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Bitcoin holds near 81241.00 in a 3645 point Asia range

US Flash Manufacturing and Services PMI land at 13:45 UTC, the next scheduled event risk

BTCUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 23, 2026, 12:05 AM

Bitcoin last traded at 81241.00, inside an Asia session that has run between 81117.00 and 81481.50, a range of 3645 points. The round number at 81250.00 sits 90 points above the last price and the round number at 81240.00 sits 10 points below, with the session open at 81235.00 just under it.

The New York session closed at 81162.50 after trading between 80806.00 and 82010.50, a range of 12045 points. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21766.4 points, and the latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market.

The calendar lists 8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours, starting with the Flash Manufacturing PMI at 13:45 UTC, forecast 55.4 against a previous 57.0. Over 100 past pmi_usd releases BTCUSD moved 3360.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 6940.50 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 2534 contracts, a change of -6 on the week, the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for BTCUSD include a Japanese Yen move on risk-off demand and a Silver decline as Fed rate hike bets intensified, both graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, Asia sessionOpen 81235.00, high 81481.50, low 81117.00, close 81241.00: a range of 3645 points over 181 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 81658.00, high 82010.50, low 80806.00, close 81162.50: a range of 12045 points over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21766.4 points. The latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Flash Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-23 13:45 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 55.4. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  6. BTCUSD reaction to pmi_usdOver 100 past releases BTCUSD moved 3360.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 6940.50 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. Japanese Yen surges as risk-off mood drives safe-haven demandFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.

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