Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-02 · this week
BTC · Friday 2 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$84,548
-341.2 (-0.40%)
$35.2M liquidated
US-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
BTC slid $2,837 from $86,931 at 13:45 to $84,095 by 18:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $81,000 (+583 BTC). Call writers built positions at $91,000–$94,000, led by $92,000 (+1,032 BTC). Max pain moved from $79,000 to $80,000.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$94,000
Fresh calls +573 BTC
cap
$92,000
Fresh calls +1,032 BTC
cap
$90,000
Call wall · 25,495 BTC OI
resistance
$84,548
Close
●
$81,000
Fresh puts +583 BTC
support
$80,000
Max pain · Fresh puts +481 BTC · Put wall · 8,565 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 31.8%$1,312
Session range$3,217
One session moved 2.5× 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.