Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-03 · this week
BTC · Thursday 3 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$81,302
+3,951.6 (+5.11%)
$43.0M liquidated
Asian-session rally, closes near the highs
A steady start gave way at 00:30 UTC and BTC climbed $4,936 to $81,976. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $80,000 (+1,109 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,000–$90,000, led by $80,000 (+2,231 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
$90,000
Call wall · 18,478 BTC OI · Fresh calls +1,906 BTC
resistance
$84,000
Fresh calls +1,140 BTC
cap
$81,302
Close
●
$80,000
Fresh puts +1,109 BTC
support
$77,000
Fresh puts +441 BTC · held the low
support
$75,000
Put wall · 8,760 BTC OI
floor
$72,000
Max pain
magnet
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 28.5%$1,076
Session range$5,317
One session moved 4.9× 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.