Open Interest

Live open interest by strike, with change-in-OI and the positioning it implies.

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What this page is

Where the big money sits: strike-wise OI walls, OI change, PCR, max pain (plus a fresh-OI-weighted "modified" max pain), trending OI — with a 3-minute intraday replay.

How to use it

  1. 1Set symbol + expiry. The main bars show call OI (calls) and put OI (puts) per strike; the OI-change bars show what was added/removed today.
  2. 2Drag the time slider or press play to replay the day in 3-minute steps and watch walls build or melt.
  3. 3Read the max pain + pain curve, the PCR chip and the Trending OI panel (ATM ± 6 strikes, EMA 10/20/30 toggles).

How to read it

  • Big call-OI strike above spot = resistance (writers defend it); big put-OI strike below spot = support.
  • PCR > 1.2 = heavy put writing (bullish lean, extremes turn contrarian); PCR < 0.7 = heavy call writing (bearish lean).
  • Max pain = the strike where option buyers lose the most at expiry; price often gravitates there in the last hours — but it is a magnet, not a promise.
  • Sample data replays a synthetic day; with Kite connected you replay the real recorded snapshots.

💡 Pro tip:Modified max pain weights fresh OI more than stale OI — when it drifts away from classic max pain intraday, writers are re-anchoring. That drift is the early signal.

हिं · Hinglish

Ye page kya hai

Bada paisa kahan baitha hai: strike-wise OI walls, OI change, PCR, max pain (plus fresh-OI-weighted "modified" max pain), trending OI — 3-minute intraday replay ke saath.

Kaise use karein

  1. 1Symbol + expiry set karo. Main bars har strike ka call OI aur put OI dikhate hain; OI-change bars aaj kya juda/hata.
  2. 2Time slider kheencho ya play dabao — din 3-minute steps me replay hota hai, walls banti/pighalti dikhengi.
  3. 3Max pain + pain curve, PCR chip aur Trending OI panel (ATM ± 6 strikes, EMA 10/20/30 toggles) padho.

Kaise padhein

  • Spot ke upar badi call-OI strike = resistance (writers defend karte hain); spot ke neeche badi put-OI strike = support.
  • PCR > 1.2 = zyada put writing (bullish lean, extreme par contrarian); PCR < 0.7 = zyada call writing (bearish lean).
  • Max pain = wo strike jahan expiry par option buyers sabse zyada haarte hain; aakhri ghanton me price aksar wahan khinchta hai — par ye magnet hai, promise nahi.
  • Sample data me synthetic din replay hota hai; Kite connected ho to asli recorded snapshots replay hote hain.

💡 Pro tip:Modified max pain fresh OI ko stale OI se zyada weight deta hai — jab ye intraday classic max pain se door hatne lage, writers re-anchor kar rahe hain. Wahi drift early signal hai.

Open the live Open Interest

The live tool runs on real NSE data and needs an CircleOptionLab account. Everything described above is what it does; signing in is what runs it.

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About CircleOptionLab

CircleOptionLab is an options analytics platform for Indian F&O — Nifty, Bank Nifty and stock options. It is operated by 5 Circles Private Limited, a SEBI-registered Research Analyst (INH000020004). It reads market data; it never places, modifies or cancels an order.

Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy or sell. Derivatives trading carries a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor.