Bitcoin (BTC): RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-19, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 81853.54 USD, down 0.20% on the day. Its 20-day return of -2.12% is in the 37th percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-19 close, Bitcoin (BTC) had an RSI(14) of 48.06, in the 39th percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-19 close, Bitcoin (BTC) was 41.2% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Bitcoin (BTC) were 83244.91 / 81482.05 / 72570.21 USD, with price -1.67% / +0.46% / +12.79% against them. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 52-week range of Bitcoin (BTC) was 57747.77–116273.31 USD; it closed 29.60% below the high and 41.74% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.326% daily, in the 7th percentile of its history since 2014. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2043.68 USD, 2.50% of price. It has returned +0.36% over 5 days and +12.08% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly returns show a beta of +1.16 and a correlation of +0.31 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 -1.39 and a correlation of -0.17 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -2.76 and a correlation of -0.30.
Figures reflect the end-of-day (UTC) snapshot for 2026-10-19.
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 2026-10-19, prior 2026-10-18)
close 81853.54
change -164.06 (-0.200%)
range (as of 2026-10-19)
range 1404.25
close pos 13.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-19)
20d MA 83244.91 price below by -1.67%
50d MA 81482.05 price above by +0.46%
200d MA 72570.21 price above by +12.79%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-19)
20d stdev 1.326% daily ≈ 25.3% annualised (×√365, 24/7 market) (7th pct of own history, since 2014 (4396 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.54× (1.326% vs 2.476% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-19)
ATR(14) 2043.68
ATR% 2.50% (15th pct of own history, since 2014 (4402 obs))
range/ATR 68.7%
relative volume (as of 2026-10-19)
RVOL 0.89x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 39th pct of own history, since 2014 (4396 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-19)
high 116273.31 (-29.60% from high)
low 57747.77 (+41.74% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-19)
RSI(14) 48.06 (39th pct of own history, since 2014 (4402 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-19)
5d return +0.36%
20d return -2.12%
60d return +12.08%
YTD return -6.46% 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 2026-10-19)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.81 corr +0.18 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +1.16 corr +0.31 (52w)
dollar factor (weekly returns vs DXY; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-10-19)
vs DXY beta -2.76 corr -0.30 (26w)
vs DXY beta -1.39 corr -0.17 (52w)