XLF Open Interest Trends

View detailed open interest values for XLF 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

XLF Open Interest: The option open interest in XLF climbed 0.3% to 6.3 million contracts. The current open interest is above its 52-week average of 5.0 million contracts. Over the last 252 days, the current total open interest has a percentile rank Of 100.0%, meaning that this is the highest the open interest has been in XLF for the past year. This indicates there is a lot more demand to trade and carry option positions in XLF than normal. The most notable increase was in the 17-May-24 expiration which added +10,996 contracts.
XLF Call Open Interest: The open interest in XLF call options increased by 0.3% to 2.3 million contracts. Furthermore, call open interest is up 3.0% in the last 5 days. Compared to its 52-week average of 1.9 million contracts, the current call open interest for XLF is stronger than usual.
XLF Put Open Interest: The open interest in XLF put options has grown by 0.4% to 3.9 million contracts. Furthermore, put open interest has risen 1.8% in the last 5 days. Compared to its 52-week average of 3.1 million contracts, the current put open interest for XLF is higher than usual.
XLF Put/Call Ratio (Open Interest): In the last 5 days, the put/call ratio for XLF decreased by -1.1% to 1.7.

Call Open Interest
100%	52-Week Pct Rank

Put Open Interest
99%	52-Week Pct Rank

Total Open Interest
6,290,971		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Total open interest synopsis for XLF is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Call Open Interest
2,344,949		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Call open interest synopsis for XLF is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put Open Interest
3,946,022		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put open interest synopsis for XLF is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put / Call Open Int. Ratio
1.7		1-Day Change
		5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put / call ratio synopsis for XLF 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
	Call Open Int.		Put Open Int.		Total Open Int.			Put/Call Ratio			Stock Price
Record Date	Calls	% Chg	Puts	% Chg	Total	% Chg	20-Day MA	Put/Call	% Chg	20-Day MA	Close	% Chg
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