OPEN INTEREST RISING = BULLISH? 📈
Not always.
Open Interest (OI)
means total active futures contracts
that are still open.
When OI goes up,
it means new positions are entering the market.
But direction?
Depends.
Scenario 1:
Price ↑ + OI ↑
→ New longs entering
→ Bullish confirmation
Scenario 2:
Price ↓ + OI ↑
→ New shorts entering
→ Bearish pressure building
Scenario 3:
Price sideways + OI ↑
→ Position buildup
→ Possible volatility soon
High OI means:
• More leverage in the system
• Higher liquidation potential
• Bigger squeeze possibility
Rising OI is not automatically bullish.
It simply mean