Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-02 · this week
BTC · Wednesday 2 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,350
-133.5 (-0.17%)
2nd straight down day$10.6M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in
A steady start gave way at 05:30 UTC and BTC slid $1,237 to $76,544. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $72,000 (+644 BTC). Call writers built positions at $79,000–$82,000, led by $79,000 (+1,264 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 +694 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 19,128 BTC OI
resistance
$79,000
Fresh calls +1,264 BTC
cap
$77,350
Close
●
$75,000
Fresh puts +516 BTC
support
$72,000
Max pain · Fresh puts +644 BTC
magnet
$70,000
Put wall · 13,749 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 30.7%$1,151
Session range$1,452
One session moved 1.3× 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.