NIFTY 50 · 2026-07-16
Option chain snapshot summary for the 2026-07-16 trading session — 510 data points captured between 09:15 and 15:30 IST.
Avg PCR
1.344
Strongly put-heavy — bullish signal
Max Pain Strike
24,100
Strike where max OI expires worthless
Spot Range
24,072.8
–
24,081.5
–
24,081.5
Range 8.7 pts
(0.04%)
Max-Pain PCR
1.168
PCR at the max-pain strike level
Data Points
510
Chain snapshots captured this session
Reading these numbers
- PCR 1.344 — A PCR above 1 means more put OI than call OI exists across the chain. Historically, elevated PCR correlates with market support (put writers are short puts and want the market to stay up).
- Max Pain at 24,100 — The theoretical price at which the index would cause the most option contracts to expire worthless, minimising the total payout from option writers. Often acts as an intraday or expiry-week magnet, especially in low-volatility sessions.
- Spot ranged 24,072.8 – 24,081.5 — The index closed below max pain (24,100) — below-pain positioning may have supported downward drift into expiry.
These are aggregate summaries of market positioning data, not trading signals. PCR and
max pain are widely-watched indicators but are not predictive on their own.
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Related reading
PCR Explained →
How put-call ratio is calculated, what thresholds signal, and when it misleads.
Max Pain Theory →
Why max pain matters near expiry and how option writers influence price.
OI Buildup →
Long buildup, short covering, short buildup — reading the four OI patterns.
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