Bitcoin (BTC): RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-18, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 82017.6 USD, up 0.78% on the day. Its 20-day return of -1.78% is in the 38th percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-18 close, Bitcoin (BTC) had an RSI(14) of 48.72, in the 41st percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-18 close, Bitcoin (BTC) was 41.5% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-18 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Bitcoin (BTC) were 83333.35 / 81398.33 / 72495.39 USD, with price -1.58% / +0.76% / +13.13% against them. At the 2026-10-18 close, the 52-week range of Bitcoin (BTC) was 57747.77–116273.31 USD; it closed 29.46% below the high and 42.03% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.327% daily, in the 7th percentile of its history since 2014. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2092.87 USD, 2.55% of price. It has returned -1.30% over 5 days and +18.41% 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 2026-10-18.
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 2026-10-18, prior 2026-10-17)
close 82017.60
change +635.45 (+0.781%)
range (as of 2026-10-18)
range 1567.80
close pos 89.4% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-18)
20d MA 83333.35 price below by -1.58%
50d MA 81398.33 price above by +0.76%
200d MA 72495.39 price above by +13.13%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-18)
20d stdev 1.327% daily ≈ 25.3% annualised (×√365, 24/7 market) (7th pct of own history, since 2014 (4395 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.54× (1.327% vs 2.477% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-18)
ATR(14) 2092.87
ATR% 2.55% (16th pct of own history, since 2014 (4401 obs))
range/ATR 74.9%
relative volume (as of 2026-10-18)
RVOL 0.64x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 12th pct of own history, since 2014 (4395 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-18)
high 116273.31 (-29.46% from high)
low 57747.77 (+42.03% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-18)
RSI(14) 48.72 (41st pct of own history, since 2014 (4401 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-18)
5d return -1.30%
20d return -1.78%
60d return +18.41%
YTD return -6.28% 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)