WEEKLY BITCOIN REPORT
Bitcoin this week, Week 34, 2026 (Aug 17 – Aug 23)
Bitcoin rose 23.7% this week, closing at $77,717. The biggest daily move was +7.3% on 2026-08-21. Sentiment ended at greed (66 on the Fear & Greed Index).
THE WEEK IN NUMBERS
WEEKLY CHANGE+23.7%
CLOSE$77,717
HIGHEST CLOSE$78,325
LOWEST CLOSE$64,485
BIGGEST DAY+7.3%
FEAR & GREED66 (Greed)
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01DAY BY DAY
Daily closes
BITCOIN DAILY CLOSES (UTC), WEEK 34, 2026 (AUG 17 – AUG 23)
| CLOSE | DAILY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | $64,485 | +2.6% |
| 2026-08-18 | $64,686 | +0.3% |
| 2026-08-19 | $69,298 | +7.1% |
| 2026-08-20 | $73,008 | +5.4% |
| 2026-08-21 | $78,325 | +7.3% |
| 2026-08-22 | $77,066 | -1.6% |
| 2026-08-23 | $77,717 | +0.8% |
02READINGS
Where the indicators ended the week
Bitcoin risk moved from 0.16 to 0.31 (low). The Fear & Greed Index averaged 56 over the week and closed at 66, greed. The highest close was $78,325 on 2026-08-21, the lowest $64,485 on 2026-08-17.
Figures use daily UTC closes from Bitstamp's BTC/USD, the same series behind every chart on the indicators pages. Free to quote with a link to this page.
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