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GuruSpeak | How investors can use open interest data to determine exits in areas where technical analysis fails

Technical analysts are generally in loss in areas where there is no prior history, like new highs and new lows. Option data reading can help provide support and resistance levels in these areas.

July 12, 2019 / 12:31 PM IST
GuruSpeak | How investors can use open interest data to determine exits in areas where technical analysis fails

Santosh Pasi Technical analysts have been giving support and resistance levels for stocks and indices based on places or areas from where the underlying has reversed. These levels have had a mixed performance, especially because the lines of support and resistances are subjective and may change based on the technical analysts’ preferences. Options data, especially open interest data, take care of this subjectivity. Let’s understand this with an example of ICICI Bank, which was close to its all-time-high levels. Generally, a technical analyst...

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