Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-10-27 · this week
SENSEX · Tuesday 27 Oct 2026 · close
73,530 -147.5 (-0.20%)
Expiry Thu 29 Oct · 2 sessions

Afternoon sell-off, buyers step in

SENSEX opened with a 224-pt gap down at 73,453. SENSEX slid 521 pts from 73,811 at 12:45 to 73,290 by 14:15 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 71,500 (+6.4 L). Call writers built positions at 75,000–76,000, led by 75,000 (+8.9 L). Max pain moved from 73,700 to 73,600, following price down. PCR fell from 1.51 to 1.15.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open73,453
High · 12:4373,840
Low · 14:1673,185
Avg PCR1.20
Max pain73,600

Key levels into expiry

76,000 Fresh calls +5.3 L cap
75,000 Call wall · 15.9 L OI · Fresh calls +8.9 L resistance
73,600 Max pain magnet
73,530 Close ●
72,000 Put wall · 12.8 L OI floor
71,500 Fresh puts +6.4 L support
70,500 Fresh puts +5.1 L support

Where writers added today

75,000
+8.9 L
76,000
+5.3 L
75,600
+5.0 L
71,500
+6.4 L
70,500
+5.1 L
72,000
+5.0 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open996
Session range655
The session used 66% of the weekly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-19 73,869 —
PCR 0.88
MP 74,000 10-21 73,504 -364
PCR 0.72
MP 73,600 10-22 73,249 -255
PCR 0.91
MP 73,300 10-23 73,189 -61
PCR 1.04
MP 73,600 10-26 73,677 +489
PCR 1.29
MP 73,700 10-27 73,530 -148
PCR 1.20
MP 73,600

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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