13 Jan 2026

MO Briefing

13 Jan 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Fragmented Contraction

1 session

Contractionary lean but instruments disagreeing. Surface alignment masks internal divergence.

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

23%
50%
13%
Long Buildup 147Short Buildup 319Long Unwind 85Short Cover 59Neutral 26

Structural lean: -0.311(206 expansionary, 404 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.88x

below baseline

Divergence

1.46x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.88x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.46x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.00x

elevated · 213 contracts

Equities

0.93x

below baseline · 2391 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.00x baseline)

Recent Path

Early Contraction05
Coordinated Contraction06
Fragmented Expansion07
Contraction Under Stress08
Coordinated Contraction09
Early Expansion12
Fragmented Contraction13

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Early Expansion

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