Daily BTC read · 2026-08-21

Bitcoin Market-Profile Read — 2026-08-21

BTC closed at $78,338.03, trading inside the value area — balanced and rotational. Fair value (POC) for the session sat at $77,320.00, with the value area between $76,190.00 and $78,830.00.

Key levels (TPO)

LevelPrice
Period High$79,500.00
Value Area High (VAH)$78,830.00
Point of Control (POC)$77,320.00
Value Area Low (VAL)$76,190.00
Period Low$73,027.02
Close$78,338.03 (+7.28% DoD)

Funding & open interest

Average 8h funding: +0.0100% (longs pay). Aggregated open interest: $14.13B.

Open naked POCs (price magnets)

Unvisited points of control still pulling on price:

What it means

Market Profile maps where the market spent time, not just where price went. The POC is fair value; the value-area edges (VAH/VAL) are evidence-based boundaries; naked POCs act as magnets. Together they show structure — not a guess.

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