By CrypticJungle · Cryptohub Research · Data through 2026-10-23 · Published 2026-10-24
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Bitcoin finished the week of October 17 to 23 almost where it started, but the path was uneven. It stood at $84,408 on October 21, then fell to $81,255 on October 22. That day also brought a $636M outflow from US spot Bitcoin ETFs and the week's largest day of BTC liquidations at $136M.
Bitcoin gained 0.4% to $81,368, Ether slipped 0.14% and Solana added 1.01%. Total crypto market cap stood at $2.74T. The Cryptohub Macro Cycle Score read 39/100, US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $357M net, and Fear & Greed ended at 51.
Bitcoin gained 0.4% in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, closing at $81,368, with total crypto market cap at $2.74T at week end.
| Asset | Open | Close | High | Low | Return % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | 81,041.41 | 81,368.36 | 84,777.79 | 80,814.25 | 0.4 |
| ETH | 2,403.21 | 2,399.9 | 2,513.51 | 2,335.57 | -0.14 |
| SOL | 102.93 | 103.97 | 108.56 | 100.75 | 1.01 |
Bitcoin gained 0.4% in the week, closing at $81,368 against an open of $81,041. Total crypto market cap stood at $2.74T, down 0.31% over the week, while BTC dominance held at 59.4%, unchanged. ETH dominance was 10.6% and the Altcoin Season Index read 62/100.
Bitcoin traded between a low of $80,814 and a high of $84,778. It stood at $83,029 on October 20 and $84,408 on October 21, then $81,255 on October 22. Ether closed at $2,399.90, down 0.14%, after a high of $2,513.51. Solana closed at $103.97, up 1.01%, with a weekly range of $100.75 to $108.56. Both followed the same midweek rise and drop as Bitcoin.
Source: CoinGecko, CoinGlass. Prices run from the previous Friday's US stock market close to this Friday's close. Market cap and dominance are from the snapshot taken at the Friday close.
The Cryptohub Macro Cycle Score ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at 39/100 (Lower Mid-Range), up 3 points from the end of the previous week.
| Dimension | Score (week end) | Change over week |
|---|---|---|
| institutional | 50 | 45.9 |
| leverage | 36.4 | -7.6 |
| crossmarket | 45.6 | 6.8 |
| onchain | 39.9 | 6 |
| sentiment | 58.1 | -3.2 |
| retail | 24.4 | -2.4 |
| rotation | 40.9 | -1 |
| mining | 50.5 | 0.2 |
| structure | 20 | 0 |
| cycle | 26.7 | 0 |
The Cryptohub Macro Cycle Score ended the week at 39/100, labeled Lower Mid-Range, up 3 points from the end of the previous week. The week average was 40. The score reached a low of 35 on October 17 and a high of 48 on October 22.
Among the ten dimensions, institutional stood at 50 with a change of 45.9 over the week, and crossmarket at 45.6 with a change of 6.8. On-chain read 39.9, up 6. Leverage read 36.4, down 7.6, and sentiment read 58.1, down 3.2. Retail stood at 24.4, structure at 20 and cycle at 26.7. Those last three dimensions sit in the lower part of their ranges.
Source: Cryptohub Macro Cycle Indicator (42 indicators, 10 dimensions). The score measures position between historical cycle extremes (0 = extreme low, 100 = extreme high). It describes where the market sits, not which way it is heading, and it is not a trading signal. Read directly from the Trading God system that powers the Discord and the Markets dashboard, so the figures match everywhere.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded +$357M of net inflows in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, with 3 of 5 trading days positive.
| ETF | Net flow ($M) | Positive days | Trading days | Largest day ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | 357 | 3 | 5 | -636 |
| ETH | -295 | 1 | 5 | -111 |
| SOL | -30 | 1 | 5 | -13 |
| XRP | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $357M of net inflows in the week, with 3 of 5 trading days positive. Inflows of $526.7M on October 19 and $524.8M on October 21 were followed by the largest single-day move of the week, an outflow of $636M on October 22. BTC ETF net assets stood at $149.7B, up 0.29% over the week.
Ether funds saw net outflows of $295M, with only 1 of 5 days positive and a largest day of -$111M. Solana ETFs recorded net outflows of $30M. XRP ETFs took in $2M net and were positive on 2 of 5 days, with a largest day of $4M.
Source: CoinGlass. Daily net flows of US spot ETFs in millions of USD. Trading days October 16, 2026 to October 22, 2026: Friday's flows are published after the US close and are counted in the next weekly report.
BTC open interest ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at $53.58B, up 2.01% over the week. $0.5B of BTC positions were liquidated, mostly longs (61% long).
BTC open interest ended the week at $53.58B, up 2.01% over the week, while $0.5B of positions were liquidated. Longs made up 61% of that total, at $0.31B against $0.2B of shorts. The largest liquidation day was October 22 at $136M.
Open interest reached $55.95B on October 21 and stood at $54.17B on October 22. Average OI-weighted funding was 0.0066% per 8-hour interval, within a range of 0.0007% to 0.0097%. The global long/short ratio read 2.1 at week end against a weekly average of 1.65. Open interest was $52.09B on October 17.
Source: CoinGlass. Funding is the OI-weighted rate for BTC perpetuals per 8-hour interval (daily readings), in percent as reported by CoinGlass.
BTC held on exchanges rose by 48,370 BTC in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 to 2,521,664 BTC.
BTC held on exchanges rose by 48,370 BTC over the week to 2,521,664 BTC. The balance stood at 2,473,781 BTC on October 17 and 2,489,399 BTC on October 22, then 2,521,664 BTC on October 23.
Short-term holder SOPR ended the week at 1.006 against an average of 1.015, while long-term holder SOPR was 1.08 against an average of 1.19. NUPL read 0.331, down 0.007 over the week. Active addresses averaged 621,984 per day. Stablecoin supply stood at $303.2B, down $2B.
Source: CoinGlass, DefiLlama. SOPR above 1 means coins moved at a profit on average. NUPL above 0 means the network holds unrealized profit on aggregate.
0 of 30 bull market peak indicators had reached their targets at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026. Fear & Greed ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at 51 after averaging 58.
| Peak indicator | Value at week end | Target | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin Ahr999 Index | 0.51 | 4 | No |
| Pi Cycle Top Indicator | 81311.90 | 153105 | No |
| Puell Multiple | 0.93 | 2.2 | No |
| Bitcoin Rainbow Chart | 1 | 5 | No |
| Days of ETF Net Outflows | 2 | 10 | No |
| ETF-to-BTC Ratio | 9.17% | 3.5% | No |
| 2-Year MA Multiplier | 81311.90 | 446201 | No |
| MVRV Z-Score | 0.92 | 5 | No |
| Bitcoin Bubble Index | -2.94 | 80 | No |
| USDT Flexible Savings | 4.95% | 29% | No |
| RSI - 22 Day | 49.900 | 80 | No |
| Altcoin Season Index | 62.00 | 75 | No |
| Bitcoin Dominance | 60.06% | 65% | No |
| Bitcoin Long Term Holder Supply | 16.36M | 13.5M | No |
| Bitcoin Short Term Holder Supply (%) | 18.63% | 30% | No |
| Bitcoin Reserve Risk | 0.0013 | 0.005 | No |
| Bitcoin Net Unrealized P&L (NUPL) | 33.49% | 70% | No |
| Bitcoin RHODL Ratio | 1114 | 10000 | No |
| Bitcoin Macro Oscillator (BMO) | 0.06 | 1.4 | No |
| Bitcoin MVRV Ratio | 1.51 | 3 | No |
| Bitcoin 4-Year Moving Average | 1.25 | 3.5 | No |
| Crypto Bitcoin Bull Run Index (CBBI) | 54 | 90 | No |
| Mayer Multiple | 1.12 | 2.2 | No |
| Bitcoin AHR999x Top Escape Indicator | 5.95 | 0.45 | No |
| MicroStrategy's Avg Bitcoin Cost | 75446 | 155655 | No |
| Bitcoin Trend Indicator | 6.14 | 7 | No |
| 3-Month Annualized Ratio | 9.95% | 30% | No |
| Bitcoin Terminal Price | 81326.5 | 187702 | No |
| The Golden Ratio Multiplier | 81326.5 | 135522 | No |
| Smithson's Bitcoin Price Forecast | 81326.5 | 175k-230k | No |
0 of 30 bull market peak indicators had reached their targets at the end of the week. Fear & Greed ended at 51 after averaging 58, with its weekly low on the final day and a high of 67 on October 22. It stood at 64 on October 21.
The Puell Multiple read 0.93 against a target of 2.2, and the Mayer Multiple read 1.12 against the same target. The MVRV Z-Score was 0.92 against 5, NUPL was 33.49% against 70%, and the Crypto Bitcoin Bull Run Index was 54 against 90. Bitcoin traded at 0.91x its 2-year moving average, and the Pi Cycle gap stood at 51.6% below the top line.
Source: CoinGlass. Long-cycle indicators are shown as context, not as trade setups.
Graded whale wallets tracked by Cryptohub held positions in 4 coins at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, led by ETH with 9 open positions leaning short (11% long).
| Coin | Positions | Long % (by positions) | Net notional ($M) | Lean | Long % chg since October 17, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | 9 | 11 | -16.7 | short | |
| BTC | 6 | 0 | -36.1 | short | -60 |
| HYPE | 5 | 40 | -74.5 | neutral | -43 |
| ZEC | 4 | 25 | -9.7 | short | -50 |
| Coin | Positions | Long % (by positions) | Lean |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | 19 | 79 | long |
| BTC | 15 | 67 | neutral |
| SOL | 9 | 89 | long |
| CRCL | 6 | 100 | long |
| ZEC | 5 | 60 | neutral |
| SOXL | 5 | 80 | long |
Graded whale wallets tracked by Cryptohub held positions in 4 coins at the end of the week, with 24 open positions and a net notional of -$137M. Three coins leaned short and none leaned long. ETH led by position count with 9 positions, 11% of them long.
BTC showed 6 positions, none of them long, and a net notional of -$36.1M. HYPE showed 5 positions, 40% long and a neutral lean, with net notional of -$74.5M. ZEC had 4 positions, 25% long. Since October 17 the long share fell by 60 for BTC, 43 for HYPE and 50 for ZEC. OKX lead traders leaned long on ETH, with 19 positions 79% long, and on SOL, with 9 positions 89% long. Their BTC positions, 15 in total and 67% long, read neutral.
Source: Cryptohub Defi Scanner (Hyperliquid, OKX). Positioning is the state at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 (snapshot taken at the Friday US close) from wallets that passed Cryptohub's grading standard (see methodology). Read directly from the Defi Scanner, so it matches the Discord feeds. Long % counts positions; net notional is the dollar value of longs minus shorts.
Cryptohub's graded whale wallets triggered 3,576 trade alerts in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, $0.17B in notional.
| Coin (excl. memecoins) | Alerts | Buys/longs | Sells/shorts | Notional ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOL | 230 | 227 | 3 | 2.8 |
| BTC | 153 | 90 | 63 | 77 |
| ETH | 121 | 61 | 60 | 10.7 |
| XAU | 78 | 41 | 37 | 3.5 |
| ZEC | 64 | 59 | 5 | 8.1 |
| MSTR | 36 | 32 | 4 | 4 |
| SOXL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2.7 |
| SKHX | 33 | 14 | 19 | 6.2 |
| NIL | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2.5 |
| NEAR | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3.9 |
| Date | Asset | Side | Notional ($M) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | BTC | short | 20.72 | hyperliquid |
| 2026-10-20 | BTC | short | 12.43 | hyperliquid |
| 2026-10-19 | BTC | short | 10.68 | hyperliquid |
| 2026-10-19 | BTC | short | 4.15 | hyperliquid |
| 2026-10-19 | BTC | short | 2.46 | hyperliquid |
Cryptohub's graded whale wallets triggered 3,576 trade alerts in the week, representing $0.17B in notional. The Solana memecoin channel produced 2,529 of them, with 505 from OKX, 276 from Hyperliquid and 266 from Solana majors.
Excluding memecoins, SOL drew 230 alerts, 227 of them buys or longs. BTC drew 153 alerts, split 90 buys or longs and 63 sells or shorts, with $77M in notional. ETH drew 121 alerts, split nearly evenly at 61 and 60. The first row of the largest-trades table was a $20.72M BTC short on Hyperliquid on October 20, and the five listed trades were all BTC shorts on that venue. Daily alerts peaked at 679 on October 21.
Source: Cryptohub Defi Scanner. Counts are summed from daily snapshots per UTC day, Saturday to Friday, with Friday counted up to the US close. Memecoin alerts are counted in the totals but left out of the coin table and the largest trades.
Solana memecoin venues handled $14.33B of volume across 651,768 new tokens in the days tracked, with 19,916 graduations. The average graded Solana wallet held 40% in cash and 35% in SOL at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, cash down 2 points since undefined.
| Holding | Average wallet % (undefined) | Average wallet % (October 23, 2026) | Change (pts) | Holdings ($M, October 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash (stablecoins and dollar tokens) | 41.2 | 39.7 | -1.5 | 5.21 |
| SOL (incl. staked) | 31.6 | 35.4 | 3.8 | 1.39 |
| Listed coins | 8.1 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.67 |
| Memecoins and other | 19.1 | 16.3 | -2.8 | 0.2 |
| Venue | Volume ($M) | Tokens launched | Graduations | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all | 14,330 | 651,768 | 19,916 | 7 |
| pumpfun-amm | 7,547.1 | 20,020 | 0 | 7 |
| meteora-all | 2,070.9 | 58,819 | 12,225 | 7 |
| raydium-all | 1,613 | 7,419 | 118 | 7 |
| pumpfun | 1,546.9 | 565,424 | 7,574 | 7 |
| raydium-clmm | 1,411.8 | 364 | 0 | 7 |
| meteora-dyn-v2 | 1,302.2 | 19,826 | 0 | 7 |
| orca | 1,237.8 | 86 | 0 | 7 |
Solana memecoin venues handled $14.33B of volume across 651,768 new tokens in the days tracked, with 19,916 graduations. Among venues, pumpfun-amm recorded $7,547.1M of volume, meteora-all $2,070.9M and raydium-all $1,613M. The pumpfun launchpad accounted for 565,424 of the new tokens.
The average graded Solana wallet held 39.7% in cash and 35.4% in SOL at the end of the week, with cash down 1.5 points and SOL up 3.8 points from the prior reading. Listed coins made up 8.6% and memecoins and other holdings 16.3%. Visible holdings of graded Solana wallets were $7.47M, down 12.81%, of which $5.21M was cash and $1.39M was SOL.
Source: Cryptohub Defi Scanner, SolanaTracker, Jupiter Lend. Launchpad totals are summed from 7 daily snapshots. Cash vs SOL covers 50 graded Solana wallets: each wallet's own split, averaged. Cash counts every stablecoin and dollar token, including vault and lending versions (Jupiter Lend included). Deposits on Kamino, MarginFi or Drift and exchange balances are not visible, so a fall in visible holdings can mean money moved out of view.
Total value locked in DeFi stood at $90.09B at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, with $52.65B of DEX volume over the week.
| Chain | TVL at week end ($B) | Change over week % |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | 49.4 | -1.29 |
| Base | 6.13 | -0.62 |
| Solana | 5.86 | -2 |
| BSC | 5.78 | 8.35 |
| Tron | 5.5 | -1.48 |
| Bitcoin | 4.35 | -1.2 |
| Hyperliquid L1 | 2.4 | -5.56 |
| Arbitrum | 1.46 | 3.41 |
Total value locked in DeFi stood at $90.09B at the end of the week, down 0.74%, with $52.65B of DEX volume over the week. Protocol fees came to $487M.
Ethereum TVL was $49.4B, down 1.29%, after reaching $50.6B on October 22. Base stood at $6.13B, down 0.62%, and Solana at $5.86B, down 2%. BSC rose 8.35% to $5.78B and Arbitrum rose 3.41% to $1.46B. Hyperliquid L1 fell 5.56% to $2.4B, while Tron slipped 1.48% to $5.5B and Bitcoin fell 1.2% to $4.35B.
Source: DefiLlama. TVL values are end-of-week readings from DefiLlama history. DEX volume and fees are summed over the calendar week.
The effective Fed funds rate ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at 3.88% and the US 10-year yield at 4.96%. 8 key US data releases and rate decisions are scheduled for the next two weeks.
| Date | Scheduled release or rate decision (next two weeks) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | FOMC rate decision |
| 2026-10-29 | Gross Domestic Product |
| 2026-10-29 | Personal Income and Outlays |
| 2026-10-29 | ECB rate decision |
| 2026-10-30 | Bank of Japan rate decision |
| 2026-11-03 | Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey |
| 2026-11-05 | Bank of England rate decision |
| 2026-11-06 | Employment Situation |
| Date | Release |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | CAD CPI m/m |
| 2026-10-19 | CAD Median CPI y/y |
| 2026-10-19 | CAD Trimmed CPI y/y |
| 2026-10-21 | GBP CPI y/y |
| 2026-10-21 | NZD CPI q/q |
The effective Fed funds rate ended the week at 3.88%, unchanged from the previous week, while the US 10-year yield stood at 4.96%, down 0.13 percentage points. The 2-year yield was 4.65%, down 0.09 points. Gold returned -4.01% over the week, the S&P 500 (SPY) returned -0.43% and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) returned -0.76%.
High-impact releases this week included Canadian CPI on October 19, UK CPI on October 21 and New Zealand CPI on the same day. Eight key US data releases and rate decisions are scheduled over the next two weeks, starting with the FOMC rate decision on October 28.
Source: FRED, Twelve Data, Forex Factory. Rates and yields from FRED. Release dates are as scheduled by the publishing agencies and central banks and can change. This week's releases from the Forex Factory calendar (high-impact events, all major economies).
Next week's calendar centers on central banks and US growth data. The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for October 28. On October 29 the US releases Gross Domestic Product and Personal Income and Outlays, and the ECB announces its rate decision. The Bank of Japan decision follows on October 30. The week after, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is due November 3, the Bank of England rate decision November 5 and the Employment Situation report November 6.
"Cryptohub's Macro Cycle Score read 39/100, Lower Mid-Range, at the close of Week 43, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $357M net," the Cryptohub data desk said.
Bitcoin gained 0.4% in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, closing at $81,368, with total crypto market cap at $2.74T at week end.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded +$357M of net inflows in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, with 3 of 5 trading days positive.
The Cryptohub Macro Cycle Score ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at 39/100 (Lower Mid-Range), up 3 points from the end of the previous week. The score describes where the market sits between historical cycle extremes, not which way it is heading.
$0.5B of BTC positions were liquidated, mostly longs (61% long).
BTC held on exchanges rose by 48,370 BTC in the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 to 2,521,664 BTC.
Total value locked in DeFi stood at $90.09B at the end of the week of October 17 to 23, 2026, with $52.65B of DEX volume over the week.
The effective Fed funds rate ended the week of October 17 to 23, 2026 at 3.88% and the US 10-year yield at 4.96%. 8 key US data releases and rate decisions are scheduled for the next two weeks.
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Cryptohub (2026). Crypto Market Weekly, Week 43 2026: Bitcoin Gains 0.4% to $81,368. https://cryptohub.gg/reports/crypto-market-weekly-week-43-2026. Methodology: https://cryptohub.gg/reports/methodology. Data as JSON: https://cryptohub.gg/api/reports?action=get&slug=crypto-market-weekly-week-43-2026.