21 Nov 2025

MO Briefing

21 Nov 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 — 636 instruments

56%
30%
Long Buildup 53Short Buildup 354Long Unwind 193Short Cover 30Neutral 6

Structural lean: -0.730(83 expansionary, 547 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

2.16x

elevated

Divergence

0.70x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (2.16x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.70x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.85x

elevated · 3 contracts

Equities

0.85x

below baseline · 2310 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.85x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Contraction13
Fragmented Expansion14
Coordinated Expansion17
Contraction Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20
Contraction Under Stress21

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress

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