17 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

17 Feb 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Expansion Under Stress

2 sessions

Expanding 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

36%
31%
11%
18%
Long Buildup 225Short Buildup 198Long Unwind 72Short Cover 116Neutral 22

Structural lean: +0.112(341 expansionary, 270 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.22x

elevated

Divergence

1.40x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (1.22x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.40x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

0.72x

below baseline · 422 contracts

Equities

0.74x

below baseline · 2413 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.72x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress09
Fragmented Expansion10
Fragmented Expansion11
Fragmented Contraction12
Contraction Under Stress13
Expansion Under Stress16
Expansion Under Stress17

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

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