08 Jan 2026

MO Briefing

08 Jan 2026 · 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

69%
23%
Long Buildup 25Short Buildup 441Long Unwind 145Short Cover 5Neutral 20

Structural lean: -0.874(30 expansionary, 586 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.06x

elevated

Divergence

0.23x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (1.06x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.23x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.59x

elevated · 213 contracts

Equities

1.16x

elevated · 2384 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.59x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Expansion31
Expansion Under Stress01
Expansion Under Stress02
Early Contraction05
Coordinated Contraction06
Fragmented Expansion07
Contraction Under Stress08

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

Transitioned from Fragmented Expansion

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