Weekly wrap, 30 Oct 2026: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, gold and flows

The week to 30 Oct 2026 in numbers: how the indices moved, what open interest did, where premium ended, and what the engines are saying into the weekend.

The week

NIFTY into the weekend: PCR 1.60, max pain 23,000, call wall 23,500, put wall 22,000.

BANKNIFTY into the weekend: PCR 0.95, max pain 55,500, call wall 57,000, put wall 54,000.

Gold

XAU/USD $3,967.40. XAU Sovereign reads 1D STRONG SELL · 4H STRONG SELL.

Flows

FIIs net ₹+3,594 crore and DIIs net ₹+7,163 crore for the week. Detail at /fii-dii.

Next week's events and expiries land in the Sunday week ahead post. Until then, the engines keep scoring every candle: the VIP Indicator on the indices and stocks, XAU Sovereign on gold.

Keep reading

• How to read an option chain in five minutes: OI, PCR, max pain and walls
• Expected move: what the ATM straddle is telling you before you trade
• IV percentile: is the premium rich or cheap today?
• OI build-up explained: long build-up, short build-up, short covering and long unwinding