Bitcoin holds near $84,000, still 33% below October 2025 peak
Bitcoin traded around $84,162 on Saturday, 33.2% below its October 2025 record of $126,080, as technical readings stayed mostly bullish but volume declined.
Key points
- Bitcoin traded at $84,162 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, down 0.51% in 24 hours.
- The price sits 33.2% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080.
- Daily moving averages show 13 positive readings, one neutral and one negative.
- A break below $83,000 would put the $80,000 to $81,144 support cluster in play.
- Bitcoin is up 3.64% over seven days and 8.85% over two weeks, with a market capitalisation near $1.69 trillion.
Bitcoin traded near $84,162 on Saturday morning, Sept. 26, 2026, down 0.51% over 24 hours, according to Bitcoin.com News. The asset remains 33.2% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080, and the report frames the current move as consolidation after a rejection at $87,374.
The 24-hour range was narrow, between $83,230 and $84,662, as buyers and sellers traded control. Even so, bitcoin is 3.64% higher over seven days and 8.85% higher over two weeks, which the outlet says suggests the broader recovery has not run out of steam. Market capitalisation stands at roughly $1.69 trillion, with daily trading volume of $27.86 billion over the weekend.
On the hourly chart, bitcoin climbed from $77,353 around Sept. 19 to $87,374 on Sept. 22 before compressing into a band between about $83,500 and $85,000. Volume has declined and candle bodies have shrunk. Bitcoin.com News says a sustained hold above $84,000 on expanding volume would support continuation, while an hourly close below $83,000 would suggest the correction is unfinished.
Price holds near $84,000
The four-hour chart shows the market digesting its September advance after breaking out of a range between roughly $75,000 and $83,000. Support is concentrated between $83,000 and $83,500, and a breakdown could expose the $80,000 to $81,000 region. A four-hour close above $85,500 to $86,000, especially with better volume, would strengthen the case for another run at $87,374.
The daily structure remains constructive after the recovery from June's low of $57,735. Bitcoin trades above its main exponential and simple moving averages, with the $80,000 to $81,000 area acting as a support cluster and $85,945 as the first resistance pivot. Daily volume has moderated compared with the June sell-off and September advance, which the outlet reads as consolidation rather than renewed conviction.
Oscillators are mostly neutral: nine neutral readings, one positive and one negative. The RSI is 64, Stochastic 75 and CCI 89, all neutral, while the MACD at 2,452 provides the only positive signal and momentum at 8,026 carries a negative one. The ADX sits at 44 and the Awesome oscillator at 5,114.
Charts show consolidation
Moving averages are more positive, with 13 bullish readings, one neutral and one negative. Bitcoin trades above its 10-period EMA and SMA at $82,943, its 20-period averages near $81,049 and $80,148, and longer-term averages down to the 200-period SMA at $71,002. The nine-period Hull moving average at $84,784 is the lone negative reading, leaving the overall daily picture near bullish.