Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-11 · this week
BTC · Friday 11 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,220
+652.2 (+0.85%)
$33.7M liquidated
European-session rally, sellers fade it
A steady start gave way at 12:30 UTC and BTC climbed $3,103 to $79,337. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $74,500 (+244 BTC). Call writers built positions at $77,500–$83,000, led by $83,000 (+519 BTC). Max pain moved from $74,000 to $73,000.
Spot
Max pain
$76,500 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$83,000
Fresh calls +519 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 20,997 BTC OI
resistance
$77,500
Fresh calls +308 BTC
cap
$77,220
Close
●
$76,500
Fresh puts +209 BTC · held the low
support
$74,500
Fresh puts +244 BTC
support
$73,000
Max pain
magnet
$70,000
Put wall · 13,718 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 46.0%$1,699
Session range$3,432
One session moved 2.0× 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 →
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