Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-26 · this week
BTC · Saturday 26 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$86,490
+337.3 (+0.39%)
$2.4M liquidated
Quiet, range-bound session
BTC traded a narrow $649 range and closed at $86,490. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $79,000 (+18 BTC). Call writers built positions at $92,000–$95,000, led by $92,000 (+110 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$95,000
Fresh calls +74 BTC
cap
$92,000
Fresh calls +110 BTC
cap
$90,000
Call wall · 28,280 BTC OI
resistance
$86,490
Close
●
$79,000
Fresh puts +18 BTC
support
$78,000
Max pain · Put wall · 5,742 BTC OI
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 24.3%$2,037
Session range$649
The session used 32% 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.