RizonBitcoin this week, Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026
How far Bitcoin moved over Oct 26 – Nov 1 at 15 seconds, 1 minute and 5 minutes, its biggest minute (−$601) and next week's scheduled US releases.
Short answer: Over Oct 26 – Nov 1, Bitcoin's median 1-minute move was $17 (0.02%), and one minute in ten moved more than $58. The biggest minute came Thu 4:46pm ET: −$601. 9% of 5-minute windows changed sides in their last 30 seconds.
The week in Bitcoin, measured from every second of it: typical and large moves at three horizons, the biggest minutes, how often 5-minute windows turned late, and the releases coming up. Times are ET, with UTC alongside.
Bitcoin opened the week at $80,032 and closed it at $78,229 (−$1,804), between a high of $81,880 and a low of $76,146.
How far Bitcoin moved
The median is the typical move; the 90th percentile is the size only one window in ten beat. Both, at three horizons, from back-to-back windows through the week.
| Horizon | Median move ($) | 90th percentile ($) | Median move (%) | 90th percentile (%) | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 seconds | 7 | 30 | 0.009 | 0.038 | 40,319 |
| 1 minute | 17 | 58 | 0.021 | 0.073 | 10,079 |
| 5 minutes | 38 | 129 | 0.048 | 0.163 | 2,015 |
The biggest one-minute moves
The five largest 1-minute moves of the week, at least five minutes apart. The biggest, −$601, came Thu 4:46pm ET.
| Time (ET) | Time (UTC) | 1-minute move ($) | Move (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 4:46pm | Thu 20:46 | −$601 | -0.76 |
| Thu 4:47pm | Thu 20:47 | +$576 | 0.74 |
| Thu 10:35am | Thu 14:35 | +$546 | 0.68 |
| Thu 4:42pm | Thu 20:42 | −$497 | -0.63 |
| Thu 8:21pm | Fri 00:21 | −$488 | -0.63 |
Late flips in 5-minute windows
In 9% of this week's 5-minute windows (178 of 2015), the side ahead 30 seconds before the close finished behind. A fixed window can be right for four and a half minutes and still settle the other way.
Next week’s releases
Scheduled US releases next week, from the official calendars (BLS, BEA, Census and the Federal Reserve). Release minutes are when Bitcoin's short-horizon moves are largest.
| Release | Time (ET) | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| NFP | Fri 8:30am | Fri 13:30 |
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FAQ
How much did Bitcoin move in a minute this week?
Over Oct 26 – Nov 1, the median 1-minute move was $17 (0.02%), and one minute in ten moved more than $58. Over 15 seconds the median was $7; over 5 minutes, $38.
How often did 5-minute Bitcoin windows flip in their last 30 seconds this week?
178 of 2015 windows starting on :00 and :05 (9%) were on one side of their opening price at 4:30 and finished on the other.
What's on next week's economic calendar?
Scheduled US releases next week: NFP Fri 8:30am ET. Release minutes are among Bitcoin's biggest: across 2025 and 2026, its median first minute after a CPI release was about ten times an ordinary weekday minute.