26 Feb 2026

MO Briefing

26 Feb 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Fragmented Expansion

3 sessions

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 — 627 instruments

46%
33%
12%
Long Buildup 289Short Buildup 206Long Unwind 29Short Cover 76Neutral 27

Structural lean: +0.207(365 expansionary, 235 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.54x

below baseline

Divergence

1.42x

elevated

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.54x). Instrument divergence elevated (1.42x baseline)

Range Compression

Futures

0.93x

below baseline · 627 contracts

Equities

0.73x

below baseline · 2418 contracts

Compressed ranges (0.93x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress18
Contraction Under Stress19
Expansion Under Stress20
Expansion Under Stress23
Fragmented Expansion24
Fragmented Expansion25
Fragmented Expansion26

Structural Activity

Active
posture held|flip stress normal|divergence elevated

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