October 13, 2026 | Tuesday
It was a volatile night. BTC dipped to $81,000, swept stops, then returned to $83,700. A classic thin-market sell-off ahead of CPI.
๐ Market
BTC ~$83,694. Briefly dropped to $81,033, then recovered. Daily liquidations totaled $820 million, mostly longs.
ETH ~$2,531. Dropped to $2,409
SOL ~$107, down 4%.
The Greed Index is at 57 โ its lowest since September 18.
๐ฅ Top stories
โ $820M in liquidations overnight. The trigger: escalating tensions in the Middle East, with strikes on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and Brent breaking above $107. Oil โ dollar up โ risk assets down โ cascade of liquidations.
โก $1.22B in ETF outflows for the week. Bitcoin funds lost $681M, while Ethereum saw its largest weekly outflow since January. BlackRock IBIT: $65.4M; ETHA: $75M in a single day.
โข But buyers stepped in. After the sell-off, BTC quickly returned to $83.7K. XWIN: โSigns of a potential bottom are emerging.โ The 50-day moving average held, just as it did on Thursday.
โฃ Strategy bought another 249 BTC at an average price of $86.2K. The company now holds 848,250 BTC at an average price of $75.4K.
โค Binance under review by the U.S. Department of Justice. Bloomberg: the agency is investigating whether the exchange is complying with the terms of its 2023 settlement. The review concerns the evasion of sanctions against Iran.
๐ Today
Bank earnings: JPMorgan, Goldman, Citi, and Wells Fargo have already reported
Gold: $4,171, under pressure from a strong dollar
Oil: Brent ~$105.4, WTI ~$93.7