23 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

23 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

40%
24%
14%
21%
Long Buildup 253Short Buildup 152Long Unwind 88Short Cover 134Neutral 6

Structural lean: +0.232(387 expansionary, 240 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

1.37x

elevated

Divergence

0.83x

below baseline

Basis flip stress elevated (1.37x baseline). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.83x)

Range Compression

Futures

0.86x

below baseline · 422 contracts

Equities

0.80x

below baseline · 2418 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.86x baseline)

Recent Path

Contraction Under Stress13
Expansion Under Stress16
Expansion Under Stress17
Expansion Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20
Expansion Under Stress23

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress elevated|divergence normal

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