Wednesday, 28 October 2026 covers Tuesday, 27 October 2026, UTC

First higher close in six days, ahead of the Fed

Bitcoin closed 27 October at $80,910, up 0.95%, ending a run of five lower closes. Today brings the Fed's rate decision at 18:00 UTC.

Close
$80,910
+0.95% on the day
Range
$79,506 to $81,300
2.24% wide
Funding
0.0070%
median, per period
Open interest
$29.9B
+1.15% in 24h
Fear and greed
48
0 to 100

Price and levels

Price traded between $79,506 and $81,300, a 2.24% range, and closed above the previous day's high of $80,845 and the weekly open of $80,154. It remains below the 50 day average of $81,886 and the monthly open of $83,624. The 200 day average is at $73,069, and the close is 28.3% under the 52 week high close.

Previous day
$79,369 to $80,845
7 day range
$79,221 to $84,898
30 day range
$79,221 to $87,220
Weekly open
$80,154
Monthly open
$83,624
50 day average
$81,886
200 day average
$73,069
52 week high close
$112,898 (28.3% below)

Derivatives

Median funding was 0.0070% per period. Open interest rose another 1.15% to $29.9B, and perpetuals traded 0.9 basis points above spot.

Market mood

Volume was 90% of its 30 day average and seven day realized volatility eased to 28.7%. The fear and greed index reads 48, breadth recovered to 21.1% of coins above their 50 day average, and Bitcoin took 39.4% of stablecoin-quoted volume.

Calendar

Today

  • 18:00 UTC US: Fed Interest Rate Decision (Forecast 4%, previous 4%)

Figures cover the UTC day, 00:00 to 24:00 UTC. This describes the market; it is not investment advice.