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Expiry Special

Weekly expiry day, live. Strike-by-strike OI walk, max-pain anchor through the morning grind, the writers' last defended floor.

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Expiry Special: live walk through the Fri 15 May 2026 expiry

Live read of the Thursday expiry morning grind, the writers' defended strikes, and the case for the 15:30 settlement print.

May 15, 2026 · 5 min read · NEUTRAL · horizon intraday

intraday
NIFTY 25000 CE
OI rose 32% from 1.14 crore to 1.51 crore contracts between 09:16 and 11:00 IST, with premium collapsing from ₹14.20 to ₹7.85. Clean short-build, writers defended twice on intraday probes to 24,935 and 24,927.
intraday
NIFTY 24900 PE
Fresh PE writing of 28% added 26 lakh contracts to take OI from 92 lakh to 1.18 crore. Premium melted 36% from ₹41.60 to ₹26.40. The pin-defense strike of the day.
intraday
NIFTY 24800 PE
OI added 16% from 1.62 crore to 1.88 crore contracts, the downside floor of the chain. Writers held the strike 88 points away from spot at the morning low of 24,888.
intraday
BANKNIFTY 52500 CE
OI climbed 30% from 38.2 lakh to 49.7 lakh contracts as the CE premium collapsed 50% from ₹62 to ₹31 on the 52,510 to 52,388 fade. The resistance wall of the BankNifty May chain.
intraday
BANKNIFTY 52000 PE
Static OI of 41.4 lakh contracts held through the morning with no add and no unwind. The floor writers were not stress-tested by the 52,388 morning low.