Bitcoin (BTC): RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-16, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 81500.8 USD, down 0.78% on the day. Its 20-day return of -3.44% is in the 32nd percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-16 close, Bitcoin (BTC) had an RSI(14) of 46.48, in the 34th percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-16 close, Bitcoin (BTC) was 40.6% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-16 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Bitcoin (BTC) were 83561.4 / 81251.86 / 72359.95 USD, with price -2.47% / +0.31% / +12.63% against them. At the 2026-10-16 close, the 52-week range of Bitcoin (BTC) was 57747.77–116273.31 USD; it closed 29.91% below the high and 41.13% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.331% daily, in the 7th percentile of its history since 2014. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2226.56 USD, 2.73% of price. It has returned -2.60% over 5 days and +26.35% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +1.19 and a correlation of +0.32 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of +0.81 and a correlation of +0.18. Against the US dollar index (DXY), its weekly returns show a beta of -1.31 and a correlation of -0.16 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -2.74 and a correlation of -0.30.
Figures reflect the end-of-day (UTC) snapshot for 2026-10-16.
Each bar here is one complete UTC day of Yahoo Finance’s BTC-USD series, in US dollars, from 2014-09-17 to the latest complete day; the full daily history lists the series day by day.
=== BITCOIN (BTC) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-16, prior 2026-10-15)
close 81500.80
change -640.66 (-0.780%)
range (as of 2026-10-16)
range 2101.91
close pos 37.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-16)
20d MA 83561.40 price below by -2.47%
50d MA 81251.86 price above by +0.31%
200d MA 72359.95 price above by +12.63%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-16)
20d stdev 1.331% daily ≈ 25.4% annualised (×√365, 24/7 market) (7th pct of own history, since 2014 (4393 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.54× (1.331% vs 2.479% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-16)
ATR(14) 2226.56
ATR% 2.73% (22nd pct of own history, since 2014 (4399 obs))
range/ATR 94.4%
relative volume (as of 2026-10-16)
RVOL 0.93x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 45th pct of own history, since 2014 (4393 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-16)
high 116273.31 (-29.91% from high)
low 57747.77 (+41.13% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-16)
RSI(14) 46.48 (35th pct of own history, since 2014 (4399 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-16)
5d return -2.60%
20d return -3.44%
60d return +26.35%
YTD return -6.87% from 87508.83 on 2025-12-31
volatility by rate-era
ZIRP (2009–2015) 3.57% (from 2014-09-17)
tightening (2015–2018) 4.05%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 3.85%
tightening (2022–2023) 2.86%
easing (2024– ) 2.48%
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-10-16)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.81 corr +0.18 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +1.19 corr +0.32 (52w)
dollar factor (weekly returns vs DXY; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-10-16)
vs DXY beta -2.74 corr -0.30 (26w)
vs DXY beta -1.31 corr -0.16 (52w)