Bitcoin ignores CPI, FTX as BTC price hits September high near $26.6K

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new September highs after the Sep. 14 daily close as markets digested macroeconomic and crypto industry news.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Trader: Bitcoin market โ€œfeels differentโ€

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked overnight BTC price highs of $26,535 on Bitstamp.

The largest cryptocurrency had shaken off higher-than-expected United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) the day prior, maintaining $26,000.

Subsequent confirmation that defunct exchange FTX had received legal permission to liquidate its remaining assets likewise failed to dent Bitcoinโ€™s comparatively solid intraday performance.

At the time of writing, BTC/USD traded at near $26,300, still up 5.5% versus its September lows.

โ€œComing up to the range highs and once e flip these levels we can look to finally get into a safe position and long,โ€ popular trader Crypto Tony told subscribers on X (formerly Twitter) on the day.

BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Crypto Tony/X

Fellow trader Daan Crypto Trades suggested that overall Bitcoin market dynamics had changed versus the period of weakness seen around the monthly close.

โ€œMarket feels different this week. Dips being bought up relatively quick and while price keeps sweeping highs it keeps crawling itself back and leaving lows untouched,โ€ he wrote.

โ€œSpot bid also stronger than the past few weeks. Might be wrong but Iโ€™m optimistic.โ€

Additional analysis predicted a longer-term BTC price breakout should U.S. regulators approve a Bitcoin spot price exchange-traded fund, or ETF, in the coming months.

More cautious was trader Skew, who referenced on-chain volume primed to cool once more after a โ€œrelief rally.โ€

โ€œDaily structure looks fairly good here & decreasing volume so could definitely be looking towards a relief rally before lower,โ€ part of commentary read, noting that BTC/USD was still holding the key $25,000 level.

BTC/USD annotated chart with volume. Source: Skew/X

First โ€œgreenโ€ September in seven years?

Up 1.15% month-to-date at the time of writing Bitcoin was nonetheless on course for its best-performing September in years.

Related:ย Bitcoin all-time high in 2025? BTC price idea reveals โ€˜bull run launchโ€™

According to data from monitoring resource CoinGlass, the last time that BTC/USD gained in September was in 2016.

That year was its best on record at 6.35%, while its biggest โ€œredโ€ September month two years prior, when it lost 19%.

In 2022, Bitcoin shed 3.1% before climbing another 5.6% in October โ€” a popular month among bulls, who informally refer to it as โ€œUptober.โ€

BTC/USD monthly returns chart (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass

This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.



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