F&O stocks in an accelerating decline
The short side, through futures or puts, works the same way in reverse: the names worth studying are already weak and falling faster. This screen keeps the F&O stocks in a confirmed decline, in the weakest third of the market, below their short-term averages, with a fall our model reads as accelerating. Shorts carry their own risks; treat it as a shortlist to study before any trade.
6 of the NSE universe pass · data as of 21 Oct 2026 close
The exact criteria
Stage Analysis is Stan Weinstein's, published in Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets (1988). We apply his framework with our own stage engine, every evening; the five checks below are what this screen filters on. The four stages explained →
- 1.In NSE's F&O segment213 pass
- 2.Classified Stage 4: a confirmed downtrend922 pass
- 3.Relative strength rank is 30 or lower: the weakest third of the market623 pass
- 4.Price is below the 20-day and the 50-day moving average1,793 pass
- 5.The decline is accelerating, on our trend model639 pass
Each count is that rule applied on its own to the whole NSE universe, so you can see which one is doing the work. The list below is the names that pass all of them.
| POLICYBZR PB Fintech Ltd | PB Fintech Ltd | Communication Services | ₹1,008 | -2.6% | -42.2% | Stage 4 |
| INOXWIND Inox Wind Ltd | Inox Wind Ltd | Industrials | ₹62.62 | -3.5% | -18.5% | Stage 4 |
| SWIGGY Swiggy Ltd | Swiggy Ltd | Communication Services | ₹223.65 | -2.3% | -18.1% | Stage 4 |
| COCHINSHIP Cochin Shipyard Ltd | Cochin Shipyard Ltd | Industrials | ₹1,167.1 | -4.8% | -16.5% | Stage 4 |
| SBICARD SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd | SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd | Financials | ₹557.95 | -1.7% | -14.3% | Stage 4 |
| KAYNES Kaynes Technology India Ltd | Kaynes Technology India Ltd | Industrials | ₹3,165.1 | -2.6% | -10.0% | Stage 4 |
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