Saturday, 24 October 2026 covers Friday, 23 October 2026, UTC
A second lower close, under the weekly open
Bitcoin closed 23 October at $81,189, down 0.28% in a 1.9% range, its second lower close in a row. It finished below the weekly open of $82,116 and the 50 day average of $81,823.
- Close
- $81,189
- -0.28% on the day
- Range
- $80,513 to $82,061
- 1.90% wide
- Funding
- 0.0082%
- median, per period
- Open interest
- $29.0B
- -0.73% in 24h
- Fear and greed
- 50
- 0 to 100
Price and levels
Price traded between $80,513 and $82,061. The low dipped under the previous day's low of $80,940, but the close held above it. Bitcoin sits below the weekly open of $82,116, the 50 day average of $81,823 and the monthly open of $83,624, while the 200 day average is far below at $72,898. The close is 29.1% under the 52 week high close of $114,559.
- Previous day
- $80,940 to $84,377
- 7 day range
- $80,513 to $84,898
- 30 day range
- $79,800 to $87,220
- Weekly open
- $82,116
- Monthly open
- $83,624
- 50 day average
- $81,823
- 200 day average
- $72,898
- 52 week high close
- $114,559 (29.1% below)
Derivatives
Median funding was 0.0082% per period, a mild positive reading with longs paying shorts. Open interest eased 0.73% to $29.0B, and perpetuals traded 2.6 basis points under spot.
Market mood
Volume came in at 81% of its 30 day average. Seven day realized volatility is 30.1% against 24.9% over 30 days. The fear and greed index reads 50, only 25.3% of coins hold above their 50 day average, and Bitcoin took 32.5% of stablecoin-quoted volume.
Figures cover the UTC day, 00:00 to 24:00 UTC. This describes the market; it is not investment advice.