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When the stock prices move downward and open interest on the counter increases, it is taken as a sign of a short build-up. The signal is considered more reliable if the volume on the counter has also seen an increase as the stock price declines.
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.
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.
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.