Bitcoin bias flipped 15 times to weak bearish on October 3, 2026
Bitcoin has seen sharp two-way price moves, falling below $84K amid nearly $600M in crypto liquidations and later trading above $86K to $87K. The activity has been linked in headlines to institutional factors, including SEC action around institutional custody and a $103M rebound in BlackRock-led Bitcoin ETF flows, as well as a sudden rally that forced about $110M in trader positions out within minutes.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bearishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 15 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
- 00:00Weak bearish
- 00:03Bullish
- 02:08Neutral
- 05:23Weak bearish
- 05:53Neutral
- 07:03Weak bearish
- 07:58Neutral
- 10:53Weak bullish
- 12:18Neutral
- 12:48Weak bullish
- 13:08Weak bearish
- 14:38Neutral
- 14:58Weak bullish
- 16:18Bullish
- 16:38Weak bullish
- 23:04Weak bearish
Headlines (13)
First seen on October 3
Carried over from earlier days
- 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
- Crypto Shorts Lose $110M In Ten Minutes As Sudden Rally Forces Traders Outnewsbtc.com
- Crypto investors face a rocky September as Bitcoin struggles to regain its footingInvestingLive
- Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP gains reinforce bullish outlookFXStreet
- 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
- North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin Goes Live on Fiserv and SolanaCryptoPotato
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| Final Services PMI | 58.7 | USD |
| ISM Services PMI | 55.1 | USD |
| Tuesday, October 6 | ||
| Trade Balance | -95.2B | USD |
| FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | USD | |
| API Weekly Statistical Bulletin | USD | |
| FOMC Member Logan Speaks | USD | |
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism | 44.5 | USD |