Bitcoin: Highest Monthly Close of 2026
Bitcoin hits highest monthly close of 2026 after $25,800 Q3 surge, with Ethereum up 71.2% as macro signals confirm new bull market.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum printed their highest monthly closes of 2026, with BTC adding $25,800 for 44% gains over three months and delivering its strongest Q3 since 2017.
Ethereum posted a 71.2% advance in the same window, marking its best quarter on record while macro indicators lock in the shift to a fresh bull market.
Price action on the 4h chart shows BTC at $83489.27 hugging the EMA50 at $83530.2 as resistance while the EMA200 at $79710.8 anchors deeper support; the MACD golden cross at -97.56 keeps bullish momentum intact even as RSI at 47.25 stays neutral inside the Bollinger band bounded by $84419.47 upper resistance and $82722.05 lower support, pointing to a measured pullback toward the 50-EMA before any extension higher.
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