Daily digest / ETH / 2026-08-24 · this week
ETH · Monday 24 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,560.16 +17.0 (+0.67%)
2nd straight up day$18.2M liquidated

Asian-session rally, sellers fade it

ETH climbed $94 from $2,510 at 02:00 to $2,604 by 14:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,400 (+3,086 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,550–$2,650, led by $2,550 (+2,348 ETH). Max pain held at $2,100 all session.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$2,544
High · 15:27$2,611
Low · 02:03$2,504
Avg PCR0.55
Max pain$2,100
Liquidations$18.2M

Key levels for the next session

$2,650 Fresh calls +1,505 ETH cap
$2,600 Call wall · 50,144 ETH OI resistance
$2,560.16 Close ●
$2,460 Fresh puts +2,922 ETH support
$2,400 Fresh puts +3,086 ETH support
$2,300 Put wall · 15,674 ETH OI floor

Where writers added today

$2,550
+2,348 ETH
$2,560
+1,999 ETH
$2,650
+1,505 ETH
$2,400
+3,086 ETH
$2,460
+2,922 ETH
$2,500
+2,741 ETH
■ 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 87.3%$126
Session range$107
The session used 85% of the next-day straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

08-19 $2,256 —
PCR 0.51
MP $2,000 08-20 $2,326 +70
PCR 0.54
MP $2,000 08-21 $2,589 +263
PCR 0.54
MP $2,100 08-22 $2,498 -91
PCR 0.56
MP $2,100 08-23 $2,543 +45
PCR 0.56
MP $2,100 08-24 $2,560 +17
PCR 0.55
MP $2,100

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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