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Bitcoin at 81517.50, London range 5090 points

US housing data lands at 12:30 UTC, four releases of impact 2 in the next 24 hours

BTCUSD · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:35 AM

Bitcoin last traded at 81517.50, inside a London session that has run between 81254.00 and 81763.00, a range of 5090 points. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 81520.00 above and 81510.00 below, with the session open at 81712.00 just higher.

The Asia session ran 10995 points from 81083.00 to 82182.50 and closed at 81714.50. The prior trading day covered 23275 points, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21131.8 points, with the latest day at the 68th percentile of the last 44, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts are scheduled for 12:30 UTC, with Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC, all impact 2 of 3. Over 112 past housing_usd releases BTCUSD moved 2137.50 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4066.35 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 2534 contracts in the COT report of 2026-10-13, a change of -6 on the week and the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for BTCUSD include the UK labour report at 06:18 UTC and the silver piece at 04:16 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, London sessionOpen 81712.00, high 81763.00, low 81254.00, close 81517.50: a range of 5090 points over 96 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, Asia sessionOpen 82057.50, high 82182.50, low 81083.00, close 81714.50: a range of 10995 points over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD, previous trading dayHigh 83110.50, low 80783.00, close 81889.50 on 2026-10-19, a range of 23275 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 21131.8 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. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Pending Home Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.6%. Previous 0.3%. From Forex Factory.
  8. BTCUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases BTCUSD moved 2137.50 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4066.35 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. UK Unemployment Falls to 4.7%, but Payrolls and Vacancies Reveal Weak HiringAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rises to near $57.50 despite rising inflation concernsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for BTC and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-21 08:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-19 00:00 UTC.

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