BTC · DAILY MOVE · 2026-10-21
Why did Bitcoin go up 1.3% on October 21, 2026?
On October 21, 2026 (UTC), BTC went from about $83,026.50 to $84,097.40 (+1.29%) on Gate · USDT, trading between $82,638.30 and $84,902.20. For the closed-hour 24h window: Most tracked coins moved the same way as BTC, the benchmark for this comparison. BTC rose further than this on 4 of the past 29 days. BTC reports received that day (2 shown): “Bitcoin rises above $84,500 as SpaceX earnings lift tech stocks”; “SpaceX and Tesla boards weigh merger that would combine 30,221 bitcoin”. Timing alone does not show what caused the move.
- Day open / close
- $83,026.50 → $84,097.4024 hourly candles, Gate · USDT
- Day range
- $82,638.30 – $84,902.202.7% from low to high
- Versus the past month
- 4 of the past 29 days rose furtherClosed-hour 24h move +1.29%, 1.7× its prior 30-day median of 0.8%.
- 30-day range
- 3.7% below the high · 5.4% above the lowFrom hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins
- 11 of 16 moved the same way1 moved the other way
- 24h volume
- 1.5×of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap
- funding negative · open interest risingOKX perpetual swap BTC-USDT-SWAP
Computed from Gate · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.
Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. Methods →
BTC reports on October 21, 2026
- Bitcoin rises above $84,500 as SpaceX earnings lift tech stocks 21/10/2026, 15:28 UTC
- SpaceX and Tesla boards weigh merger that would combine 30,221 bitcoin 21/10/2026, 09:25 UTC