F&O stocks: Asian Paints, Manappuram Finance among 5 stocks with long buildup
In Wednesday’s trading session, the following five stocks witnessed a build of fresh long positions. Let us first understand how this conclusion is reached whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh long position or not. When the stock prices move up and open interest on the counter also moves upward, it is taken as a sign of a long buildup. The signal is considered more reliable if the volume on the counter has also seen an increase.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance stock price jumped 3.34%, and open interest saw a rise of 9.96%.
REC surged by 3.29%, and open interest saw an increase of 6.67%.
Manappuram Finance stock rose 3.12%, and the open interest saw an increase of 3.99%.
Britannia's stock price gained 1.71%, and open interest saw an increase of 5.48%.
Asian Paints rose 1.32%, and the open interest saw an increase of 2.24%.
Some additional checks would help traders make better trading decisions as they increase the probability of a follow-up of the upward movement in the stock price. First, if this fresh long build has come when the stock is very close to its 52-week high, that increases the probability of the stock making an attempt to break its previous 52-week high.
Second, if this long buildup is accompanied by any bullish crossover, which means that whether in the current up move when the open interest has moved up the stock price has been able to cross either its 20, 50 or 100-day moving average. Another couple of points that traders should keep in mind when taking a trade by looking at the
