Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-19 · this week
ETH · Saturday 19 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,653.07
+21.0 (+0.80%)
4th straight up day$8.3M liquidated
Buying from the open, sellers fade it
ETH climbed $40 from $2,632 at 00:00 to $2,671 by 17:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,600 (+3,168 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,700–$2,900, led by $2,900 (+1,667 ETH). Max pain moved from $2,300 to $2,250.
Spot
Max pain
$2,620 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$2,900
Fresh calls +1,667 ETH
cap
$2,800
Call wall · 50,085 ETH OI
resistance
$2,740
Fresh calls +1,321 ETH
cap
$2,653.07
Close
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$2,620
Fresh puts +1,528 ETH · held the low
support
$2,600
Fresh puts +3,168 ETH
support
$2,400
Put wall · 25,774 ETH OI
floor
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 30.8%$46
Session range$54
One session moved 1.2× 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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