$BTC The three levels on the daily chart explain this week's moves: 81,392, 84,308, and 87,225.

The takeaway: this is a pullback, not a trend reversal. But before the weekend, don't treat this as a buying-the-dip opportunity.

【This price action】

It surged to around 86,700 on October 4, then steadily pulled back.

The 120-day high is 87,395.67, and the current price is 82,482.08.

Last night, the 1-hour chart briefly dipped to 80,393.56, then bounced back.

Since the June low of 57,800, this stretch on the daily chart is still up 29.73%. The gains are still there; the market is just digesting them.

【Why it fell this week】

1) On October 7, U.S. spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $484.9 million—their largest single-day outflow since June 25. IBIT alone saw $207.7 million in outflows.

2) The 30-year Treasury yield reached around 5.7%, its highest level since 2002. In the Fed minutes, most officials expected another rate hike before year-end.

3) On Thursday, discussion picked up about AI accelerating math and undermining crypto security, and talk of “getting a new wallet” fueled the panic. Coinbase’s chief cryptographer called it FUD. Vitalik believes the risk is real, but it concerns lattice cryptography, not elliptic curves.

4) After geopolitical tensions eased, crude oil fell from $93.2 to around $90.7, and only then did BTC rebound from near $80,000.

【Key Levels Map (Daily Bollinger Bands; figures from Binance spot daily chart)】

・Lower band 81,392: Right beneath us now. If the daily candle closes below it, the short-term levels to watch are the $80,000 round-number mark, then last night’s wick low at 80,393.

・Middle band 84,308: The first hurdle for a rebound. If price can’t reclaim it, the rebound is just a recovery move.

・Upper band 87,225: Almost overlapping with the previous high of 87,396, this is the real ceiling for this move.

・Invalidation condition: If the daily candle closes back above 84,308 and ETFs start seeing sustained net inflows, I’ll admit this pullback is over.

【Next Major Event】

September CPI will be released on October 14 at 20:30 Beijing time, followed by PPI on the 15th.

CME pricing puts the probability of an October rate hike at around 19.4%. If the data comes in hot, pressure from Treasuries and the dollar will make it hard for BTC to rally on its own. If the data comes in cool, the middle band at $84,000 may be reclaimed.

【What I’m Doing】

・I’m not chasing, and I’m not trying to call a bottom near the lower band. I’ll wait for the daily close to give me an answer.

・If you’re holding spot, don’t let one wick throw you off your game.

・Steer clear of leveraged trades. ETH’s liquidation ratio was clearly higher than BTC’s last night—we all saw the cost of leverage.

The 1-hour lower band I was watching last night, 81,773, didn’t hold. The low was 80,393.56. A wrong call is a wrong call; I’ll adjust my levels based on the data.

Here’s the question: Before the weekend, will BTC return to $84,000 first, or test $80,000 first?

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Personal opinion; manage risk and DYOR.