Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s price traded near $81,500 on Oct. 17, with $81,000 support and $82,500 resistance defining the battle. BTC’s oscillators remained largely neutral, while shorter-term moving averages favored sellers. Bitcoin retained bullish longer-term averages, but a break below $80,714 would expose $79,694. Bitcoin Price Stalls at $81,500 as Short-Term Bears Challenge Longer-Term Bulls Bitcoin’s price is caught in a rather peculiar technical standoff, trading around $81,500 on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, as bearish short-term moving averages clash with a considerably healthier longer-term structure. With a market capitalization of approximately $1.639 trillion, $13.967 billion in daily trading volume and a …