FX
Bitcoin (USD)
The global dollar price of bitcoin. It reacts sharply to liquidity conditions and risk appetite, so reading it alongside the Nasdaq and interest rates helps gauge the market's overall tolerance for risk.
Bitcoin (USD) latest observations
- Observed
- 2026-11-09
- Latest
- 73,989 USD
- Change from previous
- ▼ -595.9 USD
Check the observation dates in both the summary and chart; release and refresh times can differ.
At a glance
Bitcoin (USD): latest value and prior change
As of 2026-11-09, Bitcoin (USD) is 73,989 USD. It is 595.9 USD lower than 74,585 USD on 2026-11-08.
Across 279 available observations from 2026-02-04 to 2026-11-09, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 55th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-04–2026-11-09
- Observations · observed cadence
- 279 · Daily
- Data source
- Yahoo Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
2026-09-11 → 2026-11-09 · USD
- First
- 77,174 USD
- 2026-09-11
- Latest
- 73,989 USD
- 2026-11-09
- Window low
- 73,989 USD
- 2026-11-09
- Window high
- 86,603 USD
- 2026-09-21
The horizontal axis follows observation order; calendar intervals may differ. High and low refer to observed values within this window, not intraday or all-time extremes. Ties show the first observation date.
Time-series chart
Bitcoin (USD)
2026-02-04–2026-11-09
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | 73,989 USD | 2026-11-08 | -595.9 USD |
| 2026-11-08 | 74,585 USD | 2026-11-07 | -1,163 USD |
| 2026-11-07 | 75,748 USD | 2026-11-06 | 0.65 USD |
| 2026-11-06 | 75,747 USD | 2026-11-05 | -195.2 USD |
| 2026-11-05 | 75,942 USD | 2026-11-04 | -4,463 USD |
| 2026-11-04 | 80,405 USD | 2026-11-03 | 3,060 USD |
| 2026-11-03 | 77,345 USD | 2026-11-02 | 667.8 USD |
| 2026-11-02 | 76,677 USD | 2026-11-01 | -1,571 USD |
| 2026-11-01 | 78,248 USD | 2026-10-31 | 813.7 USD |
| 2026-10-31 | 77,435 USD | 2026-10-30 | 236.5 USD |
Source: Yahoo Finance
Interpretation guide
Bitcoin in dollars: the front line of global liquidity and risk appetite
The dollar price of bitcoin trades around the clock on global exchanges. With a fixed supply, it attracts both debasement hedgers and volatility-seeking speculators, and because it reacts to liquidity shifts earlier and harder than equities, it is widely watched as a leading thermometer of risk appetite.
What moves the price
With no earnings or dividends, bitcoin's price is purely flows and liquidity. It behaves as a high-beta asset: first to rally when dollar liquidity loosens, first to wobble when tightening bites.
- US real rates and the dollar index set the medium-term backdrop.
- Spot ETF flows have become the key gauge of institutional demand.
- Halving cycles slow supply growth and act as a structural long-term backdrop.
The relationship with equities
Bitcoin's correlation with the Nasdaq has been high for years, but with several times the amplitude. It therefore often reveals liquidity shifts before equities do, and sharp breaks read as an early warning for risk assets broadly.
- Bitcoin and the Nasdaq rallying together adds credibility to a liquidity-driven market.
- Bitcoin breaking down while stocks hold can be an early sign of liquidity withdrawal.
- Read it alongside the Fed balance sheet and reverse repo for the liquidity backdrop.
Uses and misreads
Bitcoin's volatility is on a different scale from equities — equity-style stop and sizing rules do not transfer. As a market signal, read trends and cross-asset combinations, not single-day moves.
- Corrections of 20-30% recur even inside bull markets; treat them as normal variance.
- Pair it with the kimchi premium to gauge domestic Korean speculative heat.
- Altcoin frenzies during late rallies are a classic late-cycle marker.