At such a time it has been this column's endeavour to pick a scrip which minimises the risk and maximises the possible profit.

ITC has been lukewarm for quite some time and has shown the signs of recovery after dipping quite a bit. The scrip found its support near Rs 1037, which is a technical support. On the upside it can move up to Rs 1075 and further up to Rs 1103. The stochastic and RSI have both signalled a buy.