Daily digest / ETH / 2026-10-04 · this week
ETH · Sunday 4 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,740.04 +39.2 (+1.45%)
2nd straight up day$3.4M liquidated

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

ETH climbed $45 from $2,700 at 00:00 to $2,745 by 23:15 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,680 (+1,142 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,720–$3,000, led by $2,720 (+3,639 ETH). Max pain held at $2,500 all session.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$2,700
High · 23:18$2,748
Low · 00:01$2,700
Avg PCR0.57
Max pain$2,500
Liquidations$3.4M

Key levels for the next session

$3,000 Call wall · 67,883 ETH OI · Fresh calls +1,820 ETH resistance
$2,850 Fresh calls +3,160 ETH cap
$2,740.04 Close ●
$2,680 Fresh puts +1,142 ETH support
$2,650 Fresh puts +441 ETH support
$2,500 Max pain · Put wall · 51,002 ETH OI magnet

Where writers added today

$2,720
+3,639 ETH
$2,850
+3,160 ETH
$3,000
+1,820 ETH
$2,680
+1,142 ETH
$2,650
+441 ETH
$2,500
+259 ETH
■ 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 22.7%$32
Session range$48
One session moved 1.5× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-29 $2,693 —
PCR 0.57
MP $2,450 09-30 $2,700 +7
PCR 0.57
MP $2,500 10-01 $2,722 +21
PCR 0.63
MP $2,500 10-02 $2,685 -37
PCR 0.61
MP $2,500 10-03 $2,701 +16
PCR 0.59
MP $2,500 10-04 $2,740 +39
PCR 0.57
MP $2,500

Max pain: strike where option buyers lose most at expiry. Fresh OI: positions opened this session. PCR: put OI ÷ call OI.

Descriptive summaries of recorded option-chain data. Not trading signals or advice. Disclaimer →

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