Daily digest / ETH / 2026-08-31 · this week
ETH · Monday 31 Aug 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,467.60
+48.2 (+1.99%)
$6.0M liquidated
Asian-session rally, gains trimmed into the close
A steady start gave way at 03:00 UTC and ETH climbed $79 to $2,486. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,350 (+661 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,460–$2,650, led by $2,650 (+1,360 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
$2,650
Fresh calls +1,360 ETH
cap
$2,550
Fresh calls +1,098 ETH
cap
$2,500
Call wall · 78,367 ETH OI
resistance
$2,467.60
Close
●
$2,400
Fresh puts +655 ETH · held the low
support
$2,350
Fresh puts +661 ETH
support
$2,200
Max pain · Put wall · 35,327 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 51.3%$60
Session range$86
One session moved 1.4× 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 →
Live aggregate max pain lander.
PCR today →
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