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Bitcoin at 81773.00, New York range 5090 points

The USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m is scheduled for 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

BTCUSD · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:35 PM

Bitcoin last traded at 81773.00, inside a New York session that has run between 81501.50 and 82010.50, a range of 5090 points. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 81780.00 above and 81770.00 below, with the session open at 81658.00 and the previous session low at 81544.50 beneath.

London opened at 82406.00, reached 82456.00 and closed at 81657.50, a range of 9115 points over 300 minutes. The prior trading day ran 23355 points between 82528.00 and 84863.50, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21181.1 points, with the latest day at the 68th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

The calendar lists the USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m at 14:00 UTC with impact 2 of 3, forecast 0.0% and previous -0.1%, followed by the USD 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC. Over 422 past auction_usd releases BTCUSD moved 2007.18 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4024.74 in the first 60, in either direction.

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 BTCUSD are all impact 2 of 3, led by the FXStreet item on the New Zealand Dollar underperforming as NZ inflation cools, published at 11:10 UTC.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, New York sessionOpen 81658.00, high 82010.50, low 81501.50, close 81773.00: 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, London sessionOpen 82406.00, high 82456.00, low 81544.50, close 81657.50: a range of 9115 points over 300 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 CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD 5-Year TIPS AuctionScheduled 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 1.955%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. BTCUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases BTCUSD moved 2007.18 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4024.74 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. New Zealand Dollar underperforms as NZ inflation cools downFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.

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