Daily digest / Finnifty / 2026-10-06 · this week
Finnifty · Tuesday 6 Oct 2026 · close
24,980 +237.0 (+0.96%)
2nd straight up dayExpiry Tue 27 Oct · 15 sessions

Buying from the open, sellers fade it

Finnifty climbed 1,437 pts from 24,740 at 09:15 to 26,177 by 13:15 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 25,000 (+0.1 L). Call writers built positions at 25,500–26,000, led by 25,500 (+0.1 L). Max pain moved from 24,800 to 24,900, following price up. PCR rose from 0.92 to 1.07.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open24,740
High · 13:0926,177
Low · 09:1624,730
Avg PCR0.96
Max pain24,900

Key levels into expiry

26,000 Fresh calls +0.1 L cap
25,500 Call wall · 0.2 L OI · Fresh calls +0.1 L resistance
24,980 Close ●
24,900 Max pain · Fresh puts +0.0 L magnet
24,600 Put wall · 0.3 L OI floor

Where writers added today

25,500
+0.1 L
26,000
+0.1 L
25,600
+0.1 L
25,000
+0.1 L
24,900
+0.0 L
25,100
+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 open843
Session range1,448
One session moved 1.7× the monthly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-28 24,691 —
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 10-06 24,980 +237
PCR 0.96
MP 24,900

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 →

Related reading

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