Bitcoin Enters Its Most Bullish Month After Massive Q3: Uptober or Redtober Next?
Bitcoin moved into October after a strong September, with one piece saying the month is historically its best on CoinGlass data and another saying BTC closed September in the green. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs also posted $2.65 billion of net inflows in September before ending the month with $148.69 million of outflows on Sept. 30, while bitcoin entered October near $83,500. Another piece adds that the month began while a Federal Reserve hike and 5.3% Treasury yields were in view.
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Bitcoin holders and ETF traders are the first group to notice this, because the market moved into October after a green September and after a month of heavy ETF inflows. That leaves the focus on whether the opening days of October match the stronger tone seen at the end of September.
In practice, Bitcoin’s monthly backdrop now includes a historical October pattern, a recent stretch of better performance, and ETF flows that still flipped to outflows on the last day of September. What has not changed is that October still begins with bitcoin’s price near $83,500 and with macro conditions still visible in the market.
Market reaction
The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.
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