Daily digest / Finnifty / 2026-10-30 · this week
Finnifty · Friday 30 Oct 2026 · close
24,749 -60.4 (-0.24%)
Expiry Mon 23 Nov · 16 sessions

Quiet, range-bound session

Finnifty traded a narrow 205 pts range and closed at 24,749. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 24,600 (+0.2 L), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at 24,800–25,300, led by 24,800 (+0.1 L). Max pain moved from 24,600 to 24,650. PCR rose from 0.87 to 0.99.

Spot Max pain 24,700 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open24,822
High · 13:0424,881
Low · 10:1824,676
Avg PCR0.98
Max pain24,650

Key levels into expiry

25,200 Fresh calls +0.1 L cap
24,800 Call wall · 0.2 L OI · Fresh calls +0.1 L resistance
24,749 Close ●
24,700 Fresh puts +0.1 L · held the low support
24,650 Max pain magnet
24,600 Fresh puts +0.2 L · held the low · Put wall · 0.6 L OI support

Where writers added today

24,800
+0.1 L
25,200
+0.1 L
25,300
+0.1 L
24,600
+0.2 L
24,900
+0.1 L
24,700
+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 open799
Session range205
The session used 26% of the monthly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-23 24,409 —
PCR 0.75
MP 24,700 10-26 24,502 +93
PCR 0.81
MP 24,500 10-27 24,304 -199
PCR 0.73
MP 24,400 10-28 24,514 +210
PCR 0.76
MP 24,600 10-29 24,810 +296
PCR 0.66
MP 24,600 10-30 24,749 -60
PCR 0.98
MP 24,650

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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