Daily digest / ETH / 2026-08-30 · this week
ETH · Sunday 30 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,419.37
-58.2 (-2.35%)
$13.9M liquidated
US-session sell-off, closes near the lows
ETH slid $118 from $2,530 at 16:45 to $2,413 by 23:45 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,200 (+2,463 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,600–$2,700, led by $2,620 (+1,545 ETH). Max pain held at $2,200 all session.
Spot
Max pain
$2,400 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,620
Fresh calls +1,545 ETH
cap
$2,600
Fresh calls +1,447 ETH
cap
$2,500
Call wall · 79,236 ETH OI
resistance
$2,419.37
Close
●
$2,400
Fresh puts +664 ETH · held the low
support
$2,200
Max pain · Fresh puts +2,463 ETH · Put wall · 37,988 ETH OI
magnet
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 32.8%$43
Session range$141
One session moved 3.3× the next-day straddle's full priced move.
Last 6 sessions
Reading these numbers
- Max pain is the strike where option buyers collectively lose the most at expiry. It often drifts with price.
- Fresh OI shows where option writers opened new positions during the session. Heavy put writing below price often marks a level sellers expect to hold; heavy call writing above marks a ceiling.
- PCR is put OI ÷ call OI, summed across every Deribit expiry. Crypto usually runs lower than Indian indices.
- Straddle vs range compares the ATM straddle price at the open (what options priced in) with the distance price actually covered.
Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain positioning, generated automatically — not trading signals or advice.
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Max pain today →
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PCR today →
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