MO Briefing
05 Jan 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure
Posture
Early Contraction
1 session
First session of contractionary alignment. Persistence not yet confirmed.
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
Structural lean: -0.137(263 expansionary, 350 contractionary)
Basis Stress
Flip stress
0.81x
below baseline
Divergence
0.75x
below baseline
Basis flip stress below baseline (0.81x). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.75x)
Range Compression
Futures
1.32x
elevated · 213 contracts
Equities
0.92x
below baseline · 2389 contracts
Expanded ranges (1.32x baseline)
Recent Path
Structural Activity
Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress
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