Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-01 · this week
ETH · Tuesday 1 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,418.47
-49.1 (-1.99%)
$13.0M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
A steady start gave way at 06:00 UTC and ETH slid $94 to $2,389. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,420 (+5,879 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,440–$2,700, led by $2,440 (+5,699 ETH). Max pain held at $2,200 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,700
Fresh calls +1,287 ETH
cap
$2,500
Call wall · 78,375 ETH OI
resistance
$2,440
Fresh calls +5,699 ETH
cap
$2,418.47
Close
●
$2,400
Fresh puts +4,700 ETH
support
$2,200
Max pain · Fresh puts +5,251 ETH · Put wall · 40,578 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 42.6%$51
Session range$97
One session moved 1.9× 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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