20 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

20 Feb 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Expansion Under Stress

1 session

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

41%
18%
10%
29%
Long Buildup 259Short Buildup 112Long Unwind 64Short Cover 184Neutral 14

Structural lean: +0.422(443 expansionary, 176 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.56x

elevated

Divergence

1.24x

elevated

Basis flip stress elevated (1.56x baseline). Instrument divergence elevated (1.24x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

0.85x

below baseline · 422 contracts

Equities

0.71x

below baseline · 2416 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.85x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Contraction12
Contraction Under Stress13
Expansion Under Stress16
Expansion Under Stress17
Expansion Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress elevated|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Contraction Under Stress

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