Bhav Bhagwan Hai (Price is God)
Lekin Open Interest (OI) Bhagwan ka Baap Hai (OI is Father of God)
This is what some traders claim about Open Interest (OI)๐
Is it True or Not?
Check These Features about OI & Decide Yourself!
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Check the ZEEL OI Change Chart as of 22/Sep/2022
There was a huge spike in 270 Puts (PE).
It means people sold 270 PE anticipating the price would not close below 270 before this month's expiry.
But the closing price of ZEEL on the next day (23/Sep) is 260.95.
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Now can you imagine the conditions of these 270 PE sellers?
They have trapped - Either they have to book a huge loss or shift their position (it brings more risk to the table).
On 23/Sep, most people closed their position in 270 PE.
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Also, many traders sold 270 CE, which adds more pressure to the fall.
270 PE opened at 6.9 and closed at 13.5 (close to 100% losses for options sellers) on 23/Sep.
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Open Interest (OI) provides all this information (and many more).
What is Open Interest (OI)?
OI is the total number of outstanding derivative contracts (both futures and options) that have not been settled (still open).
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