NS Open Interest Trends

View detailed open interest values for NS listed options, including Technical Analysis on whether the changes represent a long or short trend for the option. Also, you can view the changes in open interest for each option over the last 5 days by selecting the 5-Day Trends by Option tab, or view the historical daily open interest for up to the last year on the Historical tab.

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Technical Analysis·5-Day Trends by Option·Churn·Historical

NS Open Interest: The option open interest in NS climbed 0.3% to 1,945 contracts. The current open interest is below its 52-week average of 6,905 contracts. Currently, the OI percentile rank is 2.0%. So, NS had a higher OI 98.0% of the days in the last year.This indicates that there is not as much demand to trade and carry option positions in NS. The most notable increase was in the 21-Jun-24 expiration which added +4 contracts.
NS Call Open Interest: The open interest in NS call options increased by 0.5% to 1,300 contracts. Furthermore, call open interest is up 0.2% in the last 5 days. Compared to its 52-week average of 5,935 contracts, the current call open interest for NS is weaker than usual.
NS Put Open Interest: The open interest in NS put options is unchanged. Compared to its 52-week average of 970 contracts, the current put open interest for NS is lower than usual.
NS Put/Call Ratio (Open Interest): In the last 5 days, the put/call ratio for NS increased by 5.7% to 0.5. The put call ratio is above the 52-week average of 0.2.

Call Open Interest
2%	52-Week Pct Rank

Put Open Interest
21%	52-Week Pct Rank

Total Open Interest
1,945		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Total open interest synopsis for NS is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Call Open Interest
1,300		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Call open interest synopsis for NS is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put Open Interest
645		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put open interest synopsis for NS is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put / Call Open Int. Ratio
0.5		1-Day Change
		5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put / call ratio synopsis for NS is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Open Interest Analysis Indicators

Long Liquidation happens when there is a decrease in open interest along with a decrease in implied volatility, indicating that traders are trying to sell out of their long positions in the option.

Long Buildup is an increase in open interest along with an increase in implied volatility, indicating that traders are adding to long positions in the option.

Short Buildup is an increase in open interest but a decrease in implied volatility, suggesting that traders are selling more contracts on short positions in the option.

Short Covering is a decrease in open interest but an increase in implied volatility, suggesting that traders are buying back to cover short positions in the option.

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Historical Daily Open Interest - 1 Year
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