This is a strike ladder on where Bitcoin settles at 5pm Eastern, and the live rungs cluster tightly because spot has barely moved. Bitcoin traded near $77,566 on September 16 and around $78,000 earlier that week, so the intraday range for a single afternoon is narrow and the middle strikes carry all the uncertainty. What moves this is macro, with a Fed decision in play and FedWatch pricing had leaned toward a rate hike, which weighed on crypto through the month. A golden cross printed on the daily chart for the first time this year, the bull case, though momentum indicators haven't confirmed the reclaim of $79,000.
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