24 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

24 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 — 421 instruments

49%
49%
Long Buildup 206Short Buildup 206Long Unwind 3Short Cover 4Neutral 2

Structural lean: +0.002(210 expansionary, 209 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.48x

below baseline

Divergence

1.24x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.48x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.24x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

0.98x

below baseline · 421 contracts

Equities

0.78x

below baseline · 2417 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.98x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress16
Expansion Under Stress17
Expansion Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20
Expansion Under Stress23
Fragmented Expansion24

Structural Activity

Elevated
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

Transitioned from Expansion Under Stress

Next MO Briefing: Monday 08:30 IST

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