Watch: the daily chart check
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Bitcoin closed the September 29 daily candle at $83,627, up 0.20% on the day, after trading between $82,726 and $84,545. What stands out on the daily chart: MACD crossed below signal.
Moving averages
The close of $83,627 is 3.3% above the 20-day average ($80,941).
The close of $83,627 is 8.8% above the 50-day average ($76,863).
Momentum: RSI and MACD
The 14-day RSI reads 61.3, between 30 and 70, neither extreme. RSI compares the size of recent up days with recent down days on a 0 to 100 scale.
MACD (12, 26, 9) is 2194 against a signal line of 2230, so the MACD line is below its signal. MACD measures the gap between a fast and a slow exponential average.
Volume and range
Volume on the day was 0.89 times its 20-day average. Volume counts how much traded; a move on heavy volume involved more of the market than one on light volume.
The Bollinger Bands (20 days, 2 standard deviations) run from $73,535 to $88,347, and the close is inside the bands.
Over the previous 30 days the highest close was $86,589 and the lowest $75,611.
What it costs to hold a position
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