$BTC $BTC *∼$82,990 today* — bouncing back.

- *Now:* $82,990, +1.17% ($962) on the day
- *Range today:* $81,200 low / $83,439 high, open $82,027
- *Yesterday close:* $82,544.20, +0.78%
- *Context:* This comes after 3 straight red weeks — Week 42: -0.9%, Week 41: -1.93%, Week 40: -3.13% — wiping most of early October gains f7222e0b

*Levels traders watching:*
- Support: 50-day SMA ∼$81,570 / $80,477, bid wall at $81,600
- Resistance: 21-day SMA ∼$83,230, ask wall $83,950, then $84,000
- Max pain for options expiring today (Oct 21 08:00 UTC): $82,000
- ATH: $126,080 — currently ∼34-35% below

YTD: -7.95%, 1-month: -5.59% f722

Small rebound on earnings optimism — BTC tapped $83k yesterday as stocks bounced on Q3 beats before getting rejected at the 21-day MA.