Daily digest / SENSEX / 2026-11-02 · this week
SENSEX · Monday 2 Nov 2026 · close
75,442 +999.2 (+1.34%)
3rd straight up dayExpiry Thu 5 Nov · 3 sessions

Early sell-off, bulls defend 75,000

SENSEX opened with a 660-pt gap up at 75,102. SENSEX slid 548 pts from 75,500 at 10:45 to 74,952 by 13:15 IST. Put writers added the most fresh OI at 75,000 (+5.6 L), right where the low held. Call writers built positions at 75,500–78,500, led by 78,500 (+4.0 L). Max pain held at 77,200 all session. PCR fell from 2.27 to 1.94.

Spot Max pain 75,000 support PCR 15-min · IST
Open75,102
High · 10:5475,513
Low · 13:4074,901
Avg PCR1.88
Max pain77,200

Key levels into expiry

78,500 Fresh calls +4.0 L cap
77,500 Fresh calls +4.0 L cap
77,200 Max pain magnet
77,000 Call wall · 7.9 L OI resistance
75,442 Close ●
75,000 Fresh puts +5.6 L · held the low support
73,000 Fresh puts +3.5 L · Put wall · 9.8 L OI support

Where writers added today

78,500
+4.0 L
77,500
+4.0 L
75,500
+2.9 L
75,000
+5.6 L
75,500
+4.5 L
73,000
+3.5 L
■ calls   ■ puts · OI change from the first snapshot to the close, strikes near spot

Move vs what options priced

Weekly ATM straddle at open950
Session range612
The session used 64% of the weekly straddle's priced move.

Last 6 sessions

10-26 73,677 —
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 10-30 74,442 +291
PCR 2.19
MP 77,200 11-02 75,442 +999
PCR 1.88
MP 77,200

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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