Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-04 · this week
BTC · Friday 4 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$79,656
-1,646.2 (-2.02%)
$12.2M liquidated
European-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
A steady start gave way at 11:30 UTC and BTC slid $2,412 to $78,880. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $79,000 (+556 BTC), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at $84,000–$88,000, led by $88,000 (+1,050 BTC). Max pain moved from $72,000 to $73,000.
Spot
Max pain
$79,000 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$88,000
Fresh calls +1,050 BTC
cap
$86,000
Fresh calls +872 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 20,690 BTC OI
resistance
$79,656
Close
●
$79,000
Fresh puts +556 BTC · held the low
support
$76,000
Fresh puts +441 BTC
support
$75,000
Put wall · 8,152 BTC OI
floor
$73,000
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 43.2%$1,709
Session range$2,752
One session moved 1.6× 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.