09 Jan 2026

MO Briefing

09 Jan 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Coordinated Contraction

1 session

Instruments aligned in contraction. Structure is coherent.

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

15%
54%
19%
Long Buildup 97Short Buildup 341Long Unwind 124Short Cover 55Neutral 19

Structural lean: -0.492(152 expansionary, 465 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.79x

below baseline

Divergence

0.64x

below baseline

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.79x). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.64x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.29x

elevated · 213 contracts

Equities

1.15x

elevated · 2384 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.29x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress01
Expansion Under Stress02
Early Contraction05
Coordinated Contraction06
Fragmented Expansion07
Contraction Under Stress08
Coordinated Contraction09

Structural Activity

Active
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence normal

Transitioned from Contraction Under Stress

Next MO Briefing: Monday 08:30 IST

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