market establish a firm support base and halt the broader market slide.
  • Earnings Resilience vs. Input Costs: Stronger-than-expected Q1FY27 earnings provided a cushion against steeper market corrections. However, markets remain cautious about whether these profit margins can be sustained into Q2 given the rising energy input costs.

Weekly recap:

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

This week, Nifty Midcap 100 Index is down -0.07 percent.
The Nifty Index is down -0.47 percent.

Key Levels for the Nifty Index Daily Timeframe
20   EMA - 24300
50   DMA - 24182
200 DMA - 24687

Nifty Weekly Timeframe Levels
Open - 24343.45
Low -   24025.65
High -  24360.10
Close - 24252.00

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

Model 1 & Model 3

This week, Model 1 is positive +1.55 percent and Model 3 is flat +0.00 percent. 

Model 1 has outperformed the Index by +2.02 percent and Model 3 has outperformed the Index by +0.07 percent.

Nifty Long-Short

The Long-Short strategy for the Nifty Index has returned a positive result of +2.29 percent this week.

Next Week Update

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

Long-term Performance Summary


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

In July 2026, Models 1 and 3 returned -6.1 percent, and -0.4 percent respectively, compared to the Nifty 50 Index's +2.2 percent return.

In July 2026, the Nifty Long-Short is Up -6.5 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 +8.85 percent and -0.46 percent respectively, compared to Nifty's -7.19 percent return for 2026.

The Nifty Long-Short year-to-date return (from January 1, 2026) is now -26.40 percent, compared to the Index's -7.19 percent.

Summary since inception

Since its debut, Model 1 has increased by 254.61 percent. The Nifty index has risen by 124.50 percent  over the same time span.

Since its debut, the Nifty long-short strategy has increased by 422 percent on the capital and 781 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 +164.85%, compared to 131.74% for the Nifty Midcap Index. 
Model 3 has been operational since July 12th, 2021.
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