Briefing, Friday 16 October 2026, 16:32 Lisbon (15:32 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 $81,552

Moves

24h	-0.3% (-218.10) · high 82,826 · low 81,577
7d	-1.7% (-1,412.80) · high 84,250 · low 79,709
30d	+7.7% (+5,818.80) · 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 below the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 82,376, low 81,591; price below the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 82,013 / 82,048: fast below slow, last cross 49h ago (14 Oct 13:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 82,446, middle 82,109, lower 81,771; last hourly close 81,870 inside the bands (15% 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

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
Capital B posts wider H1 net loss of $78 million on bitcoin impairment charge — The Block, 16 Oct 09:30 UTC

ETH $2,438

Moves

24h	+1.8% (+44.27) · high 2,491 · low 2,391
7d	-2.0% (-50.26) · high 2,577 · low 2,313
30d	+2.0% (+47.34) · high 2,807 · low 2,313

Readings

A previous-day range: high 2,465, low 2,313; price inside yesterday's range
B opening range 00:00 UTC: high 2,444, low 2,435; price inside the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 2,476, low 2,446; price below the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 2,446 / 2,442: fast above slow, last cross 4h ago (16 Oct 10:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 2,470, middle 2,450, lower 2,429; last hourly close 2,456 inside the bands (66% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 57, between 30 and 70; crossed back through 70 or 30 in the last 24h: no

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
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
Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express — Cointelegraph, 15 Oct 22:42 UTC

SOL $104.31

Moves

24h	-0.4% (-0.41) · high 107.31 · low 104.45
7d	-5.2% (-5.70) · high 113.27 · low 100.44
30d	+7.5% (+7.24) · 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 below the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 106.44, low 104.96; price below the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 105.63 / 105.43: fast above slow, last cross 7h ago (16 Oct 07:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 106.75, middle 105.78, lower 104.82; last hourly close 105.54 inside the bands (37% 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
DeFi Development boosts CHAD dividend to 14% amid push to grow Solana holdings — The Block, 15 Oct 15:48 UTC

XRP $1.3130

Moves

24h	-0.8% (-0.01) · high 1.3521 · low 1.3205
7d	-5.0% (-0.07) · high 1.4250 · low 1.2827
30d	+3.8% (+0.05) · 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 below the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 1.3402, low 1.3276; price below the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 1.3343 / 1.3362: fast below slow, last cross 97h ago (12 Oct 13:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 1.3454, middle 1.3364, lower 1.3274; last hourly close 1.3266 below the lower band (-4% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 44, 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

ADA $0.2245

Moves

24h	-1.1% (-0.00) · high 0.2332 · low 0.2264
7d	-5.6% (-0.01) · high 0.2591 · low 0.2157
30d	+17.6% (+0.03) · 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 below the range
B opening range 13:30 UTC: high 0.2302, low 0.2278; price below the range
C averages 20h / 50h: 0.2293 / 0.2296: fast below slow, last cross 95h ago (12 Oct 15:00 UTC)
D bands 20h / 2 sd: upper 0.2321, middle 0.2300, lower 0.2279; last hourly close 0.2274 below the lower band (-10% of band width)
E RSI 14 (hourly): 44, 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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