Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-01 · this week
BTC · Thursday 1 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$84,890
+1,290.8 (+1.54%)
$7.8M liquidated
European-session rally, closes near the highs
A steady start gave way at 08:30 UTC and BTC climbed $1,702 to $85,037. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $75,000 (+638 BTC). Call writers built positions at $84,500–$94,000, led by $94,000 (+481 BTC). Max pain held at $79,000 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$95,000
Call wall · 28,298 BTC OI
resistance
$94,000
Fresh calls +481 BTC
cap
$89,000
Fresh calls +238 BTC
cap
$84,890
Close
●
$82,000
Fresh puts +228 BTC
support
$80,000
Put wall · 8,083 BTC OI
floor
$79,000
Max pain
magnet
$75,000
Fresh puts +638 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 30.6%$1,235
Session range$2,055
One session moved 1.7× 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.