This week in crypto: 21 Sep – 27 Sep 2026

The crypto market this week, in one page: the mood, how prices moved and what drove each day.

Sentiment each day

0 = extreme fear, 50 = neutral, 100 = extreme greed. What the score means.

Biggest mood swing

26 Sep: sentiment moved -11 points. Bitcoin holds near $85,000 after a $2.1 billion, three-day ETF inflow streak and a short squeeze drive a roughly 10% weekly rally, even as hot US economic data revives bets on another Fed rate hike in October.

Day by day

• 71Greedy
  Tue 22 Sep

  Bitcoin surges past $86,000 to an eight-month high as a $770-million short squeeze collides with a new SEC tokenization exemption.
• 76Greedy
  Wed 23 Sep

  Bitcoin tops $86,000 and Ethereum, Solana and XRP all jump 5-7% as a $650M-plus short squeeze meets falling bond yields in crypto's best day since January.
• 65Optimistic
  Sat 26 Sep

  Bitcoin holds near $85,000 after a $2.1 billion, three-day ETF inflow streak and a short squeeze drive a roughly 10% weekly rally, even as hot US economic data revives bets on another Fed rate hike in October.
• 58Cautious
  Sun 27 Sep

  Bitcoin holds a quiet, flat line near $84,300 in a weekend pause after last week's short-squeeze rally, as record $2.4 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows collide with an unresolved debate over whether the Fed actually hikes rates in October.

General market information for education only, not financial advice. Crypto-assets are highly volatile; never risk money you can’t afford to lose.