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BTCUSD at 81193.00, London range 80724.50 to 81511.00

Eight USD releases of impact 2 or 3 land at 12:30 UTC, 189 minutes away

BTCUSD · London session · Published Oct 15, 2026, 9:20 AM

BTCUSD last traded at 81193.00, inside the London session range of 80724.50 to 81511.00. The nearest levels are a round number at 81200.00, 70 points above, and one at 81190.00, 30 points below. Further up sit the previous session high at 81873.50 and the prior day high at 84076.00; below lie the prior day low at 81404.00, the session open at 80797.00 and the prior week low at 80317.00.

Asia traded a range of 17160 points over 595 minutes, opening at 81692.00 and closing at 80787.50. The prior day ran 26720 points between 81404.00 and 84076.00. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21026.8 points, and the latest day sits at the 68th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Eight scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the 24 hours to 2026-10-16 09:20 UTC, all at 12:30 UTC. Past ppi_usd releases moved BTCUSD 3534.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 5169.57 in the first 60, over 22 samples. Retail sales moved it 2023.13 points in 15 minutes and 3154.55 in 60 over 24 samples, and jobless claims 2226.40 and 3332.60 over 97.

Large speculators are net long 2540 contracts, a change of 75 on the week, the 76th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headlines graded for BTCUSD are an equities note from FXStreet at 08:59 UTC and an investingLive piece on inflation worries at 08:44 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 81193.00 at 2026-10-15 09:19 UTC, from our own 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, Asia sessionOpen 81692.00, high 81873.50, low 80157.50, close 80787.50: a range of 17160 points over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD, previous trading dayHigh 84076.00, low 81404.00, close 81672.00 on 2026-10-14, a range of 26720 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 21026.8 points. The latest day sits at the 68th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for BTC and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-16 09:20 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-14 00:00 UTC.
  7. BTCUSD reaction to ppi_usdOver 22 past releases BTCUSD moved 3534.20 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 5169.57 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. BTCUSD reaction to retail_sales_usdOver 24 past releases BTCUSD moved 2023.13 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 3154.55 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 133741Large speculators are net long 2540 contracts, a change of 75 on the week. That is the 76th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Equities: Hot CPI and AI fears drag stocks lower - Deutsche BankFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.

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