Close 2026-08-21 1267 scanned A
The note · 2026-08-21

An ordinary session — nothing moved far enough to be worth flagging

596 of 1,267 stocks closed higher and 809 (64%) sit above their 200-day average. The regime read is trending.

Breadth, sector moves and scan activity were all inside their normal ranges today. That is the honest reading, and it is the most common one — most sessions do not contain a finding.

Start here — stocks more than one scan agrees on

462 stocks with 3+ kinds of evidence today
Any single scan is noisy. What matters is agreement between different kinds of evidence — a momentum scan, a candle pattern and a crossover saying the same thing is far rarer than five trend scans agreeing, because those five are really one signal wearing five hats. Ranked by distinct families, not raw count. BODALCHEM leads with 7 families across 11 scans. Green tags have beaten the market historically — click any to see its record.
StockTodayAppears inCloseKinds of
evidence		60-day trend
BODALCHEM+4.83%
Closed at the day's highGapped up and held itThe market's strongest stocksClosing in on a 52-week highStretched far above trendGrowth that is speeding upShort averages stacked in order+4 more
78.977
11 scans
WELCORP+15.30%
Gapped up and held itMade a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMAGrowth that is speeding up+10 more
2,311.906
16 scans
KENNAMET+8.74%
Made a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMATrading far more than usualKeeping more of every rupee+8 more
4,044.706
14 scans
MODISONLTD−4.63%
The market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMAKeeping more of every rupeeInside bar — quieter than yesterdayRising on most days lately+6 more
387.156
12 scans
AVADHSUGAR+2.47%
Made a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMATrading far more than usualBack in profit+5 more
834.806
11 scans
INDOBORAX+2.75%
Made a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMATrading far more than usualGrowing fast and near a high+5 more
511.856
11 scans
ACCENTMIC+1.13%
Gapped up and held itMade a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMAHammer — long tail below+4 more
605.056
10 scans
KRONOX+15.57%
Gapped up and held itMade a new 52-week high todayStretched far above trendBeating the market for 6 monthsAbove the 200-day EMAJust reported, and grew+4 more
215.186
10 scans
MAWANASUG+8.88%
Made a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMATrading far more than usualProfit that turns into cash+4 more
152.546
10 scans
SCPL+1.82%
Made a new 52-week high todayThe market's strongest stocksStretched far above trendAbove the 200-day EMAHammer — long tail belowProfit that turns into cash+4 more
682.756
10 scans
596 up · 659 down TRENDING UP MARKET
47% of the 1267 stocks scanned closed higher on 2026-08-21, and 809 (64%) are above their 200-day average.
Universe trend · last 60 sessions
+10.56%

Where the money moved

median stock in each sector · all sectors →
Today the median Realty stock moved +0.29% and the median Textiles stock +0.18%. Every cell is the median member, not the average — a sector carried by one big winner should not look like a sector that is working.
SectorStocksToday1W1M3M1YBreadth today
Realty16+0.29%+0.53%+3.62%+10.85%-11.34%10 of 16 up
Metals & Mining22+0.25%+0.44%+2.27%-6.32%+23.92%13 of 22 up
Services26+0.24%-0.58%+1.72%+2.48%+0.68%15 of 26 up
Power21+0.23%-2.01%-4.34%-11.08%-4.36%11 of 21 up
Telecommunication13+0.22%-2.10%-0.10%-1.41%-7.50%7 of 13 up
Construction23+0.20%-0.06%-1.73%-4.21%-28.57%12 of 23 up
Financial Services116+0.19%+0.57%+1.58%+5.14%+8.01%64 of 116 up
Textiles12+0.18%+0.21%+1.54%+9.17%+15.51%6 of 12 up
NSE industry classification · sectors with at least four scanned members

Two things a screener usually will not show you

positioning, and its own track record
Derivatives
Where the money is committed
214underlyings
Open interest says whether a move is being funded by new contracts or merely unwound by old ones — a question price alone cannot answer. Plus the strikes option writers are defending.
short covering92long buildup66short buildup34long unwinding16
Most common state today: short covering, 92 of 214 underlyings.
Session 2026-08-20 →
Are the scans working?
The live, out-of-sample record
4sessions
Every historical figure elsewhere on this site is a backtest — a replay of what a scan would have done. This page is what the scans have actually produced since publication, which no amount of hindsight can improve.
0 published signals resolved so far; 0 scans have enough of a record to score. Too early to conclude anything, and it says so.
Tracking since 2026-08-18 →

Pick the page that matches how you trade

same engine, four holding periods, plus the risk side
Active trader
Something to act on today
6461matches
You look at the market most days and you are comfortable being out inside a week. You want a reason to act now — a bar that closed a certain way, a level that just gave, a cross that just happened — not a thesis.
Closed at the day's high20Gapped up and held it25Closed at the very top of its range17Hammer — long tail below48+32 more scans
Best scan here: Closed at the day's high — 53% finished higher over 5 sessions across 2,549 past signals (+1.48pt vs the market)
Hold a few days to a week · 36 scans →
Momentum rider
Buy what is already working
5437matches
You are not looking for cheap. You are looking for stocks that are already moving and still have room — leadership, fresh highs, volume behind the move — and you accept that you will be wrong quickly and often, and get out when you are.
Gapped up and held it25Made a new 52-week high today50Closing in on a 52-week high175The market's strongest stocks314+23 more scans
Best scan here: Gapped up and held it — 54% finished higher over 10 sessions across 11,111 past signals (+1.52pt vs the market)
Hold two to six weeks · 27 scans →
One-month position
One decision, then leave it alone
2713matches
You do not want to watch a screen. You want to make a decision, hold it for roughly twenty trading sessions, and check back. Turnover is a cost you are trying to avoid.
Closed at the day's high20Gapped up and held it25Falling on heavy volume24Made a new 52-week high today50+14 more scans
Best scan here: Closed at the day's high — 52% finished higher over 20 sessions across 2,549 past signals (+3.19pt vs the market)
Hold about one month · 18 scans →
Long-term investor
Structure over signals
4537matches
You are building positions, not taking trades. What matters is that the trend is intact and the long averages are pointing the right way — a single day's bar is noise you can safely ignore.
Made a new 52-week high today50Closing in on a 52-week high175The market's strongest stocks314Beating the market for 6 months410+18 more scans
Held longer than this engine can measure — 20 sessions is its longest forward window. Figures on that page are context, not proof.
Hold months to years · 22 scans →
What I already hold
The side nobody builds a dashboard for
3708matches
Every other page on this site is about what to buy. This one is about what is quietly going wrong in a portfolio you already own — distribution days, broken long averages, stocks stretched far enough from their mean that the next move is usually back toward it.
Falling on heavy volume24Stretched far above trend149Near a 52-week low121Lost the 200-day line110+15 more scans
Best scan here: Falling on heavy volume — 52% finished higher over 20 sessions across 11,289 past signals (+1.50pt vs the market)
Positions you already own · 19 scans →

Today’s tape

plain movement, no screen applied
Biggest gainers596 up
StockToday1W1MClose60-day
QUADFUTURE+20.00%+12.46%+6.36%405.35
ALLCARGO+15.79%+21.70%+52.32%12.17
KRONOX+15.57%+42.95%+41.18%215.18
WELCORP+15.30%+23.41%+43.35%2,311.90
TBZ+12.32%+11.20%+4.81%279.50
THOMASCOOK+11.41%+6.89%+12.84%113.17
KLBRENG-B+11.11%+10.94%−9.23%397.40
RHETAN+9.94%+15.06%−15.23%24.22
Biggest losers659 down
StockToday1W1MClose60-day
KPL−7.42%−2.19%+25.78%3,361.10
HSCL−7.07%−16.22%−15.85%654.40
ELITECON−6.49%−8.56%−2.30%15.70
SIYSIL−6.36%−4.87%−1.49%606.35
HAPPYFORGE−5.00%+5.85%+39.25%2,211.80
BALRAMCHIN−4.92%+16.72%+19.02%729.35
MODIS−4.85%−4.22%−4.75%383.15
SILVERTUC−4.81%−11.16%−3.15%185.94
Busiest scans today47 run
The scans with the most matches right now. A very high count usually means the whole market is doing that thing, which makes it less informative, not more.
Above the 200-day EMAClose above the 200 EMA764Consistently growing and profitableProfitable in all four recent quarters with revenue up more than 15% year on year636Profit jumped this quarterProfit up more than 30% year on year with revenue also higher442Beating the market for 6 months6-month relative strength leaders410Tightest range in 4 daysNarrow Range 4 (NR4)402Just reported, and grewResults filed within the last 15 sessions, revenue and profit both up year on year397Short averages stacked in orderEMA 5 > 13 > 26, price above all three369Growth that is speeding upRevenue YoY accelerating vs the prior quarter, with profit also growing322

What this page is

Xcap runs 47 named scans across 1267 NSE stocks after every close, then shows you what came out. No formulas to write, no query language to learn. Every number on this site is measured against what the scan actually returned in the past — including the ones that did not work.
Stocks scanned
1267
Scans run today
47
Total matches
8098
Market regime
trending up