Bitcoin’s October Market Prices a 64% Chance of Touching $90,000
Separate contracts put the odds of reaching $87,500 at 84% and falling to the $80,000 threshold at 45%.
Separate contracts put the odds of reaching $87,500 at 84% and falling to the $80,000 threshold at 45%.
The settlement includes 30,500 Bitcoin contracts and 116,000 Ether contracts. Implied volatility is at a low for the current bull market.
September inflation rose from 3.2% in August, above the 3.6% market forecast and the European Central Bank’s 2% target.
The price was $2,752 15 minutes earlier and was down 0.54% over the past hour as of 6:26 p.m. ET.
Open interest in Bitcoin futures and perpetual contracts reached about 653,000 BTC on Oct. 2, up from roughly 626,000 BTC on Sept. 30.
PUMP remained up 4.76% over 24 hours. Long and short liquidations each totaled $20,000 during the hour.
The gap between the countries’ 10-year government bond yields touched 149.17 basis points as it continued to widen after a sharp increase Thursday.
Ether was priced at $2,753.97 on Oct. 2.
The Bitcoin-focused company’s market capitalization moved above that of a Saudi government-held bank.
Ether gained 3.38% over 24 hours. Short liquidations across three exchanges totaled $17.12 million during the hour.
Ether rose 1.53% to $2,769 during the hour ending at 5:21 p.m. ET on Oct. 2.
The single liquidation occurred on Binance ETH perpetual futures at 5:18 p.m. ET (21:18 UTC) on Oct. 2.
The appeal comes as EU members prepare crisis talks and President Donald Trump weighs restricting diesel exports.
The price stood near $104 per barrel in a market update posted Friday morning ET.
Open interest rose by nearly 9,000 BTC in 24 hours. The 4.9 reading reflects pressure accumulated over the prior 12 hours.
The USD/JPY rate was at 157.491 on Oct. 2, 2026, after the decline.
The move came as ZEC remained down 0.92% over 24 hours. One-hour liquidations totaled $140,000 across three exchanges.
Each of the four AAVE long positions showed more than $1 million in unrealized profit.
The token was down 24% over 24 hours as long liquidations reached $650,000 across three exchanges.
TokenPost’s spot-market snapshot was recorded at 2:41 a.m. ET (06:41 UTC) Oct. 2. Bitcoin was up 0.02% over the previous hour.
Payrolls are forecast to grow by 90,000, while unemployment is expected to stay at 4.1% for a third straight month.
The 30-day total climbed to $30.5 billion from $21.7 billion. The comparable figure topped $61 billion last October.
The price was measured at 2:01 p.m. ET (18:01 UTC) Oct. 2. ZEC remained down 2.91% over 24 hours.
PEPE’s 24-hour gain reached 7.31%, while short liquidations across three exchanges totaled $670,000 during the same hour.
Solana gained 3.50% over 24 hours. The figures are based on TokenPost’s exchange price collection at 1:51 p.m. ET (17:51 UTC) Oct. 2.
The liquidation occurred at $2,747 on Oct. 2 at 12:30 a.m. ET (04:30 UTC).
BlackRock’s IBIT led fund inflows with $195.6 million on Oct. 1, offsetting withdrawals from several other funds.
Total liquidations reached $14.39 million as Ether rose 1.02% during the hour.
AAVE was up 8.11% over 24 hours in the price snapshot at 1:26 p.m. ET on Oct. 2.
Bitcoin was trading at $86,000.20 in the Oct. 2 update.
TokenPost’s tally covered public liquidation data from Binance, Bybit and OKX through 12:21 a.m. ET on Oct. 2.
The move put Bitcoin up 3.17% over 24 hours. Short liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $45.96 million during the same hour.
The liquidation occurred at $86,310 at 1:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. UTC) on Oct. 2, based on the recorded event time in Seoul.
Bitcoin rose 1.32% during the hour, from $85,260 to $86,381, as short positions accounted for nearly all liquidations.
The decline followed a rise of about 100 million XRP over two weeks. Daily outflows in transactions of at least 1 million tokens topped 320 million.
Measured execution costs were 0.26 basis points at propAMMs and 2.59 basis points at conventional AMMs. Two-second markouts do not establish depositor returns.
The funds logged a third consecutive day of net outflows on Oct. 1, while total net assets remained at $17.71 billion.
BlackRock’s IBIT led Bitcoin funds with a $195.6 million inflow, while Fidelity’s FETH posted the largest Ether fund outflow at $23.5 million.
The schedule includes 13 dated events and four recurring weekly indicators, with the September CPI report due Oct. 14.
The tokens were valued at about $250 million. The mint was dated Oct. 2, with no transaction time provided.