🟢 Nifty Analysis EOD – August 18, 2025 – Monday 🔴
Gap-Up Glory Meets 25K Roadblock
🗞 Nifty Summary
Nifty opened with a massive 300+ point gap-up, but early profit booking dragged it down by 58 points. A sharp rebound from the day’s low in the first 5 min carried it to a new high of 25,022, just testing the psychological 25K level.
However, that zone acted as a ceiling; profit booking and fresh selling kicked in, pulling Nifty not only below the high or mean but also beneath the opening print and morning day low. After a brief 100-point bounce from a fresh day low, rejection from the VWAP kept the index suppressed.
By the close, Nifty settled near the day’s bottom at 24,876.95, still up +245.65 points (+1.00%) but printing a red candle due to closing below the open.
👉 A textbook gap-up exhaustion session: bullish sentiment upfront, intraday dominated by selling pressure.
📊 Intraday Walk
📉 Daily Time Frame Chart with Intraday Levels
🕯 Daily Candle Breakdown
Candle Structure
Type: Red candle (close < open) despite a strong % gain.
Interpretation
Market opened strong but gave back intraday gains.
Candle resembles an Inverted Hammer / Shooting Star in a gap-up.
Signals loss of bullish momentum, but needs next session confirmation.
🛡 5 Min Intraday Chart
⚔️ Gladiator Strategy Update
ATR: 218.49
IB Range: 137.7 → Medium
Market Structure: imBalanced
Trade Highlight: No trade triggered
📌 Support & Resistance Levels
Resistance Zones
Support Zones
🎯 What’s Next?
💡 Final Thoughts
Today was a classic gap-up exhaustion day — the market showed enthusiasm, but sellers ruled intraday.
“Markets love to test conviction. What looks like strength at open can often be weakness by close.”
✏️ Disclaimer
This is just my personal viewpoint. Always consult your financial advisor before taking any action.
Gap-Up Glory Meets 25K Roadblock
🗞 Nifty Summary
Nifty opened with a massive 300+ point gap-up, but early profit booking dragged it down by 58 points. A sharp rebound from the day’s low in the first 5 min carried it to a new high of 25,022, just testing the psychological 25K level.
However, that zone acted as a ceiling; profit booking and fresh selling kicked in, pulling Nifty not only below the high or mean but also beneath the opening print and morning day low. After a brief 100-point bounce from a fresh day low, rejection from the VWAP kept the index suppressed.
By the close, Nifty settled near the day’s bottom at 24,876.95, still up +245.65 points (+1.00%) but printing a red candle due to closing below the open.
👉 A textbook gap-up exhaustion session: bullish sentiment upfront, intraday dominated by selling pressure.
📊 Intraday Walk
- 🚀 Gap-Up Start: Open at 24,938.20 (up >300 points).
- 📉 Early Booking: Dragged down ~58 points.
- 🔄 Quick Rebound: Buyers drove Nifty to the day high at 25,022.
- ⛔ 25K Blocked: Profit booking intensified, breaking below opening levels.
- ⚡ Second Bounce: +100 points recovery attempt from new day low.
- 📉 VWAP Rejection: Sellers regained control; close near the bottom at 24,876.95.
- 🛡 5 Min Intraday Chart with Levels
📉 Daily Time Frame Chart with Intraday Levels
🕯 Daily Candle Breakdown
- Open: 24,938.20
- High: 25,022.00
- Low: 24,852.85
- Close: 24,876.95
- Change: +245.65 (+1.00%)
Candle Structure
Type: Red candle (close < open) despite a strong % gain.
- Body: 61.25 pts
- Upper Wick: 83.80 pts
- Lower Wick: 24.10 pts
Interpretation
Market opened strong but gave back intraday gains.
Candle resembles an Inverted Hammer / Shooting Star in a gap-up.
Signals loss of bullish momentum, but needs next session confirmation.
🛡 5 Min Intraday Chart
⚔️ Gladiator Strategy Update
ATR: 218.49
IB Range: 137.7 → Medium
Market Structure: imBalanced
Trade Highlight: No trade triggered
📌 Support & Resistance Levels
Resistance Zones
- 24,955
- 24,995
- 25,030 – 25,050
- 25,100
- 25,240
Support Zones
- 24,850 – 24,820
- 24,770 – 24,745
- 24,695 – 24,675
- 24,600 – 24,585
🎯 What’s Next?
- If 24820 ~ 24,850 holds, buyers may regroup and reattempt a breakout above 25,000.
- If broken, expect deeper profit booking toward 24,745 – 24,675.
- Psychological pressure at 25K remains the key battle zone.
💡 Final Thoughts
Today was a classic gap-up exhaustion day — the market showed enthusiasm, but sellers ruled intraday.
“Markets love to test conviction. What looks like strength at open can often be weakness by close.”
✏️ Disclaimer
This is just my personal viewpoint. Always consult your financial advisor before taking any action.
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Read my blogs here:
substack.com/@kzatakia
Follow me on Telegram:
t.me/swingtraderhub
Follow me on X:
x.com/kzatakia
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Follow me on Telegram:
t.me/swingtraderhub
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x.com/kzatakia
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