Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-29 · this week
BTC · Tuesday 29 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$83,674
-494.4 (-0.59%)
2nd straight down day$8.4M liquidated
European-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
BTC slid $1,648 from $84,687 at 08:00 to $83,039 by 16:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $84,000 (+805 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,000–$90,000, led by $84,000 (+626 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$90,000
Call wall · 29,305 BTC OI · Fresh calls +485 BTC
resistance
$84,000
Fresh calls +626 BTC
cap
$83,674
Close
●
$80,000
Fresh puts +576 BTC · Put wall · 6,704 BTC OI
support
$78,000
Max pain
magnet
$76,000
Fresh puts +595 BTC
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 28.0%$1,222
Session range$1,868
One session moved 1.5× 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.