Bearish alignment
Trend — Moving Averages
The 50-day average ($68,495) sits below the 200-day average ($69,603). Crossovers between these lines summarize the market's medium- and long-term direction.
BTC/USD market indicators
50 / 200 SMA Overview
Bitcoin / US Dollar
$81,124
BTC Price
$81,124
Daily close basis
7-Day
+1.09%
vs 7 days ago
30-Day
+26.54%
vs 30 days ago
200 Day MA
$69,603
Long-term trend
50 Day MA
$68,495
Medium-term trend
Golden Cross
No
50d above 200d MA
Daily closes · moving averages calculated from the same BTC/USD series
Price SMA 50 SMA 200
300 daily data points · 50-day and 200-day simple moving averagesLive data · Binance
Current readings
Three lenses on the same market
Every indicator on btcgoldencross.com answers one of three questions: which way is the trend, how stretched is momentum, and how much risk is in the price right now.
72.8 / 100
Momentum — RSI (14)
Momentum is stretched to the upside — the conventional "overbought" zone. Read it as elevated, not as an automatic reversal signal.
45.2% ann.
Risk — Volatility & Range
Over the past year BTC/USD has traded between $58,625 and $106,011. Annualized 30-day volatility quantifies how wide the typical daily swings have been recently.
Investment education
Understand the indicators before you trust them
Short, plain-language guides that explain what each indicator measures, how professionals read it, and where its limits are.
4 min read
Reading the Bitcoin Price Chart
What a daily BTC/USD chart actually shows, why timeframe selection changes the story, and how to avoid over-reading short-term noise.
5 min read
Moving Averages: SMA 50 and SMA 200
How simple moving averages smooth price action, and why traders watch the 50-day and 200-day lines for trend changes.
5 min read
The Relative Strength Index (RSI)
What the 14-day RSI measures, how the 30/70 bands are conventionally read, and the limits of momentum oscillators.
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Volatility is the norm
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Indicators describe, they do not predict
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