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title: "Bitcoin volatility nears 2026 lows as traders brace for Fed decision and US midterms"
description: "The Block 于 2026-10-21 报道。检测后 24 小时内 BTC -2.10%。 The Block: “Bitcoin volatility is approaching its 2026 lows, with K33 pointing to weak trading activity ahead of several potential market catalysts.” 站点捕获后 24 小时内观测到 BTC -2.10%。市场观测不构成因果证明。"
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published: 2026-10-21T11:57:09.000Z
updated: 2026-10-22T11:58:01.000Z
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# Bitcoin volatility nears 2026 lows as traders brace for Fed decision and US midterms

The Block 于 2026-10-21 报道。检测后 24 小时内 BTC -2.10%。 The Block: “Bitcoin volatility is approaching its 2026 lows, with K33 pointing to weak trading activity ahead of several potential market catalysts.” 站点捕获后 24 小时内观测到 BTC -2.10%。市场观测不构成因果证明。

Attributed sources: [The Block](<https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-21-bitcoin-volatility-nears-2026-lows-as-traders-brace-for-fed-decision-and-us-midterms-421524>)

## Key facts

The Block: “Bitcoin volatility is approaching its 2026 lows, with K33 pointing to weak trading activity ahead of several potential market catalysts.” 站点捕获后 24 小时内观测到 BTC -2.10%。市场观测不构成因果证明。
Evidence strength: 单一信源, 1 publisher group(s) (The Block); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
站点捕获后的观测收益率：5 分钟: +0.02% (21/10/2026, 11:57 → 21/10/2026, 12:02, UTC; Gate · USDT)；1 小时: -0.04% (21/10/2026, 11:57 → 21/10/2026, 12:57, UTC; Gate · USDT)；24 小时: -2.10% (21/10/2026, 11:57 → 22/10/2026, 11:57, UTC; Gate · USDT)。未列出的时间窗口暂无可用样本。
前 30 天小时级绝对收益率的 99% 分位数为 1.23%（OKX · USDT；截止 21/10/2026, 11:57, UTC）。小时级基准不可直接与分钟级异动比较。

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 分钟 | +0.02% | +0.02% | 0.00 个百分点 | 21/10/2026, 11:57 → 21/10/2026, 12:02 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 小时 | -0.04% | -0.04% | 0.00 个百分点 | 21/10/2026, 11:57 → 21/10/2026, 12:57 | Gate · USDT |
| 24 小时 | -2.10% | -2.10% | 0.00 个百分点 | 21/10/2026, 11:57 → 22/10/2026, 11:57 | Gate · USDT |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% |
| BTC beta | 1.00 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 21/10/2026, 11:57 |

## Claims and open questions

- No independently verified causal explanation is available.

## Source evidence

- [Bitcoin volatility nears 2026 lows as traders brace for Fed decision and US midterms](<https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-21-bitcoin-volatility-nears-2026-lows-as-traders-brace-for-fed-decision-and-us-midterms-421524>) — The Block; published 21/10/2026, 11:55; received 21/10/2026, 11:57 (UTC).


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