Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-26 · this week
ETH · Saturday 26 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,712.47
+4.2 (+0.15%)
2nd straight up day$1.8M liquidated
US-session rally, closes near the highs
ETH climbed $24 from $2,689 at 20:45 to $2,712 by 23:59 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,650 (+257 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,400–$2,900, led by $2,900 (+483 ETH). Max pain held at $2,400 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$3,000
Call wall · 48,356 ETH OI
resistance
$2,900
Fresh calls +483 ETH
cap
$2,820
Fresh calls +43 ETH
cap
$2,712.47
Close
●
$2,650
Fresh puts +257 ETH
support
$2,500
Put wall · 24,314 ETH OI
floor
$2,400
Max pain
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 21.1%$29
Session range$31
One session moved 1.1× 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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