{"id":11346,"date":"2025-07-14T11:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/?p=11346"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:09:09","slug":"open-interest-analysis-why-its-a-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/open-interest-analysis-why-its-a-game-changer\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Open Interest Analysis &amp; Why It\u2019s a Game-Changer for Options Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-what-is-open-interest-oi-2\">What is Open Interest (OI)?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-oi-vs-volume-4\">OI vs Volume<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-use-cases-of-oi-analysis-for-options-traders-6\">Use Cases of OI Analysis for Options Traders<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-1-spot-support-and-resistance-levels-8\">1. Spot Support and Resistance Levels<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-2-trend-confirmation-with-price-10\">2. Trend Confirmation with Price<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-3-identify-market-sentiment-12\">3. Identify Market Sentiment<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-4-expiry-day-trades-weekly-monthly-14\">4. Expiry Day Trades (Weekly\/Monthly)<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-5-avoid-traps-and-false-breakouts-16\">5. Avoid Traps and False Breakouts<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-bonus-what-is-max-pain-18\">Bonus: What Is Max Pain?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-how-to-access-oi-data-20\">How to Access OI Data?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-final-thoughts-22\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-key-takeaways-24\">Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">If you trade options &#8212; whether you&#8217;re a beginner or advanced &#8212; you&#8217;ve probably heard the term <strong>Open Interest (OI)<\/strong>. But what is it really? And how can you use it to make better <a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/category\/trading\/\">trading<\/a> decisions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Let&#8217;s break it down and explore the real-world<strong> use cases<\/strong> of OI analysis for option traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"border-left:4px solid #e8622f;background:#fdf1ec;padding:18px 22px;margin:1.5em 0;line-height:1.8\"><strong>&#128161; Quick Answer<\/strong><br>Open Interest is the total number of options or futures contracts still outstanding at a given strike and expiry. Unlike volume, which resets every day, OI is cumulative and shows how many contracts are currently live. Traders use it to spot support and resistance (high Put OI marks support, high Call OI marks resistance), to confirm a trend by pairing price with OI &#8212; up and up is long buildup, down and up is short buildup &#8212; and to read sentiment through Call and Put writing. It works as a confirmation tool, not in isolation, since it never reveals who holds the contracts.<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Open Interest Analysis Explained | Spot Breakouts, Trends &amp; Market Traps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XhlUdj5BNHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-what-is-open-interest-oi-2\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ba65a12144e3a89b7df501b73119ce9\" style=\"color:#023368\">What is Open Interest (OI)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\"><strong>Open Interest <\/strong>is the total number of outstanding (not yet closed or exercised) options or futures contracts in the market <strong>at a specific strike price and expiry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">If you <strong>buy<\/strong> 1 lot of Nifty 22,000 Call, and someone <strong>sells<\/strong> it to you &#8212; OI increases by 1.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">If one of you <strong>closes<\/strong> the trade later, OI drops by 1.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Unlike volume (which resets daily), <strong>OI is cumulative<\/strong> and shows how many contracts are currently &#8220;live.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/5-powerful-tools-for-option-analysis\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=internal_link&amp;utm_campaign=options_analysis\" title=\"5 Simple Tools to Master Option Analysis\">5 Simple Tools to Master Option Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-oi-vs-volume-4\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f7e995c49f1390dd43271ee7a287c1d\" style=\"color:#023368\">OI &#8800; Volume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metric<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Resets Daily?<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Use Case<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Volume<\/td><td>Number of contracts traded that day<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Intraday action<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OI<\/td><td>Total live contracts in the market<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Position build-up or unwinding trends<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/app.html\" style=\"background-color:#ec4d37\"><strong>Get Navia APP<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-use-cases-of-oi-analysis-for-options-traders-6\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77ea8cbc060de4c452e5da8d2256a421\" style=\"color:#023368\">Use Cases of OI Analysis for Options Traders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-1-spot-support-and-resistance-levels-8\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c054c596036a5962eaf70ee6c984a7e1\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">1. Spot Support &amp; Resistance Levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">High OI at a <strong>Call strike<\/strong> = Resistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">High OI at a <strong>Put strike<\/strong> = Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2dd3cfea05c17d0ff2ee3688fd83f9aa wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why it Matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">These are the levels where the most contracts are open &#8212; meaning traders expect the price to stay within that range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Nifty 25,500 CE has the highest Call OI &#8594; Likely resistance<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Nifty 24,800 PE has highest Put OI &#8594; Likely support<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-2-trend-confirmation-with-price-10\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eec841b543c3975c07a4f7e69f691e38\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">2. Trend Confirmation with Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Use the combo of <strong>Price + OI<\/strong> movement to decode market behavior:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>OI<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Interpretation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Up<\/td><td>Up<\/td><td>Long Buildup<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Up<\/td><td>Down<\/td><td>Short Covering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Down<\/td><td>Up<\/td><td>Short Buildup<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Down<\/td><td>Down<\/td><td>Long Unwinding<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Helps confirm if a move is <strong>genuine<\/strong> or driven by position closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-3-identify-market-sentiment-12\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83547e748fe47236294ed2e928141a23\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">3. Identify Market Sentiment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">OI tells you whether traders are <strong>getting in or out<\/strong>, and whether they&#8217;re <strong>bullish or bearish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Rising Call OI + falling Call price = <strong>Call Writing<\/strong> &#8594; Bearish bias<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Rising Put OI + falling Put price = <strong>Put Writing<\/strong> &#8594; Bullish bias<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">This gives insight into what <strong>smart money<\/strong> is doing. Pairing it with the <a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/combined-option-premium-how-pro-traders-using-it\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=internal_link&amp;utm_campaign=options_analysis\" title=\"Charting Combined Option Premium: How Pro Traders Time Option Trades Using a Simple Metric\">combined ATM option premium<\/a> shows whether that positioning is being made into rising or falling volatility expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\"><strong>Below is an actual Intra-day Call OI Analysis Chart from Navia All in one Zero Brokerage APP on 19 June 2025 for Bank Nifty which shows Option Price falling with OI rising which Call Writing &#8211; &gt; Bearish Bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Intraday Bank Nifty Call OI analysis chart showing option price falling while open interest rises\" class=\"wp-image-11348\" style=\"width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png 504w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-92x150.png 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-4-expiry-day-trades-weekly-monthly-14\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3cef2cd15cddcbdc18dba7568fafddd\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">4. Expiry Day Trades (Weekly\/Monthly)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">On expiry day, analyzing OI shifts <strong>minute-by-minute<\/strong> can help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Spot likely <strong>Max Pain<\/strong> zones<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Gauge whether resistance\/support is holding or breaking<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Time your entries and exits better<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Expiry-day trading also means more orders, so check <a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/zero-brokerage-on-fo-charges-you-still-pay\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=internal_link&amp;utm_campaign=options_analysis\" title=\"Zero Brokerage on F&amp;O: 5 Charges You Still Pay in 2026\">which charges still apply to every F&amp;O trade<\/a> before you build a strategy around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.navia.co.in\/index-navia.php?utm_source=Organic&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=open_interest_analysis\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OPEN-DEMAT-ACC.png\" alt=\"Open a free Navia demat account to access live open interest analysis charts\" class=\"wp-image-9412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OPEN-DEMAT-ACC.png 1024w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OPEN-DEMAT-ACC-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OPEN-DEMAT-ACC-150x22.png 150w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OPEN-DEMAT-ACC-768x112.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-5-avoid-traps-and-false-breakouts-16\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f66177efe983f67b01e3123b43928266\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">5. Avoid Traps &amp; False Breakouts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">OI analysis helps you stay out of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Bull traps (when price spikes but OI shows no new longs)<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Bear traps (when price drops but shorts aren&#8217;t building)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Combining OI with price action = <strong>confirmation tool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-bonus-what-is-max-pain-18\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-885b2ebc0dd411a349dff5fc9195980b\" style=\"color:#023368\">Bonus: What Is &#8220;Max Pain&#8221;?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\"><strong>Max Pain<\/strong> is the strike price at which <strong>option sellers lose the least and buyers lose the most.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Traders use it to estimate where the index\/stock may <strong>gravitate toward on expiry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">You can track live <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/what-is-max-pain-in-options-trading\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=internal_link&amp;utm_campaign=options_analysis\" title=\"What is Max Pain in Options Trading?\">Max Pain<\/a><\/strong> levels using OI data on your broker or data provider platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-how-to-access-oi-data-20\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7e0c65d1a24cce27934469020656a10\" style=\"color:#023368\">How to Access OI Data?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Most trading platforms provide live OI data, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nseindia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSE<\/a> publishes the option chain itself, but Navia goes one step further with advanced OI + price analysis tools. How much of that OI any one participant can hold is capped by <a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/sebis-latest-guidelines-on-fo-trading\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=internal_link&amp;utm_campaign=options_analysis\" title=\"SEBI\u2019s Latest Guidelines on F&amp;O Trading\">SEBI&#8217;s F&amp;O position limits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-final-thoughts-22\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-749186e5f3e9fb98941f8d67640efdc0\" style=\"color:#023368\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">OI Analysis isn&#8217;t magic &#8212; but when combined with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Price action<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">Volume<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;line-height:1.8\">News\/Events<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">&#8230;it becomes a <strong>powerful tool<\/strong> for options traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\"><strong>Use OI to understand the battlefield <\/strong>&#8212; where the big players are building, defending, or exiting positions. It can provide additional insights to support decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Remember: OI is one piece of the puzzle. It doesn&#8217;t show who holds the contracts (retail vs institutional) and can sometimes give misleading signals if used in isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Want to access OI Analysis Charts right away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Download <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/app.html\" title=\"\">Navia APP<\/a><\/strong> now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-key-takeaways-24\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e16e155a1f9eb5116384c962935a26b\" style=\"color:#ec4d37\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin:1em 0;line-height:1.9\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.8em;line-height:1.8\">Open Interest counts the contracts still outstanding at a given strike and expiry, and unlike volume it is cumulative rather than reset each day.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.8em;line-height:1.8\">The highest Call OI strike tends to act as resistance and the highest Put OI strike as support, because that is where most contracts are open.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.8em;line-height:1.8\">Price and OI read together give four states: long buildup, short covering, short buildup and long unwinding &#8212; which is how you tell a genuine move from position closing.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.8em;line-height:1.8\">Rising Call OI with a falling Call price signals Call writing and a bearish bias; rising Put OI with a falling Put price signals Put writing and a bullish bias.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:0.8em;line-height:1.8\">OI never shows who holds the contracts, so treat it as a confirmation tool alongside price action, volume and news rather than a standalone signal.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do You Find This Interesting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;d Love to Hear from you-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/bpQ8ZlDc\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yes-No-Button-1.png\" alt=\"feedback yes or no button\" class=\"wp-image-8901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yes-No-Button-1.png 300w, https:\/\/navia.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yes-No-Button-1-150x32.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#777\"><strong>DISCLAIMER:<\/strong> Investments in securities market are subject to market risks, read all the related documents carefully before investing. The securities quoted are exemplary and are not recommendatory. Full disclaimer: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/naviadisclaimer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/naviadisclaimer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you trade options &#8212; whether you&#8217;re a beginner or advanced &#8212; you&#8217;ve probably heard the term Open Interest (OI). But what is it really? And how can you use it to make better trading decisions? 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