Bitcoin bias flipped 12 times to neutral on August 21, 2026
Bitcoin surged past $72,000, marking its best week since 2023, as a short squeeze wiped out $3.1B in shorts. The rally was fueled by Trump's push for the Clarity Act and U.S. 'Economic D-Day' threats to Iran, while the broader crypto market also gained, with Ether up 18%.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 12 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
- 00:00Bullish
- 01:07Weak bullish
- 01:59Weak bearish
- 02:17Weak bullish
- 02:33Bullish
- 03:21Neutral
- 19:45Weak bearish
- 20:22Bullish
- 20:40Weak bullish
- 21:28Weak bearish
- 22:00Neutral
- 22:32Bullish
- 23:05Neutral
Headlines (12)
First seen on August 21
- Top 3 Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – Bulls in control with BTC heading toward $80,000, ETH $2,500, XRP $1.50FXStreet
- Bitcoin Has Its Best Week Since 2023 as Shortsellers Continue To Get Wiped Outbitcoinmagazine.com
- US rule rewrite looms for $200B on-chain venue Hyperliquid as Trump signals onshore approvalCryptoSlate
Carried over from earlier days
- Crypto Prices Explode With Surprise Rally: Is the Bull Market Back?BeInCrypto
- Bitcoin's Sharpest Rally in Five Months Flips Markets From Bearish to Coin Flipdecrypt.co
- Bitcoin, Ethereum surge as $1.44B short squeeze shakes crypto marketAMBCrypto
- Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush long-term yieldsCryptoSlate
- Ether jumps 18% to $2,250 as bitcoin tops $69,000 in broad crypto rallyCoinDesk
- Bitcoin ETFs draw $517M in largest one-day inflow since early MayCointelegraph
- Bitcoin blasts past $72,000 as Trump, Treasury buybacks wipe out $3.1B in shortsCryptoSlate
- Bitcoin Rockets Past $72,000 After Trump Pushes For Clarity Actbitcoinmagazine.com
- Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to IranCointelegraph