21 May 2025

MO Briefing

21 May 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Fragmented Expansion

1 session

Expansionary lean but instruments disagreeing. Surface alignment masks internal divergence.

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 — 653 instruments

49%
15%
28%
Long Buildup 320Short Buildup 95Long Unwind 35Short Cover 181Neutral 22

Structural lean: +0.568(501 expansionary, 130 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.82x

below baseline

Divergence

1.04x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.82x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.04x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

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Equities

0.79x

below baseline · 2101 contracts

No surface data available

Recent Path

Fragmented Contraction13
Early Expansion14
Coordinated Expansion15
Coordinated Expansion16
Coordinated Expansion19
Early Contraction20
Fragmented Expansion21

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Early Contraction

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