Daily digest / NIFTY 50 / 2026-10-15 · this week
NIFTY 50 · Thursday 15 Oct 2026 · close
22,951 +338.2 (+1.50%)
Expiry Mon 19 Oct · 2 sessions

Buying from the open, gains trimmed into the close

NIFTY 50 climbed 393 pts from 22,649 at 09:15 to 23,042 by 13:45 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 22,900 (+75.4 L). Call writers built positions at 23,100–23,400, led by 23,300 (+24.5 L). Max pain moved from 22,600 to 22,900, following price up. PCR rose from 0.86 to 1.65.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open22,649
High · 13:3823,058
Low · 09:1522,641
Avg PCR1.60
Max pain22,900

Key levels into expiry

24,000 Call wall · 99.5 L OI resistance
23,400 Fresh calls +15.3 L cap
23,300 Fresh calls +24.5 L cap
22,951 Close ●
22,900 Max pain · Fresh puts +75.4 L magnet
22,800 Fresh puts +72.5 L support
22,500 Put wall · 130.2 L OI floor

Where writers added today

23,300
+24.5 L
23,400
+15.3 L
23,100
+15.1 L
22,900
+75.4 L
22,800
+72.5 L
22,700
+71.2 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open267
Session range417
One session moved 1.6× the weekly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-07 22,571 —
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 10-14 22,613 -109
PCR 1.05
MP 22,600 10-15 22,951 +338
PCR 1.60
MP 22,900

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 →

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