Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-05 · this week
BTC · Monday 5 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$85,756 -758.3 (-0.88%)
$13.4M liquidated

Asian-session sell-off, losses pared into the close

A steady start gave way at 01:30 UTC and BTC slid $1,676 to $85,150. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $80,000 (+293 BTC). Call writers built positions at $88,000–$90,000, led by $89,000 (+1,168 BTC). Max pain moved from $79,000 to $80,000.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$86,466
High · 01:29$86,941
Low · 16:23$84,983
Avg PCR0.56
Max pain$80,000
Liquidations$13.4M

Key levels for the next session

$95,000 Call wall · 29,204 BTC OI resistance
$90,000 Fresh calls +854 BTC cap
$89,000 Fresh calls +1,168 BTC cap
$85,756 Close ●
$84,000 Fresh puts +245 BTC support
$80,000 Max pain · Fresh puts +293 BTC · Put wall · 8,844 BTC OI magnet

Where writers added today

$89,000
+1,168 BTC
$90,000
+854 BTC
$88,000
+472 BTC
$80,000
+293 BTC
$84,000
+245 BTC
$81,000
+241 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 33.1%$1,381
Session range$1,957
One session moved 1.4× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-30 $83,599 —
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 10-04 $86,514 +1,770
PCR 0.56
MP $79,000 10-05 $85,756 -758
PCR 0.56
MP $80,000

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

Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain data. Not trading signals or advice. Disclaimer →

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