Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-24 · this week
BTC · Thursday 24 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$86,452
-165.0 (-0.19%)
3rd straight down day$14.9M liquidated
European-session rally, gains trimmed into the close
BTC climbed $1,671 from $85,307 at 09:45 to $86,978 by 14:30 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $81,000 (+1,375 BTC). Call writers built positions at $87,000–$92,000, led by $90,000 (+3,796 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session. PCR rose from 0.59 to 0.62.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$90,000
Call wall · 34,635 BTC OI · Fresh calls +3,796 BTC
resistance
$87,000
Fresh calls +457 BTC
cap
$86,452
Close
●
$82,000
Fresh puts +906 BTC
support
$81,000
Fresh puts +1,375 BTC
support
$80,000
Put wall · 9,325 BTC OI
floor
$78,000
Max pain
magnet
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 37.8%$2,794
Session range$2,032
The session used 73% 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.