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Bitcoin Weekly Briefing: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

Bitcoin at $78,297; QQQ down 3.04% for the week

By AlphaScala Research DeskPublished Reviewing Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · outlook and calls for Nov 2–8, 2026

Summary

Bitcoin traded at $78,297.21, down 0.07% on the session. QQQ fell 3.04% week-over-week and SPY 1.26%, the sharper decline in growth names. Gold changed hands at $3,901.03, up 0.66% on the session. AlphaScala recorded no proprietary signal on bitcoin for the period.

Bitcoin traded at $78,297.21 late in the period, down 0.07% on the session, according to AlphaScala's price snapshot. US equities had the weaker week: SPY fell 1.26% week-over-week and the Nasdaq-100 tracker QQQ 3.04%.

Gold changed hands at $3,901.03, up 0.66% on the session.

The bitcoin and gold figures are session moves; the equity numbers cover the full week. Relative strength across the three is directional at best.

AlphaScala recorded no proprietary signal for bitcoin in the period: no insider cluster and no Alpha Score change against a name in the theme.

Outlook · Nov 2–8, 2026

Bitcoin starts the week of Nov. 2 at $78,297.21 with no AlphaScala signal attached and no high-importance macro print on the calendar after Nov. 1. The equity backdrop is the only cross-asset reference the period produced: QQQ's 3.04% weekly decline ran roughly two and a half times SPY's 1.26%. Gold at $3,901.03, up 0.66% on the session, was the other quoted reference. The period closed Nov. 1 with bitcoin down 0.07% on the session.

Calls to watch

Forward-looking statements covering Nov 2–8, 2026. Each is logged and will be scored against what happens.

  • 60%
    BTC/USD daily closes stay below $80,000 through Friday, Nov. 6 · week of Nov. 2 · BTC
  • 50%
    Bitcoin trades in a $76,000–$80,500 band on a daily-close basis through Nov. 6 · week of Nov. 2 · BTC
  • 72%
    Gold closes above $3,850 on Friday, Nov. 6 · week of Nov. 2 · XAU

Sources

CFTC positioning: Bitcoin COT report

Grounded in AlphaScala signals and coverage. Educational only, not investment advice. Methodology: how briefings are produced.

Previous Bitcoin briefings
2026-10-19Bitcoin flat at $80,228 as SPY sheds 0.86% and gold adds 0.62%
2026-10-12Bitcoin holds near $79,600 as equities slide; QQQ drops 4.9% for the week
2026-10-05Bitcoin holds near $79,600 as equities diverge; S&P 500 gains 0.48%
2026-09-28Bitcoin flat at $79,569 as equities rally; no catalysts on horizon
2026-09-21Bitcoin steadies near $79.5K; SPY slips 0.3%, QQQ edges up
2026-09-14Bitcoin rallies 3.6% to $81,034, outpacing gold and equities
2026-09-07Bitcoin slides 2.4% in quiet week, trails gold and equities