The StratLab Daily
No. 92 · Monday 6 Jul 2026 · NSE, data through close
Redesign v5 · One-thesis + Market Health · Real data

A clean range break, with the tape behind it.

The highest close in 51 sessions, backed by 257 advancers vs 240 decliners and turnover at 0.83x the 20-day average.

What happenedNifty broke out to its highest close in 51 sessions with a 0.66% gain.
The tensionDespite the breakout, historical conditions like today show a fwd5 average return of just 0.01% with a worst-case drawdown of -1.28%.
Net readThe breakout improves the trend, but upside may be limited in the near term.
Nifty Close
24,430.35
+0.66%
Market Phase
🟢 Healthy Uptrend
session 2 · ↑ improving
MHI
67.91
51st %ile
Risk
Moderate
confidence 100
FII Idx Fut
−241.3K
9.4th %ile
Walls
24.3–24.5K
PE base · CE wall
01 The crowd

The crowd

Positioning over the last 20 sessions
FII net index futures · 20 sessions · '000 contracts · endpoint = 6 Jul · source: StratLab participant OI
What this means: Advancers led 257 to 240, a swing from the prior net -25 reading.
02 The turn

The turn

What this means: Close at 24,430.35, the highest in 51 sessions, confirms the range break; turnover at 0.83x adds conviction.
03 The catch

Market health

Market health over the last 20 sessions
Market Health Index · 20 sessions · 0–100 · endpoint = 6 Jul · percentiles vs 1,233 sessions
What this means: StratLab Breadth Index at 67.91, 51st percentile, with market health in a Healthy Uptrend, improving trend, and moderate risk.
Phase
🟢 Healthy Uptrend
risk Moderate
Participation
53.8153
delivery breadth
StratLab Breadth Index
66.2
82th %ile, trailing year
04 Days like today

Days like today

Conditions like today historically favored a 5-day average return of 0.01%, with a worst drawdown of -1.28% across 7 matches.
Conditions analog · Phase + Trend + Risk match
n = 7 · tier: exact
HorizonAvgMedianWin rateWorst
Next session+0.06%+0.10%71%−0.43%
Next 5 sessions+0.01%−0.09%43%−1.28%
Next 10 sessions+0.22%−0.95%43%−1.19%
Next 20 sessions+0.32%+0.81%57%−3.72%
7 historical analogs suggest limited immediate upside; the 5-day average return is only 0.01%.

Constructive with guarded upside.

05 Tomorrow's tripwires

Three checks that settle the argument

Confirming level
Sustained trade above 24,430 with positive breadth confirms the breakout.
Caution level
A drop back toward 24,430 coupled with A/D flipping negative, as seen in the prior net -25, would raise caution.
Invalidation level
A close below 24,430 and a fall in the StratLab Breadth Index below 67.9 would invalidate the breakout.
The ledger

Where that leaves us

Lines up bullish
  • Highest close in 51 sessions.
  • A/D ratio positive with 257 advancers vs 240 decliners.
  • Market health in Healthy Uptrend, trend improving, confidence 100%.
Lines up bearish
  • Historical analogs signal muted upside, with 5-day average return 0.01%.
  • Worst-case 5-day drawdown in similar conditions is -1.28%.
  • StratLab Breadth Index at only the 51st percentile, leaving room for mean reversion.

Net read: Net bullish: the breakout is clean and breadth is positive, but historical analogs and moderate risk suggest limited near-term upside.

The range break is well-supported, but with 7 historical analogs showing an average 0.01% forward return and a worst case of -1.28%, the onus is on continuation to validate the breakout.

Regime