Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-30 · this week
BTC · Friday 30 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,432 -438.2 (-0.56%)
2nd straight down day$40.8M liquidated

Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in

BTC slid $2,319 from $78,795 at 06:30 to $76,476 by 19:30 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $74,000 (+986 BTC). Call writers built positions at $78,000–$85,000, led by $82,000 (+2,921 BTC). Max pain moved from $78,500 to $78,000, following price down. PCR rose from 0.62 to 0.67.

Spot Max pain $76,500 support PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$77,956
High · 06:30$78,795
Low · 19:21$76,377
Avg PCR0.66
Max pain$78,000
Liquidations$40.8M

Key levels for the next session

$85,000 Call wall · 12,084 BTC OI · Fresh calls +1,616 BTC resistance
$82,000 Fresh calls +2,921 BTC cap
$78,000 Max pain magnet
$77,432 Close ●
$76,500 Fresh puts +263 BTC · held the low support
$74,000 Fresh puts +986 BTC · Put wall · 7,826 BTC OI support

Where writers added today

$82,000
+2,921 BTC
$85,000
+1,616 BTC
$78,000
+1,129 BTC
$74,000
+986 BTC
$76,500
+263 BTC
$75,500
+228 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 59.8%$2,254
Session range$2,417
One session moved 1.1× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-25 $80,253 —
PCR 0.60
MP $78,000 10-26 $80,224 -29
PCR 0.60
MP $78,000 10-27 $81,018 +794
PCR 0.60
MP $78,000 10-28 $81,460 +442
PCR 0.59
MP $78,000 10-29 $77,870 -3,590
PCR 0.60
MP $78,500 10-30 $77,432 -438
PCR 0.66
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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