20 Nov 2025

MO Briefing

20 Nov 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Expansion Under Stress

1 session

Expanding 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 — 636 instruments

31%
31%
17%
19%
Long Buildup 198Short Buildup 194Long Unwind 111Short Cover 123Neutral 10

Structural lean: +0.025(321 expansionary, 305 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.74x

elevated

Divergence

1.57x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (1.74x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.57x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.37x

elevated · 3 contracts

Equities

0.79x

below baseline · 2309 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.37x baseline)

Recent Path

Coordinated Expansion12
Fragmented Contraction13
Fragmented Expansion14
Coordinated Expansion17
Contraction Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Contraction Under Stress

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