Daily digest / ETH / 2026-10-24 · this week
ETH · Saturday 24 Oct 2026 (UTC) · close
$2,363.36 -28.6 (-1.20%)
3rd straight down day$12.9M liquidated

Selling from the open, buyers step in

ETH slid $99 from $2,392 at 00:00 to $2,293 by 15:30 UTC. Put writers added the most fresh OI at $2,100 (+5,236 ETH). Call writers built positions at $2,300–$2,400, led by $2,400 (+845 ETH). Max pain held at $2,300 all session.

Spot Max pain $2,280 support PCR 15-min · UTC
Open$2,392
High · 03:04$2,395
Low · 15:20$2,288
Avg PCR0.50
Max pain$2,300
Liquidations$12.9M

Key levels for the next session

$2,500 Call wall · 75,878 ETH OI resistance
$2,400 Fresh calls +845 ETH cap
$2,363.36 Close ●
$2,300 Max pain · Put wall · 43,870 ETH OI magnet
$2,280 Fresh puts +2,752 ETH · held the low support
$2,100 Fresh puts +5,236 ETH support

Where writers added today

$2,400
+845 ETH
$2,360
+434 ETH
$2,300
+406 ETH
$2,100
+5,236 ETH
$2,280
+2,752 ETH
$2,220
+1,995 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 24.7%$31
Session range$107
One session moved 3.4× the next-day straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-19 $2,416 —
PCR 0.51
MP $2,300 10-20 $2,456 +40
PCR 0.50
MP $2,320 10-21 $2,480 +24
PCR 0.50
MP $2,350 10-22 $2,394 -86
PCR 0.51
MP $2,350 10-23 $2,392 -2
PCR 0.51
MP $2,300 10-24 $2,363 -29
PCR 0.50
MP $2,300

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

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