Daily digest / BTC / 2026-08-30 · this week
BTC · Sunday 30 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,706
-524.5 (-0.67%)
$13.6M liquidated
US-session sell-off, closes near the lows
BTC slid $1,801 from $79,279 at 17:00 to $77,479 by 23:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $73,000 (+460 BTC). Call writers built positions at $81,000–$86,000, led by $82,000 (+288 BTC). Max pain held at $72,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
$77,000 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$86,000
Fresh calls +238 BTC
cap
$82,000
Fresh calls +288 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 17,337 BTC OI
resistance
$77,706
Close
●
$77,000
Fresh puts +205 BTC · held the low
support
$73,000
Fresh puts +460 BTC
support
$72,000
Max pain
magnet
$70,000
Put wall · 11,486 BTC OI
floor
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 23.7%$910
Session range$2,248
One session moved 2.5× the next-day straddle's full priced move.
Last 6 sessions
Reading these numbers
- Max pain is the strike where option buyers collectively lose the most at expiry. It often drifts with price.
- Fresh OI shows where option writers opened new positions during the session. Heavy put writing below price often marks a level sellers expect to hold; heavy call writing above marks a ceiling.
- PCR is put OI ÷ call OI, summed across every Deribit expiry. Crypto usually runs lower than Indian indices.
- Straddle vs range compares the ATM straddle price at the open (what options priced in) with the distance price actually covered.
Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain positioning, generated automatically — not trading signals or advice.
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Related reading
Max pain today →
Live aggregate max pain lander.
PCR today →
Current put-call ratio snapshot.
BTC vs index options →
How crypto expiry and settlement differ.