Last time FIIs held more than 3.5 lakh contracts as open positions in Nifty futures was in Oct 2024. At present, FIIs hold 5 short bets in Nifty futures for every long trade, shows the NSE F&O data.
Meanwhile, NSE F&O data shows that FIIs were net sellers in Nifty futures for the sixth straight trading session on Tuesday, with net sales of 70,318 contracts in this period.
Retail investors most bullish in last 7 months, with long-short ratio in index futures at 5:2. On the other hand, FIIs hold 5 bearish bets in index futures for ever long trade; shows NSE F&O data.
Nifty Today, Jan 10: Short build up is seen in the NIFTY futures, where we have seen 8 per cent rise in the open interest
Angel One, Kalyan Jewellers, Union Bank, CAMS and JSW Energy have seen open positions increase up to 53 per cent amid a fall in share price; shows NSE derivatives market data.
Union Bank stock futures plunged nearly 8% on the back of 54% increase in OI. On the other hand, Dr. Lal Path Labs and Metropolis Health witnessed long build-up on Monday; shows derivatives data.
Derivatives market data shows FIIs net sold 78,868 contracts of Nifty futures in first 4 trading days of Jan series while OI rose 74,992 contracts; thus implying build-up of short positions in Nifty.
Cues from derivatives market for December 31: FIIs now hold more than 5 short positions in index futures for every long trade. Among individual stocks, NSE F&O data shows significant short build-up at
Cues from F&O market for December 10: Foreign investors are seen building long positions in Nifty futures thus far this month, with open interest rising by 27% in the last six days.
Derivatives market update for Nov 25: FIIs net purchased 46,700 contracts of index futures on Friday - the most in a single day since September 22; thus reducing some of their short bets.
F&O cues for Nov 22: Bank Nifty formed a hammer candlestick pattern on Thursday; trade above 50,650 levels can trigger a pullback towards 51,000 - 51,500 levels, says analyst from Asit C Mehta.
F&O cues for Nov 21: Foreign investors open interest in Bank Nifty futures declined over 9 per cent as they net bought nearly 25,000 contracts on Tuesday, shows the NSE F&O data.
All new futures & options contracts to be introduced from November 21, 2024 will have an increased Lot Size owing to meet the Sebi mandate on higher contract value.
F&O cues for Nov 19: Rising Call-writing across 23,500-24,000 range underscores seller dominance, while diminishing Put-writing reflects cautious sentiment, said Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
F&O cues for Nov 18: As long as Bank Nifty holds the 200-DEMA support near 49,900, the index could witness a pullback move towards 50,500-50,600 levels, believes Hrishikesh Yedve of Asit C. Mehta.
F&O cues for Nov 14: Nifty has dipped nearly 3% thus far in Nov series, with FIIs holding short positions in 3:1 ratio; while retail investors holding bullish bets at 2:1 in index futures, shows data.
F&O cues for Nov 12: Options data hint support for Nifty at 23,950; with a high probability of a bounce back towards 24,500 - 24,700; says Sahaj Agarwal of Kotak Securities.
F&O cues for Nov 11: Nifty's outlook has shifted to a bearish-to-sideways bias, as multiple rally attempts have been thwarted by sellers, says Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
F&O cues for Nov 08: According to the options data, the max pain level for the Nifty now stands at 24,200, and for Bank Nifty at 52,100; says Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
F&O cues for Nov 07: Meanwhile, Bank Nifty PCR dipped to 0.72, reflecting a shift towards a cautious outlook, says Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.