24 Dec 2025

MO Briefing

24 Dec 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 — 630 instruments

17%
43%
24%
13%
Long Buildup 110Short Buildup 273Long Unwind 152Short Cover 81Neutral 14

Structural lean: -0.371(191 expansionary, 425 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

3.56x

elevated

Divergence

1.45x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (3.56x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.45x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.45x

elevated · 3 contracts

Equities

0.81x

below baseline · 2375 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.45x baseline)

Recent Path

Coordinated Contraction16
Coordinated Contraction17
Coordinated Contraction18
Early Expansion19
Expansion Under Stress22
Expansion Under Stress23
Contraction Under Stress24

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress

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