18 Mar 2025

MO Briefing

18 Mar 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Coordinated Expansion

1 session

Instruments aligned in expansion. Structure is coherent.

How to read this

The compass maps the structural posture of the derivatives market. The horizontal axis shows expansion vs contraction. The vertical axis shows coherence vs stress.

The dot marks today's position. The trail shows the past 7 sessions. The posture label describes what the structure is — not where it's going.

Depth panels below show the underlying measurements: positioning breadth, basis stress, range compression, and structural activity.

Depth

Positioning — 658 instruments

61%
30%
Long Buildup 402Short Buildup 26Long Unwind 4Short Cover 199Neutral 27

Structural lean: +0.868(601 expansionary, 30 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.65x

below baseline

Divergence

0.32x

below baseline

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.65x). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.32x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.83x

elevated · 2 contracts

Equities

0.75x

below baseline · 2048 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.83x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Contraction07
Coordinated Contraction10
Expansion Under Stress11
Early Contraction12
Contraction Under Stress13
Expansion Under Stress17
Coordinated Expansion18

Structural Activity

Active
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence normal

Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress

Next MO Briefing: Monday 08:30 IST

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