Bitcoin closed the week at $86,532 on Bitstamp. That is its highest weekly close since late January, according to a Cointelegraph article by staff writer William Suberg, published October 5, 2026. The article's price ticker showed BTC at $86,047.44.
The level in focus is the 2026 yearly open. The article calls it the next key resistance. BTC/USD is trading just under it, so the yearly candle is still red but close to turning green. Bitcoin is also pressing against the top of its recent trading range again.
The article doesn't give the exact price of the 2026 yearly open, and it doesn't say how far below it Bitcoin is. Its headline promises three things to know this week, but only the weekly close and the yearly-open level are covered in the text available here. Whether the price gets above that level hasn't happened yet.
Source: cointelegraph — BTC price fights to reclaim 2026 open: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
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