Volume and Open Interest Relationship in Trading Commodity, Stock and Currency Market The easiest method to demonstrate the generally acknowledged analysis between volume, open interest, and price action is to construct a table like the one below. Price Volume Open Interest Market Analysis Up Up Up Strong Up Down Down Weak Down Up Up Weak Down Down Down Strong As you can see from the above table, traditional open interest analysis includes four possibilities while in trading financial market like Commodity /Currency / Stock Segments. Prices are going up, and open interest is going up. This means that new money is flowing into the market and there is buying pressure (Do not incorrectly assume there are more buyers than sellers, because there are not. The price rise shows that the buyers are willing to pay higher prices and, of course, the sellers are prepared to cooperate.) This situation is considered bullish. Prices are going up, and open interest is declining. There are comparatively few new buyers, and money is leaving the market. The rally is most likely caused by shorts selling who are giving up and covering their positions, thereby exiting the market. This is often bullish for the short term, because the shorts will normally pay any price to get out, and because they cannot afford to stay in and accept further losses. This action is ultimately bearish. Without new money coming into the market, the rally will fail as soon as the short covering is finished. However, short covering gets to be self-enabling and can last longer than one might suspect. Expert says that the total open interest (meaning the open interest of all contracts combined) always declines five to eight days before the final top. 3 Prices are falling, and open interest is rising. New money is coming into…