Daily digest / ETH / 2026-08-14 · this week
ETH · Friday 14 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$1,880.67
-4.8 (-0.25%)
$3.7M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in
A steady start gave way at 02:00 UTC and ETH slid $23 to $1,865. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $1,780 (+2,200 ETH). Call writers built positions at $1,980–$2,040, led by $1,980 (+775 ETH). Max pain held at $1,950 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,020
Fresh calls +506 ETH
cap
$2,000
Call wall · 66,153 ETH OI
resistance
$1,980
Fresh calls +775 ETH
cap
$1,950
Max pain
magnet
$1,880.67
Close
●
$1,780
Fresh puts +2,200 ETH
support
$1,760
Fresh puts +1,584 ETH
support
$1,700
Put wall · 49,635 ETH OI
floor
Where writers added today
■ 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 30.9%$28
Session range$27
The session used 96% of the next-day straddle's priced move.
Last 3 sessions
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.
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