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Monday, 12 October 2026 · No. 193

Above 84000 holds firm despite ETF outflows and falling oil

Lead story · bitcoin — Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls (CoinDesk)

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Large holders continue to distribute Bitcoin through net exchange inflows. This reveals weak underlying demand behind the current price stability near 84000. Oil fell after Trump declared an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow has not endorsed the move and strikes persist. That missing confirmation is the most important development today. It implies the energy relief brings no meaningful tailwind for Bitcoin or risk assets in general.

Investors ignore the contradiction of tightening macro conditions from higher yields and a stronger dollar. Complacency dominates despite these headwinds. The network maintains stability without adding any new momentum or demand signal. One hard question admits no clean answer. Will persistent distribution finally overwhelm support levels if the ceasefire unravels and real rates push even higher?

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The five legs behind today's conviction score of 57.
The five legs behind today's conviction score of 57.
Momentum and Sentiment are 49 points apart — the composite is averaging away a real disagreement.

Distribution pressure will expose complacency once any truce illusion fades.

Monday · The price of money

The 10-year real yield is 2.87%.

Holding cash beats holding nothing again: money has a positive real return, which is the environment every long-duration asset has to argue against. Bitcoin has spent 24% of its life in the opposite regime.

10Y REAL YIELD
2.87%
DAYS NEGATIVE
1,397
SHARE OF HISTORY
23.6%
SINCE
2010-07-18

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