Nifty 50 Support and Resistance Signals Filtered by Open Interest Changes

Summary

This proposed intraday strategy combines Nifty 50 price levels with changes in open interest. It takes a long signal when price is below a specified support level and open interest is above its moving average by more than a buy threshold. It takes a short signal when price is above resistance and the open interest change is below a sell threshold. The stated inputs include the index symbol, open interest lookback, support and resistance levels, and thresholds.

The document argues that this approach may capture short-term moves and adjust positions to market conditions, while identifying slippage, poorly chosen levels, delayed open interest data, and short backtests as risks. It recommends longer testing and discusses adding stops, volatility or volume measures, and broader risk controls. The published backtest settings cover only a brief period and specify a BTC/USDT futures venue, despite the Nifty 50 framing. No performance results are provided, and the description’s open interest language does not match the source’s use of a daily security close as its input, so implementation and data validity need scrutiny.

Key ideas

• The strategy seeks longs below support when open interest change exceeds a buy threshold.
• It seeks shorts above resistance when open interest change falls below a sell threshold.
• Open interest change is measured against a moving average over a configurable lookback.
• The document flags slippage, level selection, data lag, and short backtests as concerns.
• The stated backtest venue and instrument do not align with the Nifty 50 strategy description.

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