Daily digest / BTC / 2026-08-14 · this week
BTC · Friday 14 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$62,978
-493.4 (-0.78%)
$6.1M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in
A steady start gave way at 02:00 UTC and BTC slid $993 to $62,569. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $56,000 (+401 BTC). Call writers built positions at $63,000–$70,000, led by $70,000 (+668 BTC). Max pain held at $65,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$70,000
Call wall · 18,623 BTC OI · Fresh calls +668 BTC
resistance
$69,000
Fresh calls +658 BTC
cap
$65,000
Max pain
magnet
$62,978
Close
●
$61,500
Fresh puts +125 BTC
support
$60,000
Put wall · 17,150 BTC OI
floor
$56,000
Fresh puts +401 BTC
support
Where writers added today
■ calls ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot
Move vs what options priced
Next-day ATM straddle at open · IV 24.2%$742
Session range$1,062
One session moved 1.4× the next-day straddle's full priced move.
Last 3 sessions
Max pain: strike where option buyers lose most at expiry. Fresh OI: positions opened this session. PCR: put OI ÷ call OI.
Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain data. Not trading signals or advice.
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Max pain today →
Live aggregate max pain lander.
PCR today →
Current put-call ratio snapshot.
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