# Bitcoin Traded Between $80,000 and $83,000 Last Week as Tech Stocks Weakened By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34718 Published: 2026-10-19T11:19:58.000Z Updated: 2026-10-19T11:19:58.000Z Section: Investing > Lower Treasury yields and a drop in October Fed rate-hike odds to about 15% supported BTC, while direct institutional crypto inflows remained unconfirmed. Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $80,000 and $83,000 last week, with $80,000 remaining a key support threshold as technology shares came under pressure. The level has also featured in [earlier coverage of Bitcoin’s support test](). U.S. Treasury yields eased, while market odds of an October Federal Reserve rate increase dropped to about 15%. Those shifts supported Bitcoin. Direct institutional inflows into crypto markets remained unconfirmed. Market positioning shifted away from semiconductors toward health care and banks. Separately, investors showed demand for longer-dated U.S. Treasurys; the two observations do not establish a single flow of funds between those markets. Bitcoin’s implied volatility stayed below its average for the past year. A sustained move outside the $80,000 to $88,000 range could sharply reprice Bitcoin and implied volatility. ## Links in this article - [earlier coverage of Bitcoin’s support test](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/31406)