19 Jan 2026

MO Briefing

19 Jan 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Contraction Under Stress

2 sessions

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

19%
52%
19%
Long Buildup 119Short Buildup 328Long Unwind 118Short Cover 56Neutral 15

Structural lean: -0.426(175 expansionary, 446 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

2.09x

elevated

Divergence

0.69x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (2.09x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.69x)

Range Compression

Futures

0.91x

below baseline · 213 contracts

Equities

0.92x

below baseline · 2400 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.91x baseline)

Recent Path

Contraction Under Stress08
Coordinated Contraction09
Early Expansion12
Fragmented Contraction13
Early Expansion14
Contraction Under Stress16
Contraction Under Stress19

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

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