Daily digest / BTC / 2026-09-30 · this week
BTC · Wednesday 30 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$83,599
-74.9 (-0.09%)
3rd straight down day$16.5M liquidated
Asian-session rally, sellers fade it
BTC climbed $2,413 from $82,986 at 07:00 to $85,399 by 13:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $80,000 (+1,225 BTC). Call writers built positions at $82,000–$91,000, led by $89,000 (+341 BTC). Max pain moved from $78,000 to $79,000.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$91,000
Fresh calls +160 BTC
cap
$90,000
Call wall · 27,508 BTC OI
resistance
$89,000
Fresh calls +341 BTC
cap
$83,599
Close
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$81,000
Fresh puts +1,004 BTC
support
$80,000
Fresh puts +1,225 BTC · Put wall · 7,929 BTC OI
support
$79,000
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 29.9%$1,213
Session range$2,624
One session moved 2.2× 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.