What is Open Interest Analysis?

This Academy lesson teaches open interest analysis for crypto traders — from core definitions to how desks apply it on live perpetual and spot markets.

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Open Interest Analysis

Accumulation vs distribution through OI. OI + price regime analysis and what different combinations signal.

What this lesson covers

→OI rising with price confirms new money entering; OI falling on rallies signals short covering.
→Compare OI changes across BTC, ETH, and alts to spot rotation early.
→Use OI + funding together before sizing perp trades on CEX or perp DEX.

Keywords & desk context

This lesson sits in the Derivatives Intelligence module. Traders use it to connect open interest, oi, accumulation, distribution to live execution on CEX perpetuals and on-chain markets.

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