From Coinpedia · By Anjali Belgaumkar
October 15, 2026 06:57:07 UTC
Bitcoin Sentiment Hits Highest Level Since August 2025 Despite Drop Below $81K
Optimism about Bitcoin among market forecasters has climbed to its strongest level since August 2025, according to on-chain data firm CryptoQuant. Of 164 market experts tracked, 84% now hold a bullish view on BTC, up sharply from 37% in July. CryptoQuant said the current reading is higher than at the comparable stage of the 2023 bull market, when Bitcoin had completed roughly half of its price gain. The data contrasts with recent price action. BTC is trading near $80,800, down 3.8% over 24 hours, after hotter-than-expected US inflation figures and a 9% plunge in South Korea’s KOSPI triggered a broad risk-off move. High bullish consensus during price weakness can signal either strong dip-buying demand or crowded positioning.
October 15, 2026 06:50:24 UTC
December Becomes Deadline For Bears As Divergence Flashes Bullish
Bitcoin’s latest decline came on falling volume and cleared a large pool of liquidity at the bottom of its new trading range, a setup that often precedes a recovery. The 4-hour chart also shows a bullish divergence, with the Relative Strength Index forming higher lows while price makes lower ones. If BTC slips further, $80,100 is the next level to watch for a swing failure reversal, followed by the 1.238 Fibonacci extension at $79,400. The broader range looks corrective, given its choppy and extended sideways structure. If that reading holds, the correction could end by late October, opening the way for a new high above $88,000 around mid-November. A fresh low before 2027 would weaken the bullish outlook.
October 15, 2026 06:50:24 UTC
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Tests Lower End Of 8-Year Channel Near $81,000
Bitcoin is trading near $81,000, a level that places it in the lower portion of a price channel it has followed for about eight years. The channel’s lower boundary rises to $107,000 by late 2027, while a move to $240,000 would sit between its second and third bands. Pseudonymous trader DD said BTC remains in a downtrend after falling through last week’s low and reversing an earlier short squeeze. The trader said that heavy liquidity sits just below current prices, alongside a retest of a key demand zone where a higher low could form. Short sellers are growing more aggressive, DD said, and could fuel a squeeze if they become trapped.
October 15, 2026 06:27:01 UTC
TSMC Posts Record $23.6 Billion Q3 Profit As Asian Chip Stocks Slump
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported record third-quarter net profit of NT$763.1 billion, or about $23.59 billion, up 69% from a year earlier on strong demand for AI processors. The result beat the NT$746.3 billion consensus forecast. The earnings came on the same day South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix lost more than 11% and 12% respectively, as concerns grew over the pace of AI infrastructure spending and debt at cloud providers.