Bitcoin (BTC): RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-20, Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 82941 USD, up 1.33% on the day. Its 20-day return of -0.73% is in the 41st percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-20 close, Bitcoin (BTC) was 43.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, Bitcoin (BTC) had an RSI(14) of 52.63, in the 52nd percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Bitcoin (BTC) were 83214.27 / 81569.9 / 72650.26 USD, with price -0.33% / +1.68% / +14.16% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Bitcoin (BTC) was 57747.77–116273.31 USD; it closed 28.67% below the high and 43.63% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.364% daily, in the 8th percentile of its history since 2014. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 2053.46 USD, 2.48% of price. It has returned +0.97% over 5 days and +5.88% 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 +0.82 and a correlation of +0.18. Against the US dollar index (DXY), its weekly returns show a beta of -1.40 and a correlation of -0.17 over 52 weeks; over 26 weeks, a beta of -2.77 and a correlation of -0.30.
Figures reflect the end-of-day (UTC) snapshot for 2026-10-20.
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 2026-10-20, prior 2026-10-19)
close 82941.00
change +1087.46 (+1.329%)
range (as of 2026-10-20)
range 2180.57
close pos 84.1% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-20)
20d MA 83214.27 price below by -0.33%
50d MA 81569.90 price above by +1.68%
200d MA 72650.26 price above by +14.16%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-10-20)
20d stdev 1.364% daily ≈ 26.1% annualised (×√365, 24/7 market) (8th pct of own history, since 2014 (4397 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.55× (1.364% vs 2.475% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-20)
ATR(14) 2053.46
ATR% 2.48% (15th pct of own history, since 2014 (4403 obs))
range/ATR 106.2%
relative volume (as of 2026-10-20)
RVOL 0.99x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 53rd pct of own history, since 2014 (4397 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-10-20)
high 116273.31 (-28.67% from high)
low 57747.77 (+43.63% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-20)
RSI(14) 52.63 (52nd pct of own history, since 2014 (4403 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-20)
5d return +0.97%
20d return -0.73%
60d return +5.88%
YTD return -5.22% 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– ) 2.47%
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-10-20)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.82 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 2026-10-20)
vs DXY beta -2.77 corr -0.30 (26w)
vs DXY beta -1.40 corr -0.17 (52w)