Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-04 · this week
ETH · Friday 4 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,472.85
-53.9 (-2.13%)
$13.9M liquidated
European-session sell-off, losses pared into the close
A steady start gave way at 09:15 UTC and ETH slid $93 to $2,458. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,400 (+3,076 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,580–$2,640, led by $2,580 (+2,393 ETH). Max pain held at $2,200 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,640
Fresh calls +1,700 ETH
cap
$2,580
Fresh calls +2,393 ETH
cap
$2,500
Call wall · 77,145 ETH OI
resistance
$2,472.85
Close
●
$2,440
Fresh puts +2,244 ETH
support
$2,400
Fresh puts +3,076 ETH
support
$2,200
Max pain · Put wall · 42,025 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 52.0%$64
Session range$110
One session moved 1.7× 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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