Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-24 · this week
BTC · Saturday 24 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$81,008 -326.1 (-0.40%)
3rd straight down day$22.1M liquidated

Selling from the open, buyers step in

BTC slid $1,888 from $81,338 at 00:00 to $79,450 by 15:30 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $72,000 (+956 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,000–$86,000, led by $86,000 (+419 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$81,338
High · 00:02$81,344
Low · 15:20$79,363
Avg PCR0.60
Max pain$78,000
Liquidations$22.1M

Key levels for the next session

$90,000 Call wall · 23,983 BTC OI resistance
$86,000 Fresh calls +419 BTC cap
$81,008 Close ●
$78,000 Max pain magnet
$76,000 Fresh puts +366 BTC support
$75,000 Put wall · 9,454 BTC OI floor
$72,000 Fresh puts +956 BTC support

Where writers added today

$86,000
+419 BTC
$81,000
+336 BTC
$80,000
+271 BTC
$72,000
+956 BTC
$76,000
+366 BTC
$74,000
+346 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 14.9%$670
Session range$1,981
One session moved 3.0× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-19 $83,758 —
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 10-24 $81,008 -326
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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