Daily digest / Finnifty / 2026-10-05 · this week
Finnifty · Monday 5 Oct 2026 · close
24,743 +37.0 (+0.15%)
Expiry Tue 27 Oct · 16 sessions

Buying from the open, sellers fade it

Finnifty climbed 256 pts from 24,707 at 09:15 to 24,962 by 09:45 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 24,600 (+0.2 L), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at 24,700–25,400, led by 24,800 (+0.0 L). Max pain moved from 24,700 to 24,800, following price up. PCR rose from 0.70 to 0.92.

Spot Max pain 24,700 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open24,707
High · 09:3425,004
Low · 12:1724,681
Avg PCR0.86
Max pain24,800

Key levels into expiry

25,400 Fresh calls +0.0 L cap
25,200 Call wall · 0.4 L OI resistance
24,800 Fresh calls +0.0 L · Max pain cap
24,743 Close ●
24,700 Fresh puts +0.0 L · held the low support
24,600 Fresh puts +0.2 L · held the low · Put wall · 0.3 L OI support

Where writers added today

24,800
+0.0 L
24,700
+0.0 L
25,400
+0.0 L
24,600
+0.2 L
24,700
+0.0 L
24,800
+0.0 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Monthly ATM straddle at open718
Session range323
The session used 45% of the monthly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-25 25,148 —
PCR 0.72
MP 25,300 09-28 24,691 -457
PCR 0.76
MP 25,000 09-29 24,648 -43
PCR 0.93
MP 24,700 09-30 24,781 +132
PCR 0.81
MP 25,000 10-01 24,706 -75
PCR 0.71
MP 24,700 10-05 24,743 +37
PCR 0.86
MP 24,800

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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