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Monday, 22 December 2025

NIFTY 50 – Bearish Scenario in Focus (Medium-Term Risk Assessment)

Timeframe: Weekly

Nature of View: Risk-management oriented
Bias: 50:50 (Balanced, not predictive)

This analysis presents a conditional corrective scenario for risk management purposes. It does not indicate a trend reversal; the long-term structure of NIFTY remains bullish.


Big Picture First (No Confusion)

Let me state this clearly at the start:

  • Long-term trend: ✅ Still BULLISH

  • Medium-term structure: ⚠️ Caution zone

  • Short to medium-term risk: 🔴 Pullback possible

This analysis is not a call for a trend reversal.
It is a protective, scenario-based assessment based on historical behavior near major highs.


What the Weekly Structure Is Telling Us

After a strong multi-year rally, NIFTY has entered a broad weekly consolidation range.

  • Price is repeatedly testing the upper boundary

  • Momentum is not expanding with price

  • This behavior historically appears before corrective phases, not during strong trend continuation

This is typical post-rally digestion, where markets:

  • Either break out decisively, or

  • Correct to reset structure and sentiment

At present, both outcomes are equally possible.




Why a Bearish Scenario Is Reasonable (But Not Certain)

1️⃣ Range High Pressure

  • NIFTY is hovering near major weekly resistance

  • Multiple attempts without acceptance increase rejection probability

2️⃣ Momentum Behavior

  • RSI is not confirming strength

  • In strong bullish continuation, RSI should stay decisively elevated

  • Current behavior suggests loss of upside momentum, not breakdown

3️⃣ History Repeats (Key Basis of This View)

Historically, when NIFTY consolidates at highs after a sharp rally:

  • Corrections tend to be controlled, not destructive

  • Most pullbacks stop near 38–50% of the previous expansion leg

This aligns with a 24,500–24,000 zone, not lower.


Expected Bearish Path (If Activated)

⚠️ This is a conditional scenario, not a prediction

If price fails to sustain above resistance and weakness develops:

  • First corrective magnet: 25,200–25,000

  • Primary expectation zone: 24,500–24,000

  • This zone historically acts as:

    • Structural support

    • Demand re-entry area

    • Trend reset region

👉 My expectation does NOT go beyond this zone at present.


When Is the Bearish Scenario VALID?

Bearish / corrective scenario becomes valid only if:

  • ❗ Weekly close below 25,400–25,500

  • Follow-through weakness in subsequent weeks

  • Failure to reclaim the broken level quickly

Until then, it remains only a possibility.


When Is This Bearish View INVALID?

This bearish scenario is completely invalid if:

  • ✅ NIFTY accepts above resistance with weekly closes

  • ✅ Momentum expands along with price

  • ✅ No immediate rejection from higher levels

In that case:

  • The market resumes trend continuation

  • Consolidation resolves upward

  • All corrective expectations stand cancelled


Probability Assessment (Honest & Balanced)

  • 🔵 Bullish continuation: 50%

  • 🔴 Medium-term corrective pullback: 50%

This is not indecision — it is professional risk balance at a critical zone.


Final View (Clear & Guarded)

  • I remain bullish on the medium to long term

  • The current analysis is only to safeguard capital and expectations

  • Any decline, if it happens, is expected to be corrective and healthy

  • 24,500–24,000 remains my maximum downside expectation based on historical patterns


Closing Note

Markets do not top on one candle, and trends do not end without distribution.
This analysis respects that reality — no fear, no euphoria, only structure.

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