Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-13 · this week
BTC · Sunday 13 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,530
+264.4 (+0.34%)
3rd straight up day$6.2M liquidated
Asian-session rally, sellers fade it
A steady start gave way at 07:00 UTC and BTC climbed $1,031 to $78,108. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $76,000 (+47 BTC). Call writers built positions at $73,000–$84,000, led by $77,500 (+23 BTC). Max pain held at $73,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$84,000
Fresh calls +15 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 20,313 BTC OI
resistance
$77,530
Close
●
$76,000
Fresh puts +47 BTC
support
$75,500
Fresh puts +42 BTC
support
$73,000
Max pain
magnet
$70,000
Put wall · 13,246 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 21.8%$837
Session range$1,072
One session moved 1.3× 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.