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Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) must close above $87,498 by December 31 to finish 2026 with a positive return.
Trading at $86,276 as of September 22, the asset is just 1.2% below the $87,498 level where it opened the year on December 31, 2025.
With 14 weeks of trading remaining, a daily close above this threshold is the specific requirement for a green year-end result. The current price sits after a volatile stretch that began in mid-September.
Bitcoin hit an intraday low of $74,888 on September 15, the same day the U.S. Senate rejected the CLARITY Act, a key crypto market structure bill.
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