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Bitcoin at 79374.50, low end of a 11260 point New York range

A USD 2-Year Note Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3

BTCUSD · New York session · Published Oct 26, 2026, 1:35 PM

Bitcoin last traded at 79374.50, near the bottom of the New York session range of 11260 points between 79325.50 and 80451.50. The nearest levels are the round numbers at 79380.00 above and 79370.00 below, with the previous session low at 79531.50 above and the prior week low at 79115.50 below.

The London session ran 9405 points between 79531.50 and 80472.00 and closed at 80281.50. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21820.4 points, and the latest day sits at the 16th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

After the auction at 17:00 UTC, Durable Goods Orders m/m follows on 2026-10-27 at 12:30 UTC with impact 3 of 3. Over 45 past releases of that family BTCUSD moved 2485.72 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4565.94 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 2418 contracts, a change of -116 on the week, the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for BTCUSD, from FXStreet at 12:26 UTC, carries impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. BTCUSD, New York sessionOpen 80275.00, high 80451.50, low 79325.50, close 79374.50: a range of 11260 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 80005.00, high 80472.00, low 79531.50, close 80281.50: a range of 9405 points over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. BTCUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 21820.4 points. The latest day sits at the 16th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Durable Goods Orders m/mScheduled 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 1.8%. Previous 0.0%. From Forex Factory.
  6. BTCUSD reaction to durable_goods_usdOver 45 past releases BTCUSD moved 2485.72 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 4565.94 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 133741Large speculators are net long 2418 contracts, a change of -116 on the week. That is the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Australian Dollar: Inflation data to bolster yield edge – BBHFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for BTCUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-10-26 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 4.787%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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