Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-10-06 · this week
SENSEX · Tuesday 6 Oct 2026 · close
73,001 +661.8 (+0.91%)
2nd straight up dayExpiry Thu 8 Oct · 2 sessions

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

SENSEX opened with a 174-pt gap up at 72,513. SENSEX climbed 508 pts from 72,513 at 09:15 to 73,022 by 15:30 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 70,000 (+12.6 L). Call writers built positions at 73,000–75,000, led by 75,000 (+5.9 L). Max pain moved from 76,800 to 73,200. PCR rose from 1.46 to 1.65.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open72,513
High · 15:3173,046
Low · 09:1672,436
Avg PCR1.74
Max pain73,200

Key levels into expiry

75,000 Fresh calls +5.9 L cap
74,000 Call wall · 13.0 L OI resistance
73,600 Fresh calls +4.2 L cap
73,200 Max pain magnet
73,001 Close ●
71,000 Fresh puts +10.4 L support
70,000 Fresh puts +12.6 L · Put wall · 21.3 L OI support

Where writers added today

75,000
+5.9 L
73,000
+4.7 L
73,600
+4.2 L
70,000
+12.6 L
71,000
+10.4 L
72,500
+8.8 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open805
Session range610
The session used 76% of the weekly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-28 72,961 —
PCR 0.68
MP 73,200 09-29 72,796 -165
PCR 0.77
MP 72,900 09-30 72,427 -370
PCR 0.97
MP 72,600 10-01 71,910 -517
PCR 0.76
MP 71,900 10-05 72,339 +430
PCR 1.31
MP 76,700 10-06 73,001 +662
PCR 1.74
MP 73,200

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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