The StratLab Daily
No. 138 · Thursday 10 Sep 2026 · NSE, data through close
Redesign v5 · One-thesis + Market Health · Real data

Dealers flipped from accelerant to shock-absorber.

The close rose 0.2% to 23,477.8 as net gamma moved to +30,178 from -27,910 prior. Market Health remains Bear Market, Recovering, and Very High risk.

What happenedDealers flipped from Acceleration Risk to Stabilizing.
The tensionThe tape gained 0.2%, but Market Health Index (MHI) was 35.7 at the 13.3 percentile, with Very High risk.
Net readStabilizing mechanics meet a Bear Market backdrop.
Nifty Close
23,477.80
+0.20%
Market Phase
🔴 Bear Market
session 2 · ↑ recovering
MHI
35.70
13th %ile
Risk
Very High
confidence 45
FII Idx Fut
−281.8K
0.4th %ile
Walls
23.4–23.5K
PE base · CE wall
01 The crowd

01 the crowd

Positioning over the last 20 sessions
FII net index futures · 20 sessions · '000 contracts · endpoint = 10 Sep · source: StratLab participant OI
What this means: The close rose 0.2% to 23,477.8. Dealers moved from -27,910 net gamma prior to +30,178.
02 The turn

02 the turn

What this means: The regime changed from Acceleration Risk to Stabilizing. Near-money IV was ≈9%.
03 The catch

03 the catch (Market Health)

Market health over the last 20 sessions
Market Health Index · 20 sessions · 0–100 · endpoint = 10 Sep · percentiles vs 1,281 sessions
What this means: Market Health Index (MHI) was 35.7 at the 13.3 percentile: Bear Market, Recovering, Very High risk. Confidence was 45.0; the phase run length was 2.
Phase
🔴 Bear Market
risk Very High
Participation
44.1532
delivery breadth
StratLab Breadth Index
31.7
21th %ile, trailing year
04 Days like today

04 days like today

Across 66 matches, conditions like today historically favored a 0.01% average five-day forward outcome, with a -4.77% worst case.
Conditions analog · Phase + Trend + Risk match
n = 66 · tier: exact
HorizonAvgMedianWin rateWorst
Next session−0.19%−0.16%33%−4.78%
Next 5 sessions+0.01%+0.00%50%−4.77%
Next 10 sessions+0.33%+0.58%54%−7.12%
Next 20 sessions+1.34%+0.87%64%−6.63%
The five-day analog had a 0.01% average outcome and a -4.77% worst case.

Stabilizing dealer conditions, but Bear Market health and Very High risk keep the posture guarded.

05 Tomorrow's tripwires

Three checks that settle the argument

Confirm
Net gamma: +30,178. Regime: Stabilizing.
Watch
Market Health Index (MHI): 35.7. Trend: Recovering; confidence: 45.0.
Break
Bear Market phase with Very High risk; five-day analog worst case: -4.77%.
The ledger

Where that leaves us

Lines up bullish
  • +30,178 net gamma
  • Regime: Stabilizing
  • 0.2% close gain
Lines up bearish
  • Bear Market phase
  • Very High risk
  • -4.77% five-day analog worst case

Net read: Stabilizing mechanics meet a Recovering trend inside a Bear Market phase.

Dealers are shock-absorbers, not a clean all-clear: Stabilizing conditions meet Bear Market health and Very High risk.

Regime