- **Price action:** BTC fell four days in a row and briefly dipped below $81,000 on Oct 9, with the total crypto market cap dropping below $2.8 trillion. It has since rebounded, and it was at $83,388 on Monday morning, up about $975 from the day before. [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-friday-october-9-2026-bitcoin-ethereum-open-at-lowest-levels-in-about-3-weeks-113350511.html) [Fortune](https://fortune.com/article/price-of-bitcoin-10-12-2026/) - **Bigger picture:** It's still roughly 30% below where it was a year ago (about $115K), so the broader trend remains weak even with the short-term bounce. - **Technicals:** Buyers lifted the price back above the $82,281 breakout level and the 20-day EMA. A target of $85,500 is in view if that level holds and the 50-day EMA at $80,016 stays intact. The next resistance is around $87,300. [coindcx](https://coindcx.com/blog/price-predictions/bitcoin-price-weekly) - **Risks:** The questions hanging over the market are unstable spot Bitcoin ETF flows, forced selling, and a less favorable macro backdrop. [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-friday-october-9-2026-bitcoin-ethereum-open-at-lowest-levels-in-about-3-weeks-113350511.html)
**Levels to watch:** support at about $82.3K, then $80K; resistance at about $85.5K, then $87.3K. A close below $80K would weaken the bounce.