Daily digest / Finnifty / 2026-10-13 · this week
Finnifty · Tuesday 13 Oct 2026 · close
25,402 +329.6 (+1.31%)
2nd straight up dayExpiry Tue 27 Oct · 10 sessions

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

Finnifty climbed 487 pts from 24,915 at 09:15 to 25,402 by 15:40 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 25,000 (+0.1 L), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at 25,100–25,500, led by 25,500 (+0.1 L). Max pain held at 25,000 all session. PCR rose from 0.55 to 0.80.

Spot Max pain 25,000 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open24,915
High · 14:0426,156
Low · 09:1524,915
Avg PCR0.59
Max pain25,000

Key levels into expiry

26,000 Call wall · 0.9 L OI resistance
25,500 Fresh calls +0.1 L cap
25,402 Close ●
25,000 Max pain · Fresh puts +0.1 L · held the low magnet
24,900 Put wall · 0.4 L OI floor
24,500 Fresh puts +0.1 L support

Where writers added today

25,500
+0.1 L
25,100
+0.0 L
25,400
+0.0 L
25,000
+0.1 L
24,500
+0.1 L
24,900
+0.1 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Monthly ATM straddle at open706
Session range1,241
One session moved 1.8× the monthly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-05 24,743 —
PCR 0.86
MP 24,800 10-06 24,980 +237
PCR 0.96
MP 24,900 10-07 26,177 +1,197
PCR 1.18
MP 25,000 10-08 24,748 -1,429
PCR 1.13
MP 25,000 10-09 25,072 +324
PCR 0.66
MP 25,000 10-13 25,402 +330
PCR 0.59
MP 25,000

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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