Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-29 · this week
ETH · Tuesday 29 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,693.11
-11.5 (-0.42%)
$9.6M liquidated
Asian-session rally, sellers fade it
ETH climbed $83 from $2,673 at 03:15 to $2,756 by 12:31 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,500 (+2,927 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,850–$2,950, led by $2,900 (+2,219 ETH). Max pain moved from $2,400 to $2,450.
Spot
Max pain
$2,660 support
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$3,000
Call wall · 56,145 ETH OI
resistance
$2,950
Fresh calls +1,559 ETH
cap
$2,900
Fresh calls +2,219 ETH
cap
$2,693.11
Close
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$2,660
Fresh puts +1,772 ETH · held the low
support
$2,500
Fresh puts +2,927 ETH · Put wall · 29,537 ETH OI
support
$2,450
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 40.9%$54
Session range$91
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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PCR today →
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