What is Put-Call Ratio (PCR)?

PCR is the ratio of put open interest to call open interest. A PCR above 1.0 suggests more put buying (bearish bias); below 0.7 suggests more call buying (bullish bias). The 0.7-1.0 range is considered neutral.

What is Max Pain in options?

Max Pain is the strike price at which option buyers lose the maximum money. It is the price where the total value of all options (both puts and calls) is minimized, representing the least pain for option sellers.

How to use OI analysis for trading?

Open Interest shows the total number of outstanding contracts. Rising price with rising OI confirms trend. Rising price with falling OI suggests short covering. Falling price with rising OI confirms bearish trend.

Futures & Options Dashboard — NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, S&P 500 F&O

GoCharting's F&O dashboard provides live open interest analysis, PCR ratio, max pain, implied volatility and options chain data for India (NSE/BSE) and US (CME) derivatives markets.

Supported exchanges:

India Futures & Options

NIFTY Futures and Options — weekly & monthly expiry
BANKNIFTY Futures and Options
FINNIFTY Options
Stock F&O — all NSE permitted stocks

US Futures

E-mini S&P 500 (ES) — CME
E-mini Nasdaq 100 (NQ) — CME
Gold Futures (GC) — COMEX
Crude Oil Futures (CL) — NYMEX

Options Chain, Open Interest & PCR Analysis

Put-Call Ratio (PCR) — measures market sentiment
Max Pain — strike where option sellers profit most
Open Interest (OI) changes by strike
Implied Volatility (IV) across expiries

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