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Issue #58 ·
Mon, 18 May 2026 ·
After market close ·
NIFTY 24,176 +0.0%
Daily Market Recap
NIFTY pins at 24,176 — directionless; wait for the tape to show its hand.
NIFTY 20d
24,176 +0.0%
BEAR
Signal SELL
Confluence LOW
3-Gate NEUTRAL
N500 29.9% bull vs FII −209K short — GEX amplifies next break
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NIFTY closed at 24,176 , +0.0%, with breadth at 30% (0/499 bullish). Sector rotation favours Pharma, Healthcare, Energy . Avoid IT and PSU Banks — still in decline.
Smart Money Flow
FII Net Futures
−2.1L
20d trend · Strongly Bearish
▲ Shorts easing
DII Net Futures
+28K
20d trend
▲ Steady buying
Retail (Client)
+1.5L
20d trend
Options Landscape
PCR 1.24
Calls 49%
GEX 257 Cr
Max Pain 23,800
PCR 1.24 — mildly bullish. GEX 257 Cr. Gamma walls: upper 23,800 (CE), lower 23,500 (PE).
OI Vectors
BEAR MIXED . ATM call-writing alongside ITM bullishness — institutions hedged, not directional.
Breadth (2-Layer)
Nifty 500 Breadth
29.9%
149 bullish of 569 tracked · 20d trend
▼ Contracting — broad market
Nifty 50 Breadth
29.9%
149 bullish of 50 large caps · 20d trend
▼ Large caps lagging
⚡ The Tension
FII are net short ₹2.1L while DII absorbed +28K — a 3:1 institutional divergence with no clear resolution.
📍 Levels to Watch
23,800 — CE wall / gamma pin.23,500 — PE wall. Close below triggers dealer selling.23,769 — SMA50. First structural support.24,012 — SMA20. Medium-term confirmation.
Regime Check
Regime BEAR
Breadth State NARROW
Bias SHORT
MA stack: SMA5 (23,555 ) / SMA20 (24,012 ) / SMA50 (23,769 ) — MA5 < MA50 < MA20.
Strategic Takeaway
Neutral — stock-specific alpha. Focus on CONVAIR LEADING signals only.
Intraday Positioning
Flow NORMAL
Momentum STABLE
Structure BEAR MIXED
ATM net vector -0.49 . ITM +0.48 confirms bullish positioning.
Strategic Takeaway
Bearish — hedge or exit.
Top Signals — CONVAIR Fusion
Today’s Picks
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0 of 0 MA-aligned
Strategic Takeaway
Confirm entries with rvol > 1.5×. All signals require dual-timeframe MA alignment.
Global Context
Global Score +0 (Neutral)
Posture Balanced
State Mixed Globe · Nifty Resilient
Risk Momentum
2/4 positive
Nifty Global Rank
#1 of 10
1=best performer · Nifty highlighted
2/4 of SPX/NDX/DAX/NKY positive 20D. DXY 20D return: +1.27%.
Nikkei 225 -2.47%
FTSE 100 +1.78%
DAX +2.2%
Nifty 50 ▶ +0.71%
S&P 500 +0.25%
Nasdaq -0.2%
Hang Seng +0.76%
Crude Oil -1.18%
Gold +1.66%
Strategic Takeaway
Global score +0 (Neutral). Macro neutral — follow domestic signals.
Sector Rotation
▲ Leadership
Pharma +10.1% Score 77.6
Healthcare +8.9% Score 73.3
Energy +1.6% Score 70.0
↻ Accumulating / Reversing
Media -0.9% Score 53.7
CPSE -1.7% Score 51.3
Infra -0.0% Score 50.7
Regime changes since yesterday 6
PSU Banks Value Contra → Declining
Auto Early Accumulation → Value Contra
Consumer Leadership → Early Accumulation
Media Leadership → Early Accumulation
Infra Leadership → Early Accumulation
CPSE Leadership → Early Accumulation
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