Daily digest / NIFTY 50 / 2026-10-13 · this week
NIFTY 50 · Tuesday 13 Oct 2026 · close
22,722 +159.5 (+0.71%)
2nd straight up dayExpiry day

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

NIFTY 50 opened with a 184-pt gap down at 22,379. NIFTY 50 climbed 343 pts from 22,379 at 09:15 to 22,722 by 15:39 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 22,700 (+228.6 L). Call writers built positions at 22,750–22,950, led by 22,750 (+122.4 L). Max pain moved from 22,400 to 22,700, following price up. PCR rose from 0.59 to 1.38.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open22,379
High · 15:2022,748
Low · 09:1522,296
Avg PCR1.24
Max pain22,700

Key levels into expiry

22,950 Fresh calls +9.5 L cap
22,750 Call wall · 204.9 L OI · Fresh calls +122.4 L resistance
22,722 Close ●
22,700 Max pain · Fresh puts +228.6 L · Put wall · 242.6 L OI magnet
22,550 Fresh puts +160.8 L support

Where writers added today

22,750
+122.4 L
22,950
+9.5 L
22,850
+0.7 L
22,700
+228.6 L
22,550
+160.8 L
22,650
+119.3 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open130
Session range452
One session moved 3.5× the weekly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-05 22,555 —
PCR 0.84
MP 22,550 10-06 22,776 +221
PCR 1.43
MP 22,750 10-07 22,571 -205
PCR 0.98
MP 22,650 10-08 22,234 -337
PCR 0.66
MP 22,400 10-09 22,562 +328
PCR 1.20
MP 22,500 10-13 22,722 +160
PCR 1.24
MP 22,700

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 →

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