Daily digest / BTC / 2026-10-31 · this week
BTC · Saturday 31 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$77,668 +236.2 (+0.31%)
$0.4M liquidated

Asian-session rally, gains trimmed into the close

BTC climbed $562 from $77,256 at 04:45 to $77,817 by 18:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $75,500 (+134 BTC). Call writers built positions at $74,000–$78,500, led by $78,000 (+28 BTC). Max pain held at $78,000 all session.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$77,487
High · 17:54$77,861
Low · 04:54$77,227
Avg PCR0.67
Max pain$78,000
Liquidations$0.4M

Key levels for the next session

$85,000 Call wall · 11,813 BTC OI resistance
$78,500 Fresh calls +14 BTC cap
$78,000 Fresh calls +28 BTC · Max pain cap
$77,668 Close ●
$75,500 Fresh puts +134 BTC support
$74,500 Fresh puts +17 BTC support
$74,000 Put wall · 7,629 BTC OI floor

Where writers added today

$78,000
+28 BTC
$78,500
+14 BTC
$74,000
+3 BTC
$75,500
+134 BTC
$74,500
+17 BTC
$69,000
+7 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 22.7%$880
Session range$634
The session used 72% of the next-day straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-26 $80,224 —
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 10-31 $77,668 +236
PCR 0.67
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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