Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-26 · this week
BTC · Monday 26 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$80,224 -28.7 (-0.04%)
5th straight down day$4.7M liquidated

Asian-session rally, sellers fade it

BTC climbed $1,207 from $79,588 at 01:45 to $80,795 by 15:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $72,000 (+1,327 BTC). Call writers built positions at $80,000–$84,000, led by $84,000 (+611 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$80,284
High · 15:37$80,898
Low · 03:54$79,492
Avg PCR0.60
Max pain$78,000
Liquidations$4.7M

Key levels for the next session

$88,000 Call wall · 10,034 BTC OI resistance
$84,000 Fresh calls +611 BTC cap
$80,500 Fresh calls +242 BTC cap
$80,224 Close ●
$78,000 Max pain magnet
$77,000 Fresh puts +501 BTC support
$75,000 Put wall · 9,551 BTC OI floor
$72,000 Fresh puts +1,327 BTC support

Where writers added today

$84,000
+611 BTC
$80,000
+450 BTC
$80,500
+242 BTC
$72,000
+1,327 BTC
$77,000
+501 BTC
$80,000
+280 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 33.9%$1,358
Session range$1,406
One session moved 1.0× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-21 $85,903 —
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 10-25 $80,253 -755
PCR 0.60
MP $78,000 10-26 $80,224 -29
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.

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

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