Latest figures on options open interest just dropped across major tracking platforms.
Take $MRK's April 100 calls as a case study – open interest is sliding this morning. What's interesting? Trading volumes on the 12th and 13th were roughly identical in size, yet the OI shift tells a different story.
When you see volume staying flat but open interest contracting, it typically signals position closures rather than fresh entries. Someone's taking profits or cutting exposure here.
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GasWaster
· 11-17 14:34
Close Position? Smart people are starting to Rug Pull.
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 11-17 11:57
The volume hasn't changed, but the holdings have decreased? Someone has secretly done a rug pull.
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YieldHunter
· 11-14 15:53
nah hold up, if you look at the data here... flat volume but shrinking OI? that's literally just smart money taking profits lmao. degens still holding bagholders' bags i guess
Latest figures on options open interest just dropped across major tracking platforms.
Take $MRK's April 100 calls as a case study – open interest is sliding this morning. What's interesting? Trading volumes on the 12th and 13th were roughly identical in size, yet the OI shift tells a different story.
When you see volume staying flat but open interest contracting, it typically signals position closures rather than fresh entries. Someone's taking profits or cutting exposure here.