Daily digest / ETH / 2026-09-30 · this week
ETH · Wednesday 30 Sep 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,700.50
+7.4 (+0.27%)
$7.5M liquidated
Asian-session rally, bears cap $2,750
A steady start gave way at 07:00 UTC and ETH climbed $74 to $2,750. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,500 (+26,455 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,750–$2,920, led by $2,750 (+1,373 ETH). Max pain moved from $2,450 to $2,500, following price up. PCR rose from 0.57 to 0.61.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$3,000
Call wall · 53,641 ETH OI
resistance
$2,920
Fresh calls +892 ETH
cap
$2,750
Fresh calls +1,373 ETH
cap
$2,700.50
Close
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$2,500
Max pain · Fresh puts +26,455 ETH · Put wall · 55,992 ETH OI
magnet
$2,400
Fresh puts +4,201 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 40.1%$56
Session range$81
One session moved 1.4× 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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