13 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

13 Feb 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

64%
25%
Long Buildup 39Short Buildup 407Long Unwind 158Short Cover 15Neutral 14

Structural lean: -0.807(54 expansionary, 565 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.28x

elevated

Divergence

0.67x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (1.28x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.67x)

Range Compression

Futures

0.93x

below baseline · 422 contracts

Equities

0.85x

below baseline · 2410 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.93x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Contraction05
Contraction Under Stress06
Expansion Under Stress09
Fragmented Expansion10
Fragmented Expansion11
Fragmented Contraction12
Contraction Under Stress13

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

Transitioned from Fragmented Contraction

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