Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-10-08 · this week
SENSEX · Thursday 8 Oct 2026 · close
71,593 -908.0 (-1.25%)
2nd straight down dayExpiry day

Selling from the open, losses pared into the close

SENSEX slid 915 pts from 72,366 at 09:15 to 71,451 by 15:00 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 71,400 (+34.9 L), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at 71,600–72,000, led by 71,600 (+54.0 L). Max pain moved from 73,300 to 71,600, following price down. PCR fell from 1.20 to 0.80.

Spot Max pain 71,400 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open72,366
High · 09:1772,476
Low · 15:1271,389
Avg PCR0.84
Max pain71,600

Key levels into expiry

71,700 Fresh calls +36.9 L cap
71,600 Call wall · 54.1 L OI · Fresh calls +54.0 L · Max pain resistance
71,593 Close ●
71,400 Fresh puts +34.9 L · held the low · Put wall · 45.0 L OI support
71,300 Fresh puts +26.1 L · held the low support

Where writers added today

71,600
+54.0 L
71,700
+36.9 L
72,000
+30.5 L
71,400
+34.9 L
71,600
+26.7 L
71,300
+26.1 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open392
Session range1,088
One session moved 2.8× the weekly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

09-30 72,427 —
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 10-08 71,593 -908
PCR 0.84
MP 71,600

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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