Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-05 · this week
BTC · Saturday 5 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$80,569
+913.2 (+1.15%)
$1.6M liquidated
Asian-session rally, gains trimmed into the close
A steady start gave way at 05:45 UTC and BTC climbed $1,331 to $80,831. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $78,000 (+97 BTC). Call writers built positions at $83,500–$90,000, led by $89,000 (+32 BTC). Max pain held at $73,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$90,000
Call wall · 18,390 BTC OI · Fresh calls +22 BTC
resistance
$89,000
Fresh calls +32 BTC
cap
$80,569
Close
●
$78,000
Fresh puts +97 BTC
support
$75,000
Put wall · 8,151 BTC OI
floor
$73,000
Max pain
magnet
$72,000
Fresh puts +12 BTC
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 15.2%$597
Session range$1,458
One session moved 2.4× 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.