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Bitcoin at $84,188 on Thursday

CoinGecko reported Bitcoin at $84,188.00, which rose 1.45% over 24 hours and is +0.96% over five sessions; MarketAlleys trend signals show RSI(14) 52.6 and a neutral status.

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Price action

CoinGecko reported Bitcoin at $84,188.00; it rose 1.45% over 24 hours and is +0.96% over five sessions, as of Oct 22, 00:59 UTC. That CoinGecko snapshot places the latest update above the prior day’s close and records the recent move in the quoted time windows.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $84,188.00 +0.96% +1.45% Oct 22, 00:59 UTC CoinGecko

Trend and momentum

MarketAlleys trend signals list Bitcoin’s status as neutral with RSI(14) 52.6. The trend file shows a last close of 82943.83, which is above the 50-day SMA 81573.55 and above the long SMA 72645.07.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 82,943.83 81,573.55 72,645.07 52.6 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 21, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

News flow

Aol.com published an article asking whether Bitcoin can actually hedge against inflation. Forexlive published an investingLive Americas FX news wrap that mentioned Bitcoin. CoinDesk ran several items on Bitcoin, including a piece on risk management, live updates noting Bitcoin clinging to $82,500, and a report that SpaceX and Tesla explore a merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin.

Across crypto

CoinGecko shows other tracked cryptos all rose over 24 hours: Ether rose 0.91%, Solana rose 0.60% and XRP rose 2.05%. Bitcoin’s 24-hour advance sits above Ether and Solana but below XRP in the same CoinGecko snapshot.

Instrument Last Change Basis As of Source
Nasdaq 100 (via QQQ ETF) $725.20 +1.05% vs prior close Oct 21, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Ether $2,473.76 +0.91% 24h Oct 22, 00:59 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $107.23 +0.60% 24h Oct 22, 00:59 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.3600 +2.05% 24h Oct 22, 00:59 UTC CoinGecko
US Dollar Index (via UUP ETF) $28.92 +0.07% vs prior close Oct 21, 20:00 UTC Finnhub

Sources and data

  • aol.com (secondary source) — Gas Prices Are Skyrocketing . Can Bitcoin Actually Hedge Against Inflation ?
  • Forexlive (secondary source) — investingLive Americas FX news wrap 21 Oct: Nasdaq leads as AI optimism offsets Gulf oil risks
  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the 'just bet on price' era fades
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 22, 00:59 UTC; report generated Oct 22, 01:00 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

Terms in this article

  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    A momentum oscillator, developed by J.

    Full definition

  • Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)

    Share price divided by earnings per share.

    Full definitionLearn more in Index Insight

  • Moving average

    The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.

    Full definition

  • MACD

    A trend and momentum indicator calculated as the 12-period exponential moving average minus the 26-period EMA, plotted with a 9-period EMA of that difference as the signal line.

    Full definition

  • Inflation

    The rate at which the general level of prices rises over time, reducing what money can buy.

    Full definition

Sources & data

  1. aol.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 22, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC)
  2. Forexlive (secondary, retrieved Oct 22, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC)
  3. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 22, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC)
  4. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 22, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC)
  5. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 22, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 22, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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