Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-10-07 · this week
SENSEX · Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 · close
72,501 -499.8 (-0.68%)
Expiry Thu 8 Oct · 1 session

Selling from the open, closes near the lows

SENSEX slid 516 pts from 72,987 at 09:15 to 72,471 by 14:15 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 71,500 (+10.9 L). Call writers built positions at 73,000–74,500, led by 73,000 (+18.3 L). Max pain moved from 74,700 to 72,800, following price down. PCR fell from 1.89 to 1.04.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open72,987
High · 12:0473,006
Low · 14:0072,424
Avg PCR1.36
Max pain72,800

Key levels into expiry

73,500 Fresh calls +16.1 L cap
73,000 Call wall · 29.4 L OI · Fresh calls +18.3 L resistance
72,800 Max pain magnet
72,501 Close ●
72,000 Fresh puts +9.5 L · Put wall · 23.1 L OI support
71,500 Fresh puts +10.9 L support

Where writers added today

73,000
+18.3 L
73,500
+16.1 L
74,500
+13.1 L
71,500
+10.9 L
72,000
+9.5 L
71,000
+7.2 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open663
Session range582
The session used 88% of the weekly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-29 72,796 —
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 10-07 72,501 -500
PCR 1.36
MP 72,800

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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