04 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

04 Feb 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Fragmented Expansion

1 session

Expansionary 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 — 633 instruments

51%
20%
23%
Long Buildup 325Short Buildup 124Long Unwind 18Short Cover 143Neutral 23

Structural lean: +0.515(468 expansionary, 142 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.92x

below baseline

Divergence

1.07x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.92x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.07x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

1.03x

elevated · 422 contracts

Equities

0.91x

below baseline · 2410 contracts

Slightly expanded ranges (1.03x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress27
Coordinated Expansion28
Fragmented Contraction29
Contraction Under Stress30
Expansion Under Stress02
Expansion Under Stress03
Fragmented Expansion04

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress

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