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$ETH is heading into September with a pretty comfortable gap above its options balance for now. Most of the August contracts expired on Friday, and the new positioning currently puts September Max Pain around $2,100. That's quite a bit below spot, which is generally
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AI visual note: A chart titled "ETH Deribit Max Pain Vs Index Price" tracks Ethereum's index price (green line) against the Max Pain level (red step line) from October 2025 through late August 2026, with red circles highlighting key convergence points including a recent spike where the ETH index price crossed above ~$2,500 while September Max Pain sits around $2,100, illustrating the "comfortable gap above options balance" mentioned in the post.