22 Aug 2025

MO Briefing

22 Aug 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Contraction Under Stress

2 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 — 646 instruments

17%
44%
24%
12%
Long Buildup 110Short Buildup 286Long Unwind 158Short Cover 79Neutral 13

Structural lean: -0.395(189 expansionary, 444 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.62x

elevated

Divergence

1.28x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (1.62x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.28x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.05x

elevated · 4 contracts

Equities

0.74x

below baseline · 2099 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.05x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Expansion13
Fragmented Contraction14
Early Expansion18
Coordinated Expansion19
Coordinated Expansion20
Contraction Under Stress21
Contraction Under Stress22

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

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