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BTC · 2026-08-21

Deribit option chain summary for UTC 2026-08-21 — 92 sampled snapshots (~15 min intervals, 24/7).

Avg PCR
0.572
Aggregate OI across all expiries
Max Pain
$69,000
End-of-day aggregate max pain strike
Spot Range
$73,001

$79,357
Range $6,355 (8.71%)
Liquidations
$132.5M
Deribit + OKX + Bybit forced liqs (UTC day)
Signal Bias
LONG
Deribit PCR engine or PCR-derived
Max-Pain PCR
0.559
PCR at the max-pain strike level
Snapshots
92
15-min sampled chain reads

Reading these numbers

  • PCR 0.572 — put OI ÷ call OI summed across every Deribit expiry. Crypto tends to run lower PCR than Indian indices.
  • Max pain $69,000 — aggregate strike minimizing writer payout if all expiries settled there (they don't — daily/weekly/monthly roll separately).
  • Liquidations — real forced closes from Deribit, OKX and Bybit only; not Binance market-wide.
UTC-day summaries for research — not trading signals. Disclaimer →

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