# Bitcoin Climbs Back Above $81,000 as Ether and XRP Face Support Tests By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/36821 Published: 2026-10-21T16:10:26.000Z Updated: 2026-10-21T16:10:26.000Z Section: Investing > Bitcoin briefly fell to about $79,750. Separate chart scenarios hinge on Ether holding $2,350 and XRP holding $1.25. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed back above $81,000 after briefly falling to about $79,750, leaving that support level in focus as Ether (ETH) and XRP face separate chart tests. Analysts Ali Martinez and Gareth Soloway both use $81,000 to assess Bitcoin’s recovery. Martinez places it at the lower edge of a rising channel on the daily chart. Soloway marks it as the bottom of a range extending to $87,200. If Bitcoin holds $81,000, Martinez’s chart identifies $84,000 and then $86,500 as higher levels within the channel. A break below support would shift his focus to $76,000. Soloway treats a daily close below $81,000 as a sign of weakness. Bitcoin had [previously approached the same support area]() after facing resistance near $86,500. For Ether, Martinez identifies $2,350 as support. A daily close below $2,350 would bring $2,000 into focus. Soloway is watching for a break above resistance before treating Ether’s recovery case as stronger; his chart also allows for a move below $2,000 if support fails. Martinez’s three-day XRP chart shows a possible inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, a formation traders watch for signs of a reversal. The pattern would require a sustained close above $1.56 for confirmation. A move below $1.25 would instead put $1 in focus. An [Oct. 14 snapshot of analyst sentiment]() found 15 of 19 analysts bullish on XRP. That measure tracks published calls rather than setting a price target. For the current chart pattern, the next test is whether XRP can sustain a close above $1.56. ## Links in this article - [previously approached the same support area](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/28333) - [Oct. 14 snapshot of analyst sentiment](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/32334)