Bitcoin has traded between $62,764 and $86,595 in 90 days; 30-day volatility is 26%

At $81,307.16 on October 22, bitcoin was 30% above its August 1 low and 6% below its September 21 high, according to Coinbase Exchange closes.

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Bitcoin has been range-bound over the past three months, trading between about $62,800 and $86,600, according to daily closing prices from Coinbase Exchange.

The range

Over the 90 days through October 22, bitcoin's lowest daily close was $62,764.20 on 2026-08-01 and its highest was $86,594.94 on 2026-09-21, a rise of 38.0% (computed). On October 22 it closed at $81,307.16. That is 29.5% above the low and 6.1% below the high (computed).

The advance from the low to the high took 51 days (computed), and the price has since given back part of that gain.

Bitcoin closed at $84,848.73 on October 1, $81,692.79 on October 8, $82,131.46 on October 15 and $81,307.16 on October 22. October 22 was a down day: bitcoin fell 3.2% from $84,024.67.

Volatility

The standard deviation of bitcoin's daily log returns over the 30 days to October 22 was 1.36%. Scaled by the square root of 365 days, that is an annualized volatility of 26.0% (computed). The measure uses closing prices only and does not capture swings within a day.

The longer record

The data reviewed for this article start on November 8, 2025. Within that window, bitcoin's highest daily close was $105,979.38 on 2025-11-10. At $81,307.16, it is 23.3% below that level (computed).

About the data

Prices are Coinbase Exchange daily closes for BTC-USD, with each day running 00:00 to 24:00 UTC.

Sources

  1. Coinbase Exchange BTC-USD daily candles — Coinbase ExchangeData

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