Nickel Breakout Strategy

MCX Intermediate NICKEL Futures NICKELMINI Futures

Trend Initiation Capture

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Strategy Type	Range Breakout Trading
Market Outlook	Trend Initiation Capture
Risk Level	Moderate to High
Time Horizon	Intraday to Short-term Positional
Best Conditions	Post-consolidation breakouts, high volume expansions, LME trend days
Avoid When	Choppy markets, low volume sessions, major uncertainty events

NICKEL	250 kg • Per kg in INR
NICKELMINI	100 kg • Per kg in INR

MIS	Intraday margin ~6-8% of contract value
NRML	Full margin for positional trades ~9-11%

Global	LME Nickel prices, Dollar Index, Stainless steel demand, EV battery demand
Domestic	Stainless steel industry, import duties, infrastructure projects

Morning	9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Indian market activity)
Evening	6:00 PM - 9:30 PM (LME overlap - highest volatility)
Night	9:30 PM - 11:30 PM (US market influence)

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