F&O stocks: Nestle, HDFC Life among 5 stocks with short buildup
stock has seen a buildup of fresh short position or not. To understand it we have to look at what “ short selling” means.
When a trader is expecting the stock prices to fall, he may sell the stock without owning that and buy at a lower price, for example, stock XYZ is trading at 100, a trader sells the stocks at Rs 100 and buys it back at Rs 90. He made a profit of Rs 10.
Selling the stocks without owing the underlying stock is called short selling.
Coming to the buildup of fresh short positions, When the stock prices move downward and open interest on the counter increases, it is taken as a sign of a long build-up. The signal is considered more reliable if the volume on the counter has also seen an increase as the stock price was declining.
REC stock price fell 3.26% and open interest saw an increase of 1.32%.
PFC stock price declined 2.75% and open interest saw a rise of 1.87%.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance saw stock pricing dipping up by 2.69% and the open interest saw an increase of 14.35%.
Nestle stock price declined by 2.25% and open interest saw a rise of 8.84%.
HDFC Life stock price fell 2.05% and open interest saw a rise of 14.59%.
Some additional checks would help traders in taking better trading decisions as they increase the probability of a follow-up of the upward movement in the stock price.
First, if this long build-up is accompanied by any bearish crossover, which means that whether in the current down move when the open interest has moved up the stock price has moved below its 20, 50 or 100-day moving average.
