Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-23 · this week
BTC · Friday 23 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$81,334 -249.7 (-0.31%)
2nd straight down day$11.7M liquidated

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

BTC slid $1,315 from $82,173 at 14:00 to $80,858 by 23:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $72,000 (+345 BTC). Call writers built positions at $81,500–$85,000, led by $82,000 (+290 BTC). Max pain moved from $79,000 to $78,000, following price down.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$81,487
High · 13:48$82,203
Low · 23:12$80,689
Avg PCR0.60
Max pain$78,000
Liquidations$11.7M

Key levels for the next session

$90,000 Call wall · 24,052 BTC OI resistance
$82,000 Fresh calls +290 BTC cap
$81,500 Fresh calls +142 BTC cap
$81,334 Close ●
$78,000 Max pain magnet
$77,000 Fresh puts +252 BTC support
$75,000 Put wall · 9,341 BTC OI floor
$72,000 Fresh puts +345 BTC support

Where writers added today

$82,000
+290 BTC
$81,500
+142 BTC
$85,000
+111 BTC
$72,000
+345 BTC
$77,000
+252 BTC
$79,500
+184 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 29.0%$1,161
Session range$1,514
One session moved 1.3× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-18 $83,975 —
PCR 0.60
MP $79,000 10-19 $83,758 -217
PCR 0.60
MP $79,000 10-20 $84,838 +1,080
PCR 0.60
MP $79,000 10-21 $85,903 +1,065
PCR 0.61
MP $79,000 10-22 $81,584 -4,320
PCR 0.60
MP $79,000 10-23 $81,334 -250
PCR 0.60
MP $78,000

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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