The daily read from the close of 18 May 2026
Computed on the morning of 19 May 2026 (simulated: computed after the fact, standing on that close with only what was known then): 796 names ranked. Judged ten sessions later: the names to look at averaged -5.6% vs Nifty (2 of 5 beat it), the names to stay away from averaged +5.8% (1 of 5 trailed it), the whole field +0.1%.
The read from the close of 18 May 2026 · Quarter
Our calculation, not advice.
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rank 1 of 796
MANINDS
Man Industries (India) Limited
▲ Look at
96.3
score /100rank 1 of 796
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹553.90close 18 May
Upside reference₹602.54+8.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹514.25-7.2% · its typical 10-session fall
+32.3% over three months · +40.7% vs Nifty · 97% of its three-month range · after results +13.2% vs Nifty (last result, before three months) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -9.5% (-8.8% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 2 of 796
NATCOPHARM
NATCO Pharma Ltd. · HEALTHCARE INDEX
▲ Look at
93.7
score /100rank 2 of 796
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹1,165.60close 18 May
Upside reference₹1,227.54+5.3% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,122.22-3.7% · its typical 10-session fall
+30.9% over three months · +39.3% vs Nifty · +22.7% vs its sector · 87% of its three-month range · after results +20.1% vs Nifty (last result, before three months) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -19.4% (-18.7% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 3 of 796
MCX
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. · FINANCIAL SERVICES
▲ Look at
93.3
score /100rank 3 of 796
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹3,348.40close 18 May
Upside reference₹3,546.83+5.9% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹3,194.17-4.6% · its typical 10-session fall
+43.0% over three months · +51.4% vs Nifty · +54.0% vs its sector · 96% of its three-month range
10 sessions on: -14.0% (-13.3% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 4 of 796
OFSS
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. · IT
▲ Look at
92.8
score /100rank 4 of 796
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹9,408.50close 18 May
Upside reference₹9,901.22+5.2% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹9,111.57-3.2% · its typical 10-session fall
+40.1% over three months · +48.5% vs Nifty · +53.2% vs its sector · 91% of its three-month range · after results +15.8% vs Nifty
10 sessions on: +9.9% (+10.7% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference reached
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rank 5 of 796
IDEAFORGE
Ideaforge Technology Limited
▲ Look at
92.5
score /100rank 5 of 796
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹817.70close 18 May
Upside reference₹881.54+7.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹771.84-5.6% · its typical 10-session fall
+94.8% over three months · +103.2% vs Nifty · 94% of its three-month range · after results +35.7% vs Nifty
10 sessions on: +1.4% (+2.1% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference not reached
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rank 796 of 796
RELINFRA
Reliance Infrastructure Limited
▼ Stay away
3.5
score /100rank 796 of 796
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹67.45close 18 May
Upside reference₹72.54+7.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹61.03-9.5% · its typical 10-session fall
-38.1% over three months · -29.7% vs Nifty · 1% of its three-month range · after results -11.1% vs Nifty (last result, before three months)
10 sessions on: +9.1% (+7.9% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
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rank 795 of 796
VEDL
Vedanta Ltd. · METAL
▼ Stay away
8.2
score /100rank 795 of 796
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹327.00close 18 May
Upside reference₹341.84+4.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹317.59-2.9% · its typical 10-session fall
-51.8% over three months · -43.4% vs Nifty · -61.7% vs its sector · 11% of its three-month range · after results -55.0% vs Nifty · delivery falling
10 sessions on: +2.0% (+2.7% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
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rank 794 of 796
VIPIND
VIP Industries Limited
▼ Stay away
8.5
score /100rank 794 of 796
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹292.45close 18 May
Upside reference₹306.16+4.7% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹277.62-5.1% · its typical 10-session fall
-21.1% over three months · -12.7% vs Nifty · 1% of its three-month range · delivery falling
10 sessions on: +8.8% (+9.5% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
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rank 793 of 796
JISLJALEQS
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
▼ Stay away
9.4
score /100rank 793 of 796
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹29.72close 18 May
Upside reference₹31.48+5.9% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹27.89-6.2% · its typical 10-session fall
-19.2% over three months · -10.8% vs Nifty · 23% of its three-month range · delivery falling
10 sessions on: -0.8% (-0.1% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference not reached
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rank 792 of 796
HCLTECH
HCL Technologies Ltd. · IT
▼ Stay away
10.1
score /100rank 792 of 796
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹1,146.60close 18 May
Upside reference₹1,179.14+2.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,095.12-4.5% · its typical 10-session fall
-21.9% over three months · -13.4% vs Nifty · -8.8% vs its sector · 7% of its three-month range · after results -16.9% vs Nifty · delivery falling
10 sessions on: +8.5% (+9.2% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; downside reference not reached
Session by session · the full window
| Name | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 | T+4 | T+5 | T+6 | T+7 | T+8 | T+9 | T+10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Names to look at — move vs Nifty since the close; green while ahead | ||||||||||
| MANINDSMan Industries (India) Limited | +2.2% | +6.9% | +1.5% | +2.8% | -0.5% | -2.3% | -5.7% | -9.2% | -11.0% | -8.8% |
| NATCOPHARMNATCO Pharma Ltd. | -2.8% | -0.8% | +0.7% | +0.1% | -1.0% | +0.6% | -0.2% | -12.4% | -18.8% | -18.7% |
| MCXMulti Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. | +2.1% | +2.7% | -0.8% | -2.6% | -2.6% | -2.3% | -6.8% | -11.3% | -12.5% | -13.3% |
| OFSSOracle Financial Services Software Ltd. | +2.7% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +0.9% | +1.5% | +3.9% | +8.4%▲ | +6.3%▲ | +9.4%▲ | +10.7%▲ |
| IDEAFORGEIdeaforge Technology Limited | -4.9% | -7.9% | -9.6% | -5.4% | -2.0% | +3.5% | +2.3% | +3.8% | -0.3% | +2.1% |
| ▼ Names to stay away from — move vs Nifty since the close; green while behind | ||||||||||
| RELINFRAReliance Infrastructure Limited | -6.6% | +0.9% | +5.4% | +11.0% | +16.4% | +22.4% | +29.5% | +20.0% | +13.0% | +7.9% |
| VEDLVedanta Ltd. | +3.4% | +2.0% | +0.8% | +0.6% | +0.1% | +4.4% | +7.4% | +8.3% | +4.2% | +2.7% |
| VIPINDVIP Industries Limited | +0.8% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +3.4% | +3.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% | +2.8% | +14.8% | +9.5% |
| JISLJALEQSJain Irrigation Systems Limited | +0.5% | -2.3% | -2.5% | -0.3% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +1.0% | +0.9% | -0.6% | -0.1% |
| HCLTECHHCL Technologies Ltd. | +3.0% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +1.2% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +3.7% | +5.4% | +9.2% |
| Look at, ahead of Nifty | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| … on the record | 49% | 50% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 51% | 50% | 50% |
| Stay away, behind Nifty | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| … on the record | 55% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 54% |
| Spread, look-at minus stay-away | -0.3% | -0.2% | -2.6% | -4.0% | -5.2% | -5.2% | -8.1% | -11.7% | -14.0% | -11.4% |
| … on the record | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Each cell is the name's move from the close of 18 May minus Nifty's over the same sessions, at that session's close. A ▲ or ▼ marks the first session by which the card's upside or downside reference had printed. The on the record rows are what every past call has done at that point — 1,865 calls a side — so a day can be read against what usually happens, not just against zero. Sessions are the name's own; a name that did not trade on a day is measured on the sessions it did.
The whole field · top 50 and bottom 50
| Rank | Company | Score | Chance | Close | Move, three months | vs Nifty | vs sector | Range | After results | Delivery | 10 sessions on | vs Nifty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 look at | MANINDSMan Industries (India) Limited | 96.3 | 51% | ₹553.90 | +32.3% | +40.7% | — | 97% | +13.2%* | +11.0 pp | -9.5% | -8.8% |
| 2 look at | NATCOPHARMNATCO Pharma Ltd. | 93.7 | 51% | ₹1,165.60 | +30.9% | +39.3% | +22.7% | 87% | +20.1%* | +7.9 pp | -19.4% | -18.7% |
| 3 look at | MCXMulti Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. | 93.3 | 51% | ₹3,348.40 | +43.0% | +51.4% | +54.0% | 96% | — | +1.3 pp | -14.0% | -13.3% |
| 4 look at | OFSSOracle Financial Services Software Ltd. | 92.8 | 51% | ₹9,408.50 | +40.1% | +48.5% | +53.2% | 91% | +15.8% | +1.4 pp | +9.9% | +10.7% |
| 5 look at | IDEAFORGEIdeaforge Technology Limited | 92.5 | 51% | ₹817.70 | +94.8% | +103.2% | — | 94% | +35.7% | +0.8 pp | +1.4% | +2.1% |
| 792 stay away | HCLTECHHCL Technologies Ltd. | 10.1 | 52% | ₹1,146.60 | -21.9% | -13.4% | -8.8% | 7% | -16.9% | -4.8 pp | +8.5% | +9.2% |
| 793 stay away | JISLJALEQSJain Irrigation Systems Limited | 9.4 | 52% | ₹29.72 | -19.2% | -10.8% | — | 23% | — | -9.2 pp | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 794 stay away | VIPINDVIP Industries Limited | 8.5 | 52% | ₹292.45 | -21.1% | -12.7% | — | 1% | — | -5.5 pp | +8.8% | +9.5% |
| 795 stay away | VEDLVedanta Ltd. | 8.2 | 52% | ₹327.00 | -51.8% | -43.4% | -61.7% | 11% | -55.0% | -2.5 pp | +2.0% | +2.7% |
| 796 stay away | RELINFRAReliance Infrastructure Limited | 3.5 | 52% | ₹67.45 | -38.1% | -29.7% | — | 1% | -11.1%* | — | +9.1% | +7.9% |
Score ranks every name on six checks over three months, each placed from first to last across the field, then blended: the move and the move against Nifty 30% (on one day and one period they order the field the same way, so they count once), against the sector 20%, where the close sits between the period's high and low 20%, the move against Nifty in the ten sessions after each result in the period 15% (* its last result before the period when there was none), and delivery over the second half of the period against the first half 15%. A missing check's weight is shared among the rest. Chance is the historical rate at which names ranked in the same tenth on this period went the way that tenth leans — blank until a tenth has a hundred judged rows. Every call is judged ten sessions after the close against Nifty, whatever the period.