POLYCAB POLYCAB INDIA LIMITED

POLYCAB INDIA LIMITED — on this desk since 27 Aug 2021.

implied move
5.5%
12 days to the expiry read
futures
short build
price fell and open interest rose
basis
0.46%
the future traded 0.46% above the share
option prices
96
dearer than 96 of the past 252 sessions

Option chain

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30
CallsStrikePuts
What happenedPriceChange in OIOpen interestOpen interestChange in OIPriceWhat happened
————7,20019,125+25025.20short build-up
————7,30013,125−2,12531.10long unwinding
————7,40033,375−3,62537.60long unwinding
—731.7301,6257,50090,375−9,87543.80long unwinding
—639.2601257,60043,375+4,50052.80short build-up
—550.50019,7507,70049,625−16,25064.75short covering
long unwinding521.40−12523,8757,8001,57,250−3,62580.75short covering
long unwinding443.50−2,75037,1257,90089,750−15,875100.55short covering
long unwinding369.25−6,1251,18,5008,000wall1,90,625−26,750125.80short covering
short build-up301.75+11,25072,2508,10063,750−2,125161.50short covering
short build-up248.50+17,6251,93,0008,200at the money1,40,375−18,875203.85short covering
short build-up200.45+72,8752,27,6258,3001,62,750+26,500256.55long build-up
short build-up160.10+47,2502,19,0008,4001,10,000+32,625312.50long build-up
long unwinding127.20−11,3753,04,000wall8,50067,750+7,625381.75long build-up
short build-up102.30+23,0001,25,1258,60028,625+11,875456.40long build-up
short build-up81.45+28,8751,01,1258,70016,875+8,125539.40long build-up
short build-up66.90+77,5001,52,7508,8002,5000623.50—
short build-up54.15+6,25031,6258,9002,5000695.21—
long unwinding45.05−2,3751,65,0009,00015,000+3,750807.85long build-up
short build-up38.15+4,87514,8759,1001,5000883.61—
long unwinding32.70−5,00023,7509,2006250980.44—

The options were priced for a move of about 5.5% by 27 Oct.

Open interest

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30

Short build: price fell and open interest rose.

For this stock, 194 of 324 times the close 5 sessions later was higher.

Across every F&O stock, 58,860 of 1,16,717 times the close 5 sessions later was higher.

Basis, rollover and the ban

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30

The future traded 0.46% above the share.

Not in the F&O ban this session; open interest stood at 67% of its market-wide limit.

Implied volatility

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30

The options were priced for a move of about 5.5% by 27 Oct; over the sessions the desk holds it ranged 1.1–8.6%.

Option prices were dearer than 96 of the past 252 sessions.

Puts were priced dearer than calls the same distance out.

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Implied and realised around results

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30

No results meeting with an option chain on its eve yet.

The futures, session by session

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30
sessionfuturesimplied movebasisban
Thu 15 Octshort build5.5%0.46%
Wed 14 Octshort cover5.8%0.10%
Tue 13 Octlong unwind5.2%0.39%
Mon 12 Octlong build5.3%0.32%
Fri 9 Octlong build5.5%0.41%
Thu 8 Octlong unwind5.7%0.60%
Wed 7 Octlong build5.6%0.44%
Tue 6 Octlong build5.6%0.26%
Mon 5 Octlong build5.7%0.56%
Thu 1 Octshort build5.8%0.72%
Wed 30 Sepshort build5.6%0.85%
Tue 29 Sepshort build5.7%0.99%
Mon 28 Seplong unwind5.8%0.32%
Fri 25 Seplong build1.1%-0.08%
Thu 24 Seplong unwind1.8%-0.23%
Wed 23 Sepshort cover1.9%0.10%
Tue 22 Seplong unwind2.3%0.31%
Mon 21 Sepshort cover2.4%0.26%
Fri 18 Sepshort cover2.9%-0.55%
Thu 17 Sepshort cover3.2%0.72%

After a name entered or left the ban

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30
  • This stock, on entering the ban: 2 of 3 times the close 5 sessions later was higher — too few to read much into.
  • This stock, on leaving it: 2 of 3 times the close 5 sessions later was higher — too few to read much into.
  • Every F&O stock, on entering the ban: 755 of 1,496 times the close 5 sessions later was higher.
  • Every F&O stock, on leaving it: 747 of 1,496 times the close 5 sessions later was higher.

Before comparing across time

as of Thu 15 Oct 15:30

Open interest is in shares. Traded volume is in contracts before July 2024 and in shares after, so volumes are not compared across that change.