28 Jul 2025

MO Briefing

28 Jul 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Contraction Under Stress

3 sessions

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

19%
40%
26%
14%
Long Buildup 124Short Buildup 265Long Unwind 171Short Cover 89Neutral 10

Structural lean: -0.338(213 expansionary, 436 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

2.55x

elevated

Divergence

1.00x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (2.55x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.00x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.06x

elevated · 5 contracts

Equities

1.20x

elevated · 2051 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.06x baseline)

Recent Path

Coordinated Contraction18
Fragmented Expansion21
Contraction Under Stress22
Expansion Under Stress23
Contraction Under Stress24
Contraction Under Stress25
Contraction Under Stress28

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

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