Bitcoin bias flipped 28 times to weak bearish on October 2, 2026
Bitcoin posted its best quarter since late 2024, rising about 40-43% as spot ETFs drew around $6.3 billion in inflows and Wall Street allocated $3.5 billion despite rising interest rates, with an SEC move on institutional custody coinciding with a move to $87K. The advance has been volatile, with a drop below $84K linked to nearly $600M in crypto liquidations, while a sudden rally forced $110M in trader positions to close in ten minutes. This combination of large institutional flows and sharp positioning swings provides context for recent price moves.
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The reading that day
Weak bearishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 28 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 01:57Weak bullish
- 03:47Neutral
- 05:52Weak bullish
- 07:12Neutral
- 07:42Weak bullish
- 08:47Neutral
- 09:02Weak bullish
- 09:52Bullish
- 10:07Weak bearish
- 10:32Neutral
- 10:52Bullish
- 11:27Neutral
- 11:42Bullish
- 13:12Weak bearish
- 13:27Bullish
- 14:32Weak bearish
- 15:27Neutral
- 15:42Weak bearish
- 16:47Weak bullish
- 17:02Neutral
- 17:58Weak bullish
- 19:03Bearish
- 19:18Neutral
- 20:48Weak bullish
- 21:18Neutral
- 21:33Weak bearish
- 22:18Weak bullish
- 23:18Weak bearish
Headlines (14)
First seen on October 2
- Crypto Shorts Lose $110M In Ten Minutes As Sudden Rally Forces Traders Outnewsbtc.com
- Blackrock Drives $103M Bitcoin ETF Rebound as BTC Price Tops $86KBitcoin.com News
- Bitcoin Price Taps $87K as SEC Moves to Unlock Institutional CustodyBitcoin.com News
- Bitcoin Crashes Below $84K as Crypto Liquidations Near $600MCryptoPotato
- Bitcoin price faces $86,500 hurdle as ETF buying returnsCrypto.news
Carried over from earlier days
- Bitcoin and Gold Prices Jump in Minutes as US Inflation Cools to 3.4%BeInCrypto
- Blackrock Leads $66M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as 9-Day Winning Streak HoldsBitcoin.com News
- Bitcoin Jumps on Cool PCE Inflation Data as Bond Yields Hit 20-Year Highsdecrypt.co
- Wall Street Puts $3.5 Billion Into Crypto Despite Rising Interest RatesBeInCrypto
- Bitcoin Surges 40% in Its Best Quarter Since Late 2024bitcoinmagazine.com
- Bitcoin ETFs draw $6.3B in Q3 as BTC price rises nearly 43%Cointelegraph
- Ripple's 'North Star' XRP Records 10 Million Agentic Payments Milestone Amid AI Boom: Main Crypto News MorningU.Today
- Bitcoin ETFs Lose $149M as Fidelity Leads Broad SellingBitcoin.com News
- Bitcoin Posts Best Quarter Since 2024 as ETF Inflows Reach $6.34 Billionfinancemagnates.com
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 2 | ||
| Average Hourly Earnings m/m | 0.3% | USD |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | USD |
| Non-Farm Employment Change | 89K | USD |
| FOMC Member Logan Speaks | USD | |
| Factory Orders m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | USD | |
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| Final Services PMI | 58.7 | USD |
| ISM Services PMI | 55.1 | USD |