Briefing, Friday 16 October 2026, 15:40 Lisbon (14:40 UTC)

What is, not what to do. Readings use the definitions in docs/strategies.md; green means that approach's own condition is met now, red means not met. History and readings are not forecasts.

BTC $82,270

Moves

24h	+2.7% (+2,155.70) · high 82,826 · low 80,020
7d	-0.3% (-283.00) · high 84,250 · low 79,709
30d	+8.8% (+6,645.50) · high 87,447 · low 74,957

Readings

A previous-day range: high 82,538, low 79,709; price inside yesterday's range
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 82,366, low 82,111; price inside the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 82,376, low 81,591; price inside the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 82,028 / 82,055: fast below slow, last cross 48h ago (14 Oct 13:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 82,462, middle 82,131, lower 81,800; last hourly close 81,932 inside the bands (20% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 49, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: no

News, last 24h

Here’s what happened in crypto today — Cointelegraph, 16 Oct 13:56 UTC
Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threat — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 10:52 UTC
Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plans — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 10:41 UTC
Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 10:24 UTC
Live updates: Bitcoin steady near $82,000 after Fed Chair Warsh's comments — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 09:48 UTC

ETH $2,472

Moves

24h	+5.7% (+134.37) · high 2,491 · low 2,334
7d	-0.4% (-10.30) · high 2,577 · low 2,313
30d	+3.5% (+83.80) · high 2,807 · low 2,313

Readings

A previous-day range: high 2,465, low 2,313; price above yesterday's high
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 2,444, low 2,435; price above the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 2,476, low 2,446; price inside the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 2,445 / 2,441: fast above slow, last cross 3h ago (16 Oct 10:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 2,470, middle 2,449, lower 2,429; last hourly close 2,456 inside the bands (66% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 56, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: yes

News, last 24h

How Ethereum Works — The Block, 16 Oct 13:31 UTC
OpenAI says research model spent another wallet’s testnet ETH without authorization on coding task — The Block, 16 Oct 11:34 UTC
Live updates: Bitcoin steady near $82,000 after Fed Chair Warsh's comments — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 09:48 UTC
XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 05:53 UTC
An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 04:29 UTC

SOL $106.28

Moves

24h	+4.8% (+4.91) · high 107.31 · low 101.24
7d	-3.0% (-3.24) · high 113.27 · low 100.44
30d	+9.6% (+9.28) · high 124.91 · low 96.03

Readings

A previous-day range: high 106.38, low 100.44; price inside yesterday's range
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 105.59, low 105.23; price above the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 106.44, low 104.96; price inside the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 105.64 / 105.42: fast above slow, last cross 6h ago (16 Oct 07:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 106.76, middle 105.80, lower 104.85; last hourly close 105.59 inside the bands (39% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 51, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: no

News, last 24h

Solana’s Liu says Shanghai event postponed over registration surge — Cointelegraph, 16 Oct 11:22 UTC
Live updates: Bitcoin steady near $82,000 after Fed Chair Warsh's comments — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 09:48 UTC
DeFi Development boosts CHAD dividend to 14% amid push to grow Solana holdings — The Block, 15 Oct 15:48 UTC

XRP $1.3363

Moves

24h	+3.8% (+0.05) · high 1.3521 · low 1.2853
7d	-3.1% (-0.04) · high 1.4250 · low 1.2827
30d	+5.6% (+0.07) · high 1.6578 · low 1.2461

Readings

A previous-day range: high 1.3460, low 1.2827; price inside yesterday's range
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 1.3383, low 1.3333; price inside the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 1.3402, low 1.3276; price inside the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 1.3351 / 1.3366: fast below slow, last cross 96h ago (12 Oct 13:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 1.3452, middle 1.3371, lower 1.3291; last hourly close 1.3328 inside the bands (23% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 49, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: no

News, last 24h

XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why — CoinDesk, 16 Oct 05:53 UTC
Ripple Prime adds RWA swaps referencing perpetual futures listed on Hyperliquid — The Block, 15 Oct 14:43 UTC

ADA $0.2296

Moves

24h	+5.0% (+0.01) · high 0.2332 · low 0.2185
7d	-2.8% (-0.01) · high 0.2591 · low 0.2157
30d	+20.1% (+0.04) · high 0.2825 · low 0.1902

Readings

A previous-day range: high 0.2321, low 0.2157; price inside yesterday's range
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 0.2304, low 0.2294; price inside the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 0.2302, low 0.2278; price inside the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 0.2295 / 0.2297: fast below slow, last cross 94h ago (12 Oct 15:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 0.2319, middle 0.2301, lower 0.2284; last hourly close 0.2287 inside the bands (8% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 48, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: no

News, last 24h

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Account

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