TBTflow / Tape readings / 16 October 2026 / LTF
Tape reading · one stock, one session

LTF on 16 October 2026: −3.1 % — the tape, as the panels read it

LTF closed −3.1 %: +0.8 % at the open, −3.9 % traded. First read: pressure, downward, 09:15 at 251.55; from there to the close: +0.9 %. Went the other way.

LTF 16 October 2026: cash price with the panel reads marked

Cash price through the session with every panel read on it: ▲▼ level breaks, ◆ Pressure Zones, ● large prints (blue = upward read, amber = downward). The dotted line is the first read; the dashed line is the previous close.

The session, as the panels saw it

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹31 cr on ₹584 cr traded; first hour −₹19 cr, last hour +₹5 cr.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹28 cr on ₹974 cr; open interest +13.9 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 4 downward.

Pressure Zones: 09:15 ▼ Sell · At Low → 09:43 ▲ Buy · Counter-Trend → 09:50 ▼ Sell · Into Strength → 09:52 ▼ Sell · Cash only → 09:55 ▼ Sell · Cash + Fut aligned (+13 more).

Large prints: 3 — ₹11 cr on the buy side, ₹3 cr on the sell side.

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