On 2026-08-22, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 77903.7 USD, down 0.55% on the day. Its RSI(14) of 83.91 is in the 98th percentile of its history since 2014. Its 20-day return of +22.72% is in the 88th percentile. It trades at 29.4% of its 52-week range. RSI above 70 is conventionally termed overbought. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 66090.83 / 64877.75 / 68984.94 USD, with price +17.87% / +20.08% / +12.93% against them. Its 52-week range is 57747.77–126198.07 USD; it closed 38.27% below the high and 34.90% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.550% daily, in the 42nd percentile of its history since 2014. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 1989.66 USD, 2.55% of price. It has returned +20.77% over 5 days and +24.31% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +1.35 / correlation +0.35 (52-week); beta +0.92 / correlation +0.27 (26-week). Against the US dollar index (DXY), its weekly-return beta -2.26 / correlation -0.26 (52-week); beta -3.13 / correlation -0.36 (26-week).
=== BITCOIN (BTC) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-22, prior 2026-08-21)
close 77903.74
change -431.45 (-0.551%)
range (as of 2026-08-22)
range 508.26
close pos 16.7% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-22)
20d MA 66090.83 price above by +17.87%
50d MA 64877.75 price above by +20.08%
200d MA 68984.94 price above by +12.93%
price > all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-22)
20d stdev 2.550% daily ≈ 48.7% annualized (×√365, 24/7 market) (42nd pct of own history, since 2014 (4338 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.02× (2.550% vs 2.509% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-22)
ATR(14) 1989.66
ATR% 2.55% (16th pct of own history, since 2014 (4344 obs))
range/ATR 25.5%
relative volume (as of 2026-08-22)
RVOL 2.88x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 99th pct of own history, since 2014 (4338 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-22)
high 126198.07 (-38.27% from high)
low 57747.77 (+34.90% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-22)
RSI(14) 83.91 (98th pct of own history, since 2014 (4344 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-22)
5d return +20.77%
20d return +22.72%
60d return +24.31%
volatility by rate-era
ZIRP-2009 3.57% (from 2014-09-17)
tightening-2015 4.05%
ZIRP-2019 3.85%
tightening-2022 2.86%
easing-2024 2.51%
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-21)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.92 corr +0.27 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +1.35 corr +0.35 (52w)
dollar factor (weekly returns vs DXY; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-21)
vs DXY beta -3.13 corr -0.36 (26w)
vs DXY beta -2.26 corr -0.26 (52w)