Daily digest / ETH / 2026-10-01 · this week
ETH · Thursday 1 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,721.91
+21.4 (+0.79%)
2nd straight up day$7.9M liquidated
Asian-session sell-off, buyers step in
ETH slid $48 from $2,735 at 06:30 to $2,687 by 10:00 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,600 (+10,466 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,800–$3,000, led by $3,000 (+14,571 ETH). Max pain held at $2,500 all session.
Spot
Max pain
PCR
15-min · UTC
Key levels for the next session
$3,000
Call wall · 68,212 ETH OI · Fresh calls +14,571 ETH
resistance
$2,800
Fresh calls +3,921 ETH
cap
$2,721.91
Close
●
$2,650
Fresh puts +2,916 ETH
support
$2,600
Fresh puts +10,466 ETH
support
$2,500
Max pain · Put wall · 57,070 ETH OI
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 35.7%$48
Session range$53
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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Live aggregate max pain lander.
PCR today →
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