22 Jul 2025

MO Briefing

22 Jul 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Contraction Under Stress

1 session

Contracting with internal strain. Basis structure under stress.

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 — 659 instruments

16%
52%
21%
Long Buildup 104Short Buildup 340Long Unwind 139Short Cover 60Neutral 16

Structural lean: -0.478(164 expansionary, 479 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.12x

elevated

Divergence

0.67x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (1.12x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.67x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.29x

elevated · 5 contracts

Equities

0.85x

below baseline · 2048 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.29x baseline)

Recent Path

Early Expansion14
Coordinated Expansion15
Fragmented Contraction16
Coordinated Contraction17
Coordinated Contraction18
Fragmented Expansion21
Contraction Under Stress22

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

Transitioned from Fragmented Expansion

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