Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-14 · this week
BTC · Monday 14 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$78,898
+1,367.8 (+1.76%)
4th straight up day$14.3M liquidated
Asian-session rally, sellers fade it
A steady start gave way at 00:30 UTC and BTC climbed $2,897 to $80,160. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $78,000 (+184 BTC). Call writers built positions at $81,000–$85,000, led by $85,000 (+1,489 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 +1,489 BTC
cap
$82,000
Fresh calls +942 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 20,901 BTC OI
resistance
$78,898
Close
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$78,000
Fresh puts +184 BTC
support
$77,500
Fresh puts +115 BTC
support
$73,000
Max pain
magnet
$70,000
Put wall · 13,277 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 31.7%$1,313
Session range$3,068
One session moved 2.3× 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.