Nifty Prediction Today – February 18, 2026: Nifty 50 Futures: Supports can limit the downside; go long on dips

Nifty 50 is trading flat at 25,718. The price action since yesterday indicates that the index is struggling to get a strong follow-through buying. So, we may have to wait and watch what happens. The advances/declines ratio is at 22:28. This is negative for now. This has to turn in favour of the advances in order to take the Nifty higher during the day.

Nifty 50 Outlook

Resistance is around 25,770. A break above it and a subsequent rise past 25,800 can boost the bullish momentum. Such a rise will clear the way to target 25,900 and even 26,100 in the coming sessions.

Failure to breach 25,770 can drag the contract down to 25,660 or even 25,600. However, a fall beyond 25,600 is unlikely. As such we can expect the Nifty to reverse higher again from around 25,600 and go back up to 25,800 or higher eventually.

Nifty 50 Futures

The Nifty 50 February Futures (25,680) is down 0.17 per cent. The resistance at 25,770 is holding very well. Intraday fall to 25,630-25,600 looks likely. However, after this fall, the chances are high for the contract to reverse higher again towards 25,770-25,800.

Eventually, we expect the Nifty 50 February Futures contract to breach 25,800 and rise to 26,000 and higher in the coming days.

The contract will come under more selling pressure only if it breaks below 25,600. If that happens, a deeper fall to 25,400 is possible.

Trade Strategy

We expect the contract to sustain above 25,600. So, traders can make use of dips and go long at 25,650 and 25,620. Keep the stop-loss at 25,570 initially. Trail the stop-loss up to 25,680 as soon as the contract goes up to 25,705. Revise the stop-loss higher to 25,715 and 25,740 when the contract touches 25,735 and 25,760 respectively. Exit the long positions at 25,780.

Supports: 25,650, 25,600

Resistances: 25,800, 26,000

Published on February 18, 2026