Bitcoin bias flipped 18 times to weak bullish on September 19, 2026
Bitcoin is trading around $81K as US bond yields rebounded on global oil concerns, while derivatives activity has built to around $100B and ETF flows have returned with $159M in inflows. Focus is also on macro and policy developments, including Federal Reserve rate action, the Bank of Japan hiking rates to a 31-year high, and movement around the CLARITY Act, with analysts watching the $82,000 level and the weekly close as reference points.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 18 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
- 00:57Weak bullish
- 03:02Neutral
- 06:42Bullish
- 08:03Weak bearish
- 08:43Weak bullish
- 09:18Neutral
- 11:28Weak bullish
- 12:28Weak bearish
- 12:43Weak bullish
- 13:18Weak bearish
- 13:53Weak bullish
- 15:28Weak bearish
- 17:58Neutral
- 18:13Weak bullish
- 19:28Weak bearish
- 20:18Weak bullish
- 20:33Neutral
- 23:04Weak bullish
Headlines (14)
First seen on September 19
- Fed hikes rates, CLARITY fails, SEC backs tokenized stocks | Weekly recapCrypto.news
- Bitcoin survived the Fed and CLARITY, and now faces the next major test at $82,000 this weekendCryptoSlate
- Bitcoin Bull Market Confirmed If BTC Closes the Week Above This Key Level: AnalystsCryptoPotato
- Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet BuildsBitcoin.com News
Carried over from earlier days
- CLARITY Act Dead or Delayed? Seven Democrats Reopen Talks as SEC-CFTC Path Takes OverCoinGape
- SEC Rejects 19th XRP Short ETF While Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop $1.11 Billion: Main Crypto News This MorningU.Today
- Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Lose $520M as XRP Bucks Fed Rate-Hike SelloffBitcoin.com News
- Stani’s Aave “Uber plan” could turn everyday crypto savers into Washington’s worst political nightmareCryptoSlate
- BlackRock Snaps Up $1B in Bitcoin While Grayscale Dumpszycrypto.com
- Bitcoin Price Forecast as Bank of Japan Hikes Rates to a 31-Year HighCoinGape
- Bitcoin hits $81K as US bond yields rebound on global oil woesCointelegraph
- Bitcoin Returns to Inflows With $159M as Zcash ETF Draws $46.6MBitcoin.com News
- Crypto stocks rebound after CLARITY Act selloffCointelegraph
- Bitcoin rallies after BOJ’s 1.25% hike, but the real yen-carry test starts next weekCryptoSlate
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 21 | ||
| FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | USD | |
| Tuesday, September 22 | ||
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| Richmond Manufacturing Index | 5 | USD |
| FOMC Member Williams Speaks | USD | |
| FOMC Member Jefferson Speaks | USD | |
| FOMC Member Barkin Speaks | USD | |
| API Weekly Statistical Bulletin | USD | |
| Wednesday, September 23 | ||
| Flash Manufacturing PMI | 53.4 | USD |