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Bitcoin Holds Key Averages as ETH and XRP Test Barriers

Bitcoin (BTC) continues its rebound on Friday, changing hands around $76,770 and maintaining a constructive short-term tone. The price remains firmly above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), which are…

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Sep 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM UTC · 3 min read

Bitcoin Holds Key Averages as ETH and XRP Test Barriers
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Key Moments

  • Bitcoin (BTC) trades near $76,770 on Friday, staying above clustered 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs and eyeing resistance at $84,410.
  • Ethereum (ETH) holds around $2,456, comfortably above its major EMAs, with upside levels at $2,529 and $2,623 and deeper support near $2,000.
  • XRP hovers at $1.305, just above $1.300 support, constrained by the 200-day EMA at $1.352 and facing distant resistance near $1.900.

Bitcoin Outlook: Recovery Supported by Major Moving Averages

Bitcoin (BTC) continues its rebound on Friday, changing hands around $76,770 and maintaining a constructive short-term tone. The price remains firmly above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), which are grouped between approximately $71,600 and $73,824 and act as an important technical floor.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) sits at 52, having retreated from earlier overbought levels back into a neutral zone. Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator remains in negative territory, although its downside profile is contracting, signaling that bearish pressure is easing rather than indicating a decisive upside trend shift.

On the resistance side, the next prominent ceiling is a horizontal level at $84,410, where prior selling interest could reappear if the advance continues.

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$80,793

+5.71% (24H)

$80,801$78,573$76,345
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$1.62T

Circulating Supply

20.1M BTC

24H Volume

$36.0B

24H High

$80,938

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