Bitcoin bias flipped 22 times to bullish on August 26, 2026
Bitcoin has climbed above $81,000, supported by ETF inflows, rising Ethereum demand, and a more favorable US regulatory stance that have lifted overall sentiment. Altcoin volume hit a two-year high as traders poured $135B into the market, while gold recorded its best month since 1999. Separately, a brief dip below $78,000 caused a $270M hit to long positions, highlighting ongoing volatility.
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The reading that day
BullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 22 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
- 10:23Weak bullish
- 10:43Neutral
- 11:31Weak bullish
- 11:51Neutral
- 13:12Weak bearish
- 13:28Neutral
- 13:44Bullish
- 14:24Neutral
- 14:46Bearish
- 15:02Weak bullish
- 15:51Bullish
- 16:07Weak bullish
- 16:23Neutral
- 17:13Weak bullish
- 17:37Neutral
- 18:58Weak bullish
- 19:43Weak bearish
- 19:59Weak bullish
- 20:31Neutral
- 20:59Bullish
- 22:04Neutral
- 23:04Bullish
Headlines (21)
First seen on August 26
- Squeeze into Supplyresearch.glassnode.com
- Bitcoin slips below $78K as longs absorb $270M hitCrypto.news
- Bitcoin to $300,000 Is Possible Only If Quantum Problem Is Solved: Charles EdwardsU.Today
- Forget the Trump Bump — Bitcoin Would Be Fine Under Democrats, Says VanEckbitcoinmagazine.com
- Strategy’s MSTR quietly outperforms Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally as STRC closes in on $100CryptoSlate
- Altcoin Volume Dominance Hits Two-Year High as Traders Pour $135B Into the MarketCryptoPotato
Carried over from earlier days
- Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakensCryptoSlate
- Bitcoin's Next Test Is $80,000 as Jackson Hole Meeting Loomsdecrypt.co
- Breaking: Bitcoin Tops $78K As Bessent Eyes $1 Trillion Treasury Cash For Bond BuybackCoinGape
- Morning Minute: Saylor’s Strategy Back in Green As BTC Soars to $78kdecrypt.co
- Bitcoin’s 24% rally faces $70K test as yields rebound: analystsCrypto.news
- BTC Market Pulse: Week 35research.glassnode.com
- investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Gold down, Bitcoin upInvestingLive
- Bitcoin Tops $81,000 as Gold Notches Its Best Month Since 1999BeInCrypto
- Crypto news today: ETF inflows, Ethereum demand and US regulation lift sentimentInvestingLive
- Saylor’s Strategy Swings From $9.5B Loss to $4.7B ProfitBitcoin.com News
- Crypto To Benefit From Liquidity Surge As Stocks Slump?watcher.guru
- Bitcoin ETFs inflow streak reaches $2.2 billion in 6 days as assets near $100 billionCryptoSlate
- Bitcoin Rally Is Outrunning the Rest of the Market: Here’s Whydecrypt.co
- Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Tests $80,000decrypt.co
- Goldman Sachs backs crypto stocks amid Bitcoin breakoutCrypto.news