Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-03 · this week
BTC · Saturday 3 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$84,744 +195.5 (+0.23%)
$0.5M liquidated

Buying from the open, sellers fade it

BTC climbed $441 from $84,551 at 00:00 to $84,993 by 18:00 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $84,000 (+169 BTC). Call writers built positions at $86,000–$88,500, led by $87,000 (+63 BTC). Max pain moved from $80,000 to $79,000.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$84,551
High · 18:07$85,008
Low · 00:10$84,474
Avg PCR0.56
Max pain$79,000
Liquidations$0.5M

Key levels for the next session

$90,000 Call wall · 25,372 BTC OI resistance
$87,000 Fresh calls +63 BTC cap
$86,000 Fresh calls +27 BTC cap
$84,744 Close ●
$84,000 Fresh puts +169 BTC support
$83,500 Fresh puts +59 BTC support
$80,000 Put wall · 8,026 BTC OI floor
$79,000 Max pain magnet

Where writers added today

$87,000
+63 BTC
$86,000
+27 BTC
$88,500
+2 BTC
$84,000
+169 BTC
$83,500
+59 BTC
$76,000
+9 BTC
■ 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 13.3%$543
Session range$534
The session used 98% of the next-day straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-28 $84,168 —
PCR 0.53
MP $78,000 09-29 $83,674 -494
PCR 0.54
MP $78,000 09-30 $83,599 -75
PCR 0.56
MP $79,000 10-01 $84,890 +1,291
PCR 0.57
MP $79,000 10-02 $84,548 -341
PCR 0.56
MP $80,000 10-03 $84,744 +195
PCR 0.56
MP $79,000

Max pain: strike where option buyers lose most at expiry. Fresh OI: positions opened this session. PCR: put OI ÷ call OI.

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