Bitcoin opened October at $83.6K and closed at $77.6K. It is the third red October since 2016, the second in a row after -3.9% in 2025, and the weakest one in a decade.

Over the last 10 Octobers BTC closed green 7 times, with a median of +10.7%. In 2026 BTC is now down 11.5% YTD, giving back part of its +42.6% Q3 rally.