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Bitcoin at 81635.00 in Asia, session range 4165 points

Eight USD releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, the first at 14:00 UTC

BTCUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 12:20 AM

Bitcoin last traded at 81635.00, inside an Asia session that has run between 81486.50 and 81903.00, a range of 4165 points. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 81640.00 above and 81630.00 below, 50 points either side of the last price. The session open sits 1470 points below at 81488.00.

New York closed at 81746.50 after trading between 80317.00 and 82732.50, a range of 24155 points. The prior trading day ran 31675 points from 80317.00 to 83484.50. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 20141.4 points, and the latest day sits at the 77th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The next scheduled release is Michigan Consumer Expectations at 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3, with a forecast of 42.6 and a previous 46.3. Over 49 past releases of the inflation expectations family, BTCUSD moved 3859.10 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 5490.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Over 74 past sentiment releases it moved 3293.80 points in the first 15 minutes and 5124.60 in the first 60.

Large speculators are net long 2465 contracts, a change of -291 on the week, the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for BTCUSD include the Fed's Musalem signalling more tightening as inflation stays elevated at 17:57 UTC and a European session wrap on soaring yields, surging oil and tumbling stocks at 11:49 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, Asia sessionOpen 81488.00, high 81903.00, low 81486.50, close 81635.00: a range of 4165 points over 195 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. BTCUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. BTCUSD, New York sessionOpen 82424.00, high 82732.50, low 80317.00, close 81746.50: a range of 24155 points over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD, previous trading dayHigh 83484.50, low 80317.00, close 81746.50 on 2026-10-08, a range of 31675 points, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. BTCUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 20141.4 points. The latest day sits at the 77th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Michigan Consumer ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 42.6. Previous 46.3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. BTCUSD reaction to inflation_expectations_usdOver 49 past releases BTCUSD moved 3859.10 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 5490.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. BTCUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 74 past releases BTCUSD moved 3293.80 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 5124.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 133741Large speculators are net long 2465 contracts, a change of -291 on the week. That is the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Fed's Musalem signals more tightening as inflation stays elevatedFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. Economic calendar for BTC and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-10 00:20 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC.

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