Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-10 · this week
BTC · Saturday 10 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$82,959 -1,618.9 (-1.91%)
$0.8M liquidated

Asian-session sell-off, closes near the lows

A steady start gave way at 06:45 UTC and BTC slid $2,038 to $82,760. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $77,000 (+28 BTC). Call writers built positions at $85,000–$90,000, led by $87,000 (+55 BTC). Max pain moved from $80,000 to $79,000, following price down.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$84,558
High · 06:45$84,798
Low · 14:07$82,758
Avg PCR0.59
Max pain$79,000
Liquidations$0.8M

Key levels for the next session

$90,000 Call wall · 25,731 BTC OI · Fresh calls +25 BTC resistance
$87,000 Fresh calls +55 BTC cap
$82,959 Close ●
$80,000 Put wall · 10,534 BTC OI floor
$79,000 Max pain magnet
$77,000 Fresh puts +28 BTC support
$74,000 Fresh puts +27 BTC support

Where writers added today

$87,000
+55 BTC
$90,000
+25 BTC
$85,000
+6 BTC
$77,000
+28 BTC
$74,000
+27 BTC
$78,500
+11 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 21.0%$2,023
Session range$2,040
One session moved 1.0× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-05 $85,756 —
PCR 0.56
MP $80,000 10-06 $87,659 +1,903
PCR 0.56
MP $80,000 10-07 $85,322 -2,337
PCR 0.56
MP $80,000 10-08 $83,714 -1,608
PCR 0.58
MP $80,000 10-09 $84,578 +864
PCR 0.59
MP $80,000 10-10 $82,959 -1,619
PCR 0.59
MP $79,000

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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