30 Jan 2026

MO Briefing

30 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 — 633 instruments

27%
40%
13%
14%
Long Buildup 174Short Buildup 255Long Unwind 82Short Cover 90Neutral 32

Structural lean: -0.115(264 expansionary, 337 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.05x

elevated

Divergence

1.63x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (1.05x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.63x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

0.96x

below baseline · 422 contracts

Equities

1.04x

elevated · 2405 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.96x baseline)

Recent Path

Contraction Under Stress21
Expansion Under Stress22
Contraction Under Stress23
Expansion Under Stress27
Coordinated Expansion28
Fragmented Contraction29
Contraction Under Stress30

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Fragmented Contraction

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