Daily digest / Bank Nifty / 2026-10-13 · this week
Bank Nifty · Tuesday 13 Oct 2026 · close
55,900 +404.2 (+0.73%)
2nd straight up dayExpiry Tue 27 Oct · 10 sessions

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

Bank Nifty opened with a 450-pt gap down at 55,046. Bank Nifty climbed 854 pts from 55,046 at 09:15 to 55,900 by 15:40 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 55,500 (+2.1 L). Call writers built positions at 54,300–55,600, led by 54,300 (+0.7 L). Max pain moved from 55,500 to 55,600, following price up. PCR rose from 0.90 to 1.07.

Spot Max pain 55,000 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open55,046
High · 15:3855,926
Low · 09:1554,933
Avg PCR0.96
Max pain55,600

Key levels into expiry

58,000 Call wall · 11.2 L OI resistance
55,900 Close ●
55,600 Max pain magnet
55,500 Fresh puts +2.1 L support
55,000 Fresh puts +2.1 L · held the low · Put wall · 13.9 L OI support

Where writers added today

54,300
+0.7 L
55,600
+0.5 L
54,600
+0.5 L
55,500
+2.1 L
55,000
+2.1 L
55,400
+0.9 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Monthly ATM straddle at open1,404
Session range993
The session used 71% of the monthly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-05 54,933 —
PCR 0.88
MP 56,000 10-06 55,243 +310
PCR 0.92
MP 56,000 10-07 55,261 +18
PCR 0.93
MP 55,800 10-08 54,669 -592
PCR 0.88
MP 55,500 10-09 55,496 +827
PCR 0.95
MP 55,700 10-13 55,900 +404
PCR 0.96
MP 55,600

Max pain: strike where option buyers lose most at expiry. Fresh OI: positions opened this session. PCR: put OI ÷ call OI.

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