Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-16 · this week
BTC · Wednesday 16 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$76,184
+534.8 (+0.71%)
$12.6M liquidated
European-session rally, closes near the highs
A steady start gave way at 08:30 UTC and BTC climbed $782 to $76,209. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $74,000 (+1,567 BTC). Call writers built positions at $78,000–$82,000, led by $82,000 (+1,329 BTC). Max pain held at $74,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$82,000
Fresh calls +1,329 BTC
cap
$80,000
Call wall · 23,150 BTC OI · Fresh calls +730 BTC
resistance
$76,184
Close
●
$74,000
Max pain · Fresh puts +1,567 BTC
magnet
$70,000
Fresh puts +429 BTC · Put wall · 13,899 BTC OI
support
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 45.0%$1,644
Session range$1,236
The session used 75% of the next-day straddle's 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.