Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-01 · this week
BTC · Tuesday 1 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,484
-1,143.1 (-1.45%)
$15.8M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
A steady start gave way at 06:00 UTC and BTC slid $2,615 to $76,570. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $78,000 (+1,432 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,000–$84,000, led by $80,000 (+872 BTC). Max pain held at $72,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$82,000
Fresh calls +713 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 18,602 BTC OI · Fresh calls +872 BTC
resistance
$77,484
Close
●
$72,000
Max pain · Fresh puts +380 BTC
magnet
$70,000
Fresh puts +1,406 BTC · Put wall · 13,578 BTC OI
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 34.5%$1,308
Session range$2,700
One session moved 2.1× 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.