Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-16 · this week
BTC · Friday 16 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$81,509 -668.1 (-0.81%)
$13.2M liquidated

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

BTC slid $1,874 from $82,771 at 11:30 to $80,897 by 17:30 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $73,000 (+255 BTC). Call writers built positions at $82,000–$88,000, led by $82,000 (+377 BTC). Max pain moved from $80,000 to $79,500, following price down.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$82,167
High · 11:29$82,801
Low · 17:26$80,754
Avg PCR0.60
Max pain$79,500
Liquidations$13.2M

Key levels for the next session

$90,000 Call wall · 26,234 BTC OI resistance
$84,000 Fresh calls +249 BTC cap
$82,000 Fresh calls +377 BTC cap
$81,509 Close ●
$80,000 Put wall · 10,215 BTC OI floor
$79,500 Max pain magnet
$78,500 Fresh puts +248 BTC support
$73,000 Fresh puts +255 BTC support

Where writers added today

$82,000
+377 BTC
$84,000
+249 BTC
$88,000
+221 BTC
$73,000
+255 BTC
$78,500
+248 BTC
$80,500
+152 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 32.9%$1,309
Session range$2,047
One session moved 1.6× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-11 $83,714 —
PCR 0.58
MP $79,000 10-12 $81,800 -1,914
PCR 0.59
MP $79,000 10-13 $83,095 +1,295
PCR 0.60
MP $80,000 10-14 $81,616 -1,479
PCR 0.61
MP $80,000 10-15 $82,177 +561
PCR 0.61
MP $80,000 10-16 $81,509 -668
PCR 0.60
MP $79,500

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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