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Bitcoin holds 82918.00 in a 4155 point Asia range

The 20-Year Bond Auction is due at 17:00 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3

BTCUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 12:10 AM

Bitcoin last traded at 82918.00, inside an Asia session that has run between 82702.50 and 83118.00, a range of 4155 points. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 82920.00 above and 82910.00 below, with the session open at 82755.50 further down.

New York closed at 82749.50 after trading between 81184.00 and 83369.00, a range of 21850 points. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21620 points, and the latest day sits at the 66th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The calendar holds 3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours, starting with the EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC. Over 437 past auction_usd releases BTCUSD moved 1987.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 3970.60 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 2534 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders, a change of -6 on the week and the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for BTCUSD include Japan's inflation figures and the Aussie Dollar move, both at impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, Asia sessionOpen 82755.50, high 83118.00, low 82702.50, close 82918.00: a range of 4155 points over 185 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 81379.50, high 83369.00, low 81184.00, close 82749.50: a range of 21850 points over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21620 points. The latest day sits at the 66th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for BTC and USD3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 00:10 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  6. BTCUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases BTCUSD moved 1987.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 3970.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 133741Large speculators are net long 2534 contracts, a change of -6 on the week. That is the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Japan’s inflation figures are next for a Yen stuck near 158.00FXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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