Bitcoin (BTC) technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range

Data as of 2026-10-20

Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 82941 USD on 2026-10-20, up 1.33%, the 48th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2014. It is 28.67% below its 52-week high and 43.63% above its 52-week low, and is above its 50- and 200-day moving averages and below its 20-day moving average. Bitcoin (BTC) had an RSI(14) of 52.63 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 52nd percentile of its history since 2014. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Bitcoin (BTC) was 116273.31 USD, set on 2025-10-27, and the 52-week low 57747.77 USD, set on 2026-07-01. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Bitcoin (BTC) was 83214.27 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Bitcoin (BTC) was 81569.9 USD. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Bitcoin (BTC) was 72650.26 USD.

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.

Price and momentum

Close: 82941 USD
Daily change: up 1.33%
RSI (14): 52.63 — 52nd percentile since 2014 (4403 obs) · +4.57 (75th percentile move · +13 pctile pts) vs 2026-10-19
RSI last overbought: 29 days ago (2026-09-21)
RSI last oversold: 112 days ago (2026-06-30)
20-day return: -0.73% — 41st percentile since 2014 (4397 obs) · +4 pctile pts vs 2026-10-19

Session

Open: 81853.54 USD
High: 83287.8 USD
Low: 81107.23 USD
Prior close: 81853.54 USD
Prior O/H/L: O 82017.6 USD · H 83072.47 USD · L 81668.22 USD
Intraday range: 2.63% of price — 38th percentile since 2014 (4417 obs)
Close position: 84.1% of range
Up days (history): 52.3% of 4416 days
Daily-move distribution: -5.18% / -1.25% / +0.10% / +1.55% / +5.50% (p5–p95; -4300.48 to +4560.05 USD at today’s close; 4416 obs)
≥6% daily moves: 0 of last 20 days (0%)

Moving averages

Period	Value	Price vs MA
20-day MA	83214.27 USD	-0.33% · +1.34 pp (48th percentile move since 2014) vs 2026-10-19
50-day MA	81569.9 USD	+1.68% · +1.22 pp (45th percentile move since 2014) vs 2026-10-19
200-day MA	72650.26 USD	+14.16% · +1.37 pp (48th percentile move since 2014) vs 2026-10-19

Moving-average trend

200-day slope (20-day): +1.95% (rising)
20-day / 50-day: 20-day crossed above 50-day · 2026-07-20 (92 days ago)
20-day / 200-day: 20-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-08-27 (54 days ago)
50-day / 200-day: 50-day crossed above 200-day · 2026-09-08 (42 days ago)

52-week range

Position: 43.0% of range
Drawdown from all-time intraday high: -34.28% · 379 days ago (2025-10-06)
Maximum drawdown (10-year, close-basis): -83.40% · 2017-12-16 19497.4 USD → 2018-12-15 3236.76 USD · recovered 2020-11-30
52-week high: 116273.31 USD · price -28.67%
52-week low: 57747.77 USD · price +43.63%

Price chart

Close price and 20/50/200-day simple moving averages over the last 365 days, with the 52-week high/low band. Over the plotted window the close ranged from 58558.86 to 114472.45, ending at 82941. The latest close is below its 20-day, above its 50-day and above its 200-day moving averages.

Volatility

5-day realised volatility: 0.844% daily — 7th percentile since 2014 (4412 obs)
20-day realised volatility: 1.364% daily — 8th percentile since 2014 (4397 obs)
60-day realised volatility: 1.827% daily — 10th percentile since 2014 (4357 obs)
120-day realised volatility: 1.934% daily — 8th percentile since 2014 (4297 obs)
Term structure (20d vs 120d): 0.71× — 1.364% vs 1.934% (near-term below its longer-horizon baseline)
ATR (14): 2053.46 USD · 2.48% of price — 15th percentile since 2014 (4403 obs)

Relative volume

RVOL (vs 20-day average): 0.99× — 53rd percentile since 2014 (4397 obs)
Dollar volume: $27B — 30th percentile (trailing 365 days) · 55th percentile (trailing 20 days) · scales with price level; see relative volume above for a price-neutral read
20-day avg $ volume: $26.9B
63-day avg $ volume: $31.3B

Volatility by rate-era

ZIRP (2009–2015): 3.57% (data from 2014-09-17)
tightening (2015–2018): 4.05%
ZIRP (2019–2021): 3.85%
tightening (2022–2023): 2.86%
easing (2024– ): 2.47%

Returns

5-day: +0.97% — 54th percentile since 2014 (4412 obs)
10-day: +0.03% — 45th percentile since 2014 (4407 obs)
60-day: +5.88% — 49th percentile since 2014 (4357 obs)
120-day: +29.69% — 63rd percentile since 2014 (4297 obs)
252-day: +20.56% — 39th percentile since 2014 (4165 obs)
Year to date: -5.22% · from 87508.83 USD on 2025-12-31

Market factor

S&P 500 (52-week): beta +1.16 · correlation +0.31
S&P 500 (26-week): beta +0.82 · correlation +0.18
US dollar (DXY) (52-week): beta -1.40 · correlation -0.17
US dollar (DXY) (26-week): beta -2.77 · correlation -0.30

Relative performance vs market

5-day: S&P +1.38%
10-day: S&P +1.30%
20-day: S&P -1.53%
60-day: S&P +5.38%
252-day: S&P +9.46%

Beta-adjusted excess return

5-day: S&P +1.45%
10-day: S&P +1.50%
20-day: S&P -1.66%
60-day: S&P +5.30%
252-day: S&P +7.68%

Key dates

Next Fed decision (FOMC): 2026-10-28 (8 days)
Next jobs report (BLS): 2026-11-06 (17 days)
Next CPI (BLS): 2026-11-10 (21 days)

Full daily summary

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.

Methodology

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