Open interest counts contracts that have been opened and not yet closed or settled. Rising OI with rising price often confirms new capital entering; rising price with falling OI can indicate short covering.
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Open Interest
Total outstanding size of open derivative contracts for a market.
OI = sum of open contract notionals
Related terms
Funding Rate (perpetuals)
Periodic payment between longs and shorts that anchors perpetual price to spot.