Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-15 · this week
ETH · Tuesday 15 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,414.68
-117.9 (-4.66%)
$30.0M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, closes near the lows
A steady start gave way at 02:15 UTC and ETH slid $132 to $2,404. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,250 (+5,944 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,460–$2,600, led by $2,600 (+18,831 ETH). Max pain moved from $2,250 to $2,300.
Spot
Max pain
$2,380 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,600
Call wall · 107,241 ETH OI · Fresh calls +18,831 ETH
resistance
$2,460
Fresh calls +8,182 ETH
cap
$2,414.68
Close
●
$2,380
Fresh puts +3,902 ETH · held the low
support
$2,300
Max pain · Put wall · 41,903 ETH OI
magnet
$2,250
Fresh puts +5,944 ETH
support
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 55.8%$71
Session range$161
One session moved 2.3× 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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PCR today →
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