Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-07 · this week
BTC · Monday 7 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$79,098
-1,254.1 (-1.56%)
2nd straight down day$6.4M liquidated
Selling from the open, closes near the lows
BTC slid $1,315 from $80,328 at 00:00 to $79,013 by 15:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $74,000 (+1,173 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,500–$85,000, led by $81,000 (+8,142 BTC). Max pain held at $73,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$85,000
Fresh calls +809 BTC
cap
$81,000
Fresh calls +8,142 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 20,221 BTC OI
resistance
$79,098
Close
●
$74,000
Fresh puts +1,173 BTC
support
$73,000
Max pain
magnet
$72,000
Fresh puts +540 BTC
support
$70,000
Put wall · 12,842 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 32.0%$1,250
Session range$1,718
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.