Retail trapped: CLIENT net 1,252,157 sits OPPOSITE the combined FII+PRO short net of -1,221,634 (as of 2026-08-24), divergence is 102% of institutional size -- meaningful, not noise. Confirmation of the institutional short side -- retail is the trapped party. Sits on top of a INSUFFICIENT_DATA trend: Trend over last 4 steps doesn't cleanly match accumulating/defending/exiting (net path: [-1157969, -1161922, -966469, -925368, -1221634]).
6 · FII Long/Short Ratio (index futures)
0.11
CONTRARIAN RISK
10th percentile of 738 sessions
EXTREME — reversal risk, not confirmation
Cash + F&O Regime
CAUTIOUS BULLISH
FII buying cash (+1,182 Cr) but net short futures (-219,383) -- accumulating stock while hedged; constructive but not aggressive.
Retail trapped: Retail trapped: CLIENT net 1,252,157 sits OPPOSITE the combined FII+PRO short net of -1,221,634 (as of 2026-08-24), divergence is 102% of institutional size -- meaningful, not noise. Confirmation of the institutional short side -- retail is the trapped party. Sits on top of a INSUFFICIENT_DATA trend: Trend over last 4 steps doesn't cleanly match accumulating/defending/exiting (net path: [-1157969, -1161922, -966469, -925368, -1221634]). Their unwind fuels the move.
Bearish · 32% confidence · 1/2 legs agree.
Retail trapped: Retail trapped: CLIENT net 1,252,157 sits OPPOSITE the combined FII+PRO short net of -1,221,634 (as of 2026-08-24), divergence is 102% of institutional size -- meaningful, not noise. Confirmation of the institutional short side -- retail is the trapped party. Sits on top of a INSUFFICIENT_DATA trend: Trend over last 4 steps doesn't cleanly match accumulating/defending/exiting (net path: [-1157969, -1161922, -966469, -925368, -1221634]). Their unwind fuels the move.
Shadow-only — informs, doesn't fire trades.