Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-10-29 · this week
SENSEX · Thursday 29 Oct 2026 · close
74,151 +868.8 (+1.19%)
Expiry day

Buying from the open, closes near the highs

SENSEX climbed 1,078 pts from 73,073 at 09:15 to 74,151 by 15:39 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 74,100 (+51.0 L). Call writers built positions at 74,100–74,300, led by 74,200 (+44.5 L). Max pain moved from 73,400 to 74,100, following price up. PCR rose from 1.29 to 1.46.

Spot Max pain PCR 15-min · IST
Open73,073
High · 15:2774,283
Low · 09:1573,073
Avg PCR1.42
Max pain74,100

Key levels into expiry

74,300 Fresh calls +23.1 L cap
74,200 Call wall · 57.6 L OI · Fresh calls +44.5 L resistance
74,151 Close ●
74,100 Max pain · Fresh puts +51.0 L · Put wall · 51.3 L OI magnet
74,000 Fresh puts +44.8 L support

Where writers added today

74,200
+44.5 L
74,100
+23.2 L
74,300
+23.1 L
74,100
+51.0 L
74,000
+44.8 L
73,800
+40.9 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open548
Session range1,210
One session moved 2.2× the weekly straddle's full priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-22 73,249 —
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 10-28 73,282 -247
PCR 1.12
MP 73,400 10-29 74,151 +869
PCR 1.42
MP 74,100

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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