01 Dec 2025

MO Briefing

01 Dec 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Fragmented Contraction

3 sessions

Contractionary lean but instruments disagreeing. Surface alignment masks internal divergence.

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 — 630 instruments

29%
48%
Long Buildup 184Short Buildup 301Long Unwind 54Short Cover 62Neutral 29

Structural lean: -0.173(246 expansionary, 355 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.26x

below baseline

Divergence

1.19x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.26x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.19x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.09x

elevated · 3 contracts

Equities

0.87x

below baseline · 2325 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.09x baseline)

Recent Path

Contraction Under Stress21
Contraction Under Stress24
Coordinated Contraction25
Early Expansion26
Fragmented Contraction27
Fragmented Contraction28
Fragmented Contraction01

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

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