22 Dec 2025

MO Briefing

22 Dec 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 — 630 instruments

45%
18%
25%
Long Buildup 285Short Buildup 111Long Unwind 61Short Cover 159Neutral 14

Structural lean: +0.432(444 expansionary, 172 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

2.53x

elevated

Divergence

1.46x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (2.53x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.46x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.68x

elevated · 3 contracts

Equities

0.83x

below baseline · 2378 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.68x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Expansion12
Fragmented Contraction15
Coordinated Contraction16
Coordinated Contraction17
Coordinated Contraction18
Early Expansion19
Expansion Under Stress22

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Early Expansion

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