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BTCUSD at 81873.00, low of a 6485 point London range

USD Unemployment Claims, impact 3 of 3, is scheduled at 12:30 UTC

BTCUSD · London session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:35 AM

BTCUSD last traded at 81873.00, near the bottom of a London session that has run between 81807.50 and 82456.00, a range of 6485 points. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 81880.00 above and 81870.00 below, 70 points and 30 points away. The session open at 82406.00 sits 5330 points above the last price.

The Asia session opened at 84595.50, reached 84793.00 and closed at 82409.50, a range of 24400 points over 595 minutes. The previous trading day closed at 84603.50 after a range of 23355 points. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21181.1 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.

USD Unemployment Claims, graded 3 of 3, is scheduled at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K and a previous of 199K. Over 97 past releases of this family BTCUSD moved 2222.92 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 3412.69 in the first 60, in either direction. Continuing Jobless Claims is due at the same time, and the 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 2534 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of -6 on the week and the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for BTCUSD, at impact 2 of 3, was published at 07:43 UTC and covers the New Zealand Dollar.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, London sessionOpen 82406.00, high 82456.00, low 81807.50, close 81873.00: a range of 6485 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 84595.50, high 84793.00, low 82353.00, close 82409.50: a range of 24400 points over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD, previous trading dayHigh 84863.50, low 82528.00, close 84603.50 on 2026-10-21, a range of 23355 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 21181.1 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 Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  7. BTCUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases BTCUSD moved 2222.92 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 3412.69 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD 5-Year TIPS AuctionScheduled 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 1.955%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  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. New Zealand Dollar weakens amid softer Q3 inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.

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