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Bitcoin at 83240.50, 5700 points of New York range so far

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change is due at 14:30 UTC, 54 minutes away, impact 3 of 3

BTCUSD · New York session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 1:35 PM

Bitcoin last traded at 83240.50, inside a New York session that has run between 83233.00 and 83803.00, a range of 5700 points. The nearest level above is the round number at 83250.00, 95 points away, then the prior day high at 83369.00, 1285 points above. Below sit the round number at 83240.00, 5 points lower, and the previous session low at 82658.50, 5820 points below.

London closed at 83403.50 after trading between 82658.50 and 83628.50, a range of 9700 points over 300 minutes. The prior day covered 22860 points, and an 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.

After the EIA release at 14:30 UTC, a 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC with impact 2 of 3. Over 422 past releases of that family, BTCUSD moved 2008.54 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4033.46 in the first 60, in either direction. Unemployment Claims follow on 2026-10-22 at 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 200K against a previous 199K.

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 headlines graded for Bitcoin are all impact 2 of 3, the most recent from FXStreet on the New Zealand Dollar at 09:34 UTC.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, New York sessionOpen 83399.50, high 83803.00, low 83233.00, close 83240.50: a range of 5700 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, London sessionOpen 82698.00, high 83628.50, low 82658.50, close 83403.50: a range of 9700 points over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD, previous trading dayHigh 83369.00, low 81083.00, close 82749.50 on 2026-10-20, a range of 22860 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 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.
  6. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. BTCUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases BTCUSD moved 2008.54 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4033.46 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  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: RBNZ hike seen with CPI near forecast – INGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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