02 Mar 2026

MO Briefing

02 Mar 2026 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Coordinated Contraction

1 session

Instruments aligned in contraction. Structure is coherent.

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

63%
24%
Long Buildup 41Short Buildup 394Long Unwind 149Short Cover 14Neutral 29

Structural lean: -0.778(55 expansionary, 543 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.53x

below baseline

Divergence

0.52x

below baseline

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.53x). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.52x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.44x

elevated · 627 contracts

Equities

1.19x

elevated · 2423 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.44x baseline)

Recent Path

Expansion Under Stress20
Expansion Under Stress23
Fragmented Expansion24
Fragmented Expansion25
Fragmented Expansion26
Early Contraction27
Coordinated Contraction02

Structural Activity

Active
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence normal

Transitioned from Early Contraction

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