The market opened with a gap down and has been trading below yesterday's low through the session. Worth remembering: this is expiry week for the month, so moves can get sharper than usual — a week to watch closely, not to react impulsively to.

The line to watch: 24,000. A close below this level would mean bears have the upper hand for now. Their next level to watch is 23,666 — if today's close and the next few sessions keep holding below 24,000, that's the number that comes into focus.

For bulls to be back in control, the market would need to reclaim 24,244 — either intraday, or ideally a close above it sustained for an hour or more across the next few sessions. Until that happens, the structure favors the bears.

As always — watch the closing price, not the intraday noise. That's what tells the real story each day.

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