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NIFTY Lunch Brief (2026-06-23)

– Macro: All anchored VWAPs (D1 24144, D2 24021, weekly 24144) stacked above price; NIFTY inside Jun 15–17 balance (23817–24108), bearish positioning under the weekly VWAP. – Prior session (Jun 22): B_SHAPE long-liquidation after 123-pt gap up; poor high, STRONG_LOW close — sellers denied acceptance

Tuesday, 23 June 2026·1 min read
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Macro: All anchored VWAPs (D1 24144, D2 24021, weekly 24144) stacked above price; NIFTY inside Jun 15–17 balance (23817–24108), bearish positioning under the weekly VWAP.
  • Prior session (Jun 22): B_SHAPE long-liquidation after 123-pt gap up; poor high, STRONG_LOW close — sellers denied acceptance above prior VA 24100–24140.
  • Today: OTD_UP resolved bearishly at 24135.5; IB broke DOWN; Trend Down developing at 78.8% confidence; line in the sand is IB low 24040.

MIDDAY ASSESSMENT:
Open Test Drive UP fully resolved. Market tested 24135.5, found no buyers, drove through IB low 24040.05 to 23902 (day low). Profile thin, elongated — one-timeframe selling intact. Price ~23905 at the 23900 put wall (30.4M OI).

SCENARIO UPDATE:
Pre-market bullish lean (B_SHAPE follow-through stats) voided. TREND_DOWN + OTD_UP analogs (n=10): 70% continuation lower. Afternoon: 23900 holds → consolidation toward 23960 naked TPO POC; 23900 accepted break → 23817 short-term balance low targeted.

AFTERNOON EXPECTATION:
Straddle at 71.9 (−24.8% from open) leaves ~75 pts of remaining range. One-timeframe selling intact. Responsive buying at 23900 put wall may lift toward 23960–24000; any bounce is low-conviction against the trend. Recovery above 24040 required to invalidate Trend Down.

ACTIVE LEVELS:
– 24040 (IB low/breakdown): Acceptance above questions Trend Day — exit shorts
– 24110 (Jun 22 naked TPO POC): Primary overhead resistance, ~205 pts above
– 23900 (put wall, 30.4M OI): Immediate battle zone; break targets 23817
– 23817 (short-term balance low): Downside measured-move target

RISK NOTE:
Poor high at 24135.5 — incomplete upward auction; revisit probable in future sessions, not today’s concern. Avoid new longs above 24000 call wall (51.7M OI overhead supply).

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