The Week That Was – Feb 16–20, 2026

 📅 The Week That Was – Feb 16–20, 2026

If you thought the markets were going to give you a calm Valentine’s week hangover, think again. The Indian stock market decided to play musical chairs 🎶—with IT stocks left standing awkwardly when the music stopped.

India: The Drama Unfolds

• Sensex tiptoed to ~82,814, up 0.38% on Friday. Not bad, but not exactly fireworks 🎆.

• Nifty 50 closed at ~25,571, proving it can bounce back like a Bollywood hero after interval suspense.

• Bank Nifty hovered around 60,000, looking like that one friend who stays chill while everyone else panics 😎.

Sector Gossip 🗣️

• IT: Oh boy. Nifty IT fell ~8.2%. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and TCS all slipped on the proverbial banana peel 🍌.

• Metals & Power: Power Grid and Coal India flexed their muscles 💪, reminding everyone they’re still the heavyweights.

• Banking: PSU banks were the surprise party crashers 🎉, while private banks sulked in the corner.

• FMCG & Pharma: The quiet kids in class—steady, reliable, and not causing trouble.

🌍 Global Markets: The Side Characters

• US: Fed minutes hinted rate cuts may be delayed. Investors sighed collectively 😩 and rotated out of tech.

• Europe: Tariff drama with Canada & EU—because who doesn’t love a good trade spat 🍿?

• Asia: China’s CPI rose 0.2% YoY. Small, but hey, progress is progress 🐉.

📈 Top Gainers (India)

• Power Grid Corp ⚡ – lit up the week.

• Coal India ⛏️ – digging its way to the top.

• PSU Banks 🏦 – proving government-backed can still mean cool.

📉 Top Losers (India)

• Tech Mahindra 💻 – ouch, that hurt.

• Infosys & TCS 🖥️ – dragged down by global IT blues.

• KWIL 🏗️ – slipped quietly without much fanfare.

⚖️ The Verdict

This week was a rollercoaster 🎢: IT stocks screamed on the way down, while power and metals waved from the top. Globally, investors played the waiting game with central banks and trade negotiators.

Investor takeaway: Keep your seatbelt fastened. Sector rotation is real—IT is under pressure, while defensives and infrastructure are enjoying their moment in the sun ☀️.

🎨 Market Moodboard of the Week

Here’s a comical snapshot of the chaos: IT folks slipping on banana peels 🍌, Power Grid flexing like it’s Mr. Universe 💪, PSU banks throwing a party 🥳, and global markets watching like confused tourists with maps 🗺️.

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Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 280: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part V)

 🌟 Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 280: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part V)

“Follow the footprints, not the noise.” 👣📊

Now we bring everything together.

⏳ Time-Price Opportunity (TPO)

TPO measures how long price stayed at a level.

Long duration = acceptance
Quick rejection = imbalance

Time confirms conviction.

Price can spike anywhere.
Time reveals value.

⚖ Balanced vs Imbalanced Markets

Balanced Market:

• Even distribution of volume

• Range-bound

• Two-sided participation

Imbalanced Market:

• Strong directional movement

• Expanding volume

• Dominance of one side

Recognising imbalance early allows traders to shift from range strategies to trend strategies.

🏦 Institutional Footprints

Large players transact in size.

They leave marks.

Sudden volume spikes at key nodes may indicate institutional activity.

Retail traders who understand this stop guessing…

…and start aligning.

🛠 Final Practical Framework

✔ Identify Value Area
✔ Mark POC
✔ Locate High & Low Volume Nodes
✔ Observe balance vs imbalance
✔ Combine with trend & momentum tools

Volume Profile is not magic.

It’s structure.

And markets reward structure.

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Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 279: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part IV)

 🌟 Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 279: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part IV)

“Find where the market feels comfortable.” 🛋📊

Now we step into advanced territory.

🎯 Value Area (VA)

The price range where roughly 70% of total volume occurred.

Think of it as the market’s comfort zone.

Inside VA:

• Balance

• Consolidation

• Stability

Outside VA:

• Expansion

• Breakouts

• Volatility

Understanding this helps you anticipate behaviour.

🎯 Point of Control (POC)

The single price level with the highest volume.

The heavyweight champion of participation. 🏆

Price often revisits this level because:

It reflects consensus.

Consensus attracts attention.

🎯 High & Low Volume Nodes

High-volume node:
Area of acceptance.

Low-volume node:
Area of rejection.

Price tends to move quickly through low-volume zones —
because little business was done there.

They are price highways. 🛣

Next: Time-Price Opportunities, balance vs imbalance, and institutional footprints. 🧠

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Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 278: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part III)

 🌟 Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 278: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part III)

“Where volume builds, price respects.” 🧱📈

Now comes the practical application.

Volume Profile isn’t just for admiration.
It’s for action.

🎯 1. Identifying Support & Resistance

High-volume nodes act as magnets.

Why?

Because a lot of business was conducted there.

Traders who bought there will defend it.
Traders who sold there will remember it.

Markets have memory.

And memory creates a reaction.

📈 2. Trend Confirmation

In an uptrend:

If rising prices are supported by strong volume clusters,
it signals genuine buying interest.

In a downtrend:

Heavy volume near resistance suggests sellers are active.

Volume confirms whether a trend has strength
Or is it simply dramatic noise?

🚪 3. Refined Entries & Exits

Entering near a strong volume zone provides:

• Structural backing

• Logical stop placement

• Defined risk

Exiting near another major volume level helps:

• Lock profits

• Avoid sharp reversals

Volume doesn’t eliminate uncertainty.

It organises it.

Next: the powerful trio — Value Area, POC, and Volume Nodes. 🔥

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Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 277: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part II)

 🌟 Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 277: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part II)

“The longer the bar, the louder the crowd.” 📏📢

Now let’s decode the structure.

Volume Profile may look intimidating at first —
like someone stuck a barcode on your chart. 😄

But it’s beautifully logical.

🏗 Step 1: Data Aggregation

Volume from lower timeframes is grouped and redistributed by price level.

Instead of asking:
“When did trades happen?”

We ask:
“At what price did most trades happen?”

That shift changes everything.

📊 Step 2: Histogram Construction

You’ll see horizontal bars along the price axis.

• Long bar → heavy trading

• Short bar → light trading

Imagine a marketplace:

Busy stall → long queue (long bar)
Empty stall → nobody cares (short bar)

Markets behave the same way.

Where trading is dense, price slows down.
Where trading is thin, price travels fast.

🎨 Step 3: Colour Coding

Many platforms show:

• Green = buying pressure

• Red = selling pressure

It’s not just decoration.

It reveals the balance of power.

And trading, at its core, is a power game.

Next: how traders convert this visual into structured trade decisions. 🎯

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Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 276: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part I)

 🌟 Capital Market Chronicles – Episode 276: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – VOLUME PROFILE (Part I)

“Price tells you what. Volume tells you why.” 📊🧠

Most traders obsess over candles.

Green candle? Happiness.
Red candle? Existential crisis. 😄

But price alone is only half the story.

Volume Profile answers a deeper question:

👉 At what price levels did the real battle happen?

🔍 What is Volume Profile?

Volume Profile (also called Volume-by-Price) shows how much trading occurred at each price level, not over time.

Traditional volume says:
“10 lakh shares traded at 10:15 AM.”

Volume Profile says:
“Massive trading happened around ₹1,250.”

See the difference?

One measures activity by clock.
The other measures activity by conviction.

🧠 Why This Matters

Markets move because participants agree… and disagree.

• High volume at a price = strong agreement

• Low volume at a price = weak acceptance

High participation zones often become:

• Strong support

• Strong resistance

• Major turning points

Volume Profile helps you identify where the market said:

“This price matters.”

And in trading, what matters… moves.

Next: how this horizontal volume monster is built — and how to read it without feeling overwhelmed. 📊😄

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Target Price & Expected Return Calculator

 🎯 Target Price & Expected Return Calculator

Because “Kitna Bechna Hai?” Shouldn’t Be a Guess 😄📈

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Let’s be honest.

Most traders know what they want from a trade…
but not what price they actually need to get there.

You buy a stock at ₹250 and think:

“If it goes to ₹275, I’ll book profits.”

Sounds reasonable.
Until charges enter the room like uninvited relatives. 😅

Brokerage.
STT.
Exchange charges.
GST.
Stamp duty.
DP charges.

Suddenly, your “nice little profit” quietly disappears.

That’s exactly why we built the Target Price & Expected Return Calculator is one of the 45 Stock Market Pedia calculators designed to bring clarity before the trade, not regret after it.

🤔 What This Calculator Really Answers

This calculator solves one painfully important question:

👉 “At what price do I ACTUALLY need to sell to earn my desired return?”

Not gross profit.
Not gut feeling.
Net return — after all charges.

It tells you:

• Your break-even price

• Your exact target price for a chosen return %

• Your true net profit, not the imaginary one in your head

No mental math.
No Excel gymnastics.
No “I think this should work”.

🧾 Charges: Because the Market Never Forgets to Collect

This calculator doesn’t ignore reality.

It includes all major Indian market charges on both buy and sell sides:

✔ Brokerage (percentage or flat)
✔ STT (delivery & intraday rules handled properly)
✔ Exchange transaction charges
✔ SEBI charges
✔ Stamp duty
✔ GST
✔ DP charges (for delivery sell)

In short, what you pay is what it calculates.

📦 Delivery or Intraday? The Calculator Knows the Difference

Markets don’t treat delivery and intraday the same — and neither does this tool.

🔁 Delivery Trades

• STT on both buy & sell

• Stamp duty on buy

• DP charges on sell

⚡ Intraday Trades

• Lower STT (sell side only)

• No DP charges

• Different stamp duty

You just select the trade type.
The calculator handles the math — quietly and correctly.

💰 Percentage Brokerage or Flat Brokerage? Try Both

Some brokers charge a percentage.
Some charge a flat fee per side.

Instead of guessing:

“Will flat brokerage be cheaper here?”

This calculator politely says:

“Try both. Numbers don’t lie.” 😄

Switch between brokerage types and instantly see how your target price changes.

📊 Break-Even Price: The Unsung Hero

Before dreaming of profits, one price matters more than anything:

👉 Break-even price

This is the price where:

• Your profit = ₹0

• Your ego is safe

• Your trade has officially “not failed” 😄

The calculator shows this clearly — so you know how much the stock must move just to cover costs.

Eye-opening? Usually, yes.

🔍 The Breakdown Table: Where Reality Hits Home

This is where traders pause… and stare.

The calculator shows a full charge-wise breakdown:

• Brokerage

• STT

• Exchange

• SEBI

• GST

• Stamp duty

• DP charges

Separated neatly into:

• Buy side

• Sell side

• Total impact

This is usually the moment people say:

“Wait… charges are THIS much?” 😲

Yes.
And now you know — before clicking Buy.

⚠️ What If My Target Isn’t Achievable?

The calculator is honest.

If your desired return % is not realistically achievable within reasonable price limits, it tells you upfront.

No false hope.
No magical targets.
Just a gentle reminder to:

• Lower expectations

• Re-check inputs

• Or rethink the trade

Markets reward clarity, not optimism alone.

🧠 Why This Calculator Is Sneakily Powerful

Because it quietly teaches you that:

✔ Small price moves don’t always mean small profits
✔ Charges matter more than you think
✔ Planning exits is as important as entering
✔ Hope is not a strategy — math is

It turns:

“I’ll sell around here…”

into:

“I need to sell exactly here.”

⚠️ A Small Disclaimer (Because We’re Responsible Adults)

This calculator is for educational and planning purposes only.

Markets fluctuate.
Returns are never guaranteed.
But informed decisions beat guesswork every single time.

🏁 Final Thought

Good traders don’t just ask:

“Will the price go up?”

They ask:

“At what price does this trade actually make sense?”

The Target Price & Expected Return Calculator gives you that answer - clearly, honestly, and without drama.

Because profits feel better when you know exactly why you earned them 😄📈

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The Week That Was: (Feb 9–13, 2026)

 💹 The Week That Was (Feb 9–13, 2026)

(When the Bulls Danced… and Then IT Pulled the Plug 😅📉)

If markets had moods, this week would have been:
Monday–Tuesday: “We’re back, baby!” 😎
Friday: “Who turned off the lights?” 😳

Dalal Street started the week flexing. By Friday, it was doing damage control.

🟢 Early Week: Trade Hopes & Banking Boost

Monday and Tuesday were classic “risk-on” sessions.

Optimism around an India–US trade framework plus strong banking earnings lit the fuse 🔥.

• The BSE Sensex climbed back above 84,000.

• The Nifty 50 reclaimed key levels.

• PSU banks and metals strutted around like they owned the place.

Midcaps joined the party too. It was almost as if the market had decided:
“Last week’s sell-off? Never heard of it.” 😌

🔴 Mid-Week Mood Shift: Enter IT Anxiety

Then came the tech tremors.

The IT sector started wobbling — and when IT wobbles in India, indices don’t just wobble… they notice loudly.

The Nifty IT index slid sharply as AI disruption fears resurfaced.

Big names felt the heat:

• Tata Consultancy Services

• Infosys

• HCL Technologies

• Wipro

• Tech Mahindra

Investors suddenly remembered that AI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s disruption with a capital “D.” 🤖⚡

And markets do not like uncertainty.

📉 Friday the 13th (Yes, Really…)

By Friday (Feb 13), the mood had fully flipped.

The Sensex fell over 1,000 points.
The Nifty slipped below 25,500.

That’s not “minor volatility.”
That’s “everyone head for the exit — but in an orderly fashion please.” 🚪📉

Metals gave up early gains.
Consumer names slipped.
Cyclicals lost steam.

Even defensives didn’t escape entirely.

Heavyweights like:

• Hindustan Unilever

• Nestle India

• Kotak Mahindra Bank

• Adani Ports & SEZ

• Tata Steel

felt the pressure.

Market breadth? Weak.
Volatility? Spiking.
Confidence? Slightly bruised.

🌍 Global Backdrop: AI Nerves & Mixed Signals

Globally, it wasn’t exactly calm either.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 had mixed sessions. Some global gauges hit records early in the week — but tech volatility in the U.S. and Europe added nerves.

AI-related disruption stories rattled U.S. software and real estate counters.

Meanwhile, gold prices climbed — a polite way of saying:
“Some investors are quietly moving to safety.” 🏅

The result?
A global mood that shifted from “growth excitement” to “let’s not get carried away.”

And India followed suit.

🎯 Key Themes of the Week

1️⃣ Early Rally, Narrow Leadership

Banks and metals powered gains — but it wasn’t broad-based enough to sustain momentum.

2️⃣ IT as the Index Anchor (Not in a Good Way)

When IT sells off sharply, benchmarks struggle. This week proved it again.

3️⃣ Volatility Returns

India VIX rose. Traders got cautious. Position sizes shrank. Conviction thinned.

4️⃣ Sectoral Divergence

Financials started strong.
Defensives tried to cushion.
Tech dragged.
Cyclicals gave back gains.

🧭 The Takeaway

This was a week of two halves:

📈 Hope and momentum early on
📉 Reality check by Friday

The market showed once again that rallies built on selective strength can fade quickly when heavyweight sectors (like IT) crack.

For investors, the message is clear:

• Watch global tech sentiment closely.

• Monitor AI-driven narrative shifts.

• Pay attention to breadth, not just index levels.

Because Dalal Street this week reminded us:

The bulls may start the music…
But if IT pulls the plug, the dance floor empties fast. 😅📊

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