Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-06 · this week
BTC · Sunday 6 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$80,352
-217.5 (-0.27%)
$6.3M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in
BTC slid $1,470 from $80,994 at 00:30 to $79,525 by 15:00 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $74,000 (+126 BTC). Call writers built positions at $82,500–$86,000, led by $86,000 (+305 BTC). Max pain held at $73,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$86,000
Fresh calls +305 BTC
cap
$85,000
Call wall · 15,524 BTC OI
resistance
$83,000
Fresh calls +45 BTC
cap
$80,352
Close
●
$78,000
Fresh puts +87 BTC
support
$75,000
Put wall · 8,163 BTC OI
floor
$74,000
Fresh puts +126 BTC
support
$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 26.1%$1,171
Session range$1,643
One session moved 1.4× 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.