Bitcoin rose as much as 2.4% to $85,594 before erasing the gain to trade little changed, after slower-than-anticipated inflation data drove short-dated Treasury yields lower and reinforced bets the Fed holds in October. Equities rallied on the same read. The reversal is the tell: the rate relief was priced and sold inside a session. Support sits at $82,000 to $83,000, with $85,000 the first resistance and $87,397, the September 21 high, the level that would need to go for the trend to extend.
September 30, 2026
Softer Inflation Pushes an October Hike Off the Table, Briefly
Original reporting: Bloomberg ↗