Daily BTC read · 2026-08-26

Bitcoin Market-Profile Read — 2026-08-26

BTC closed at $79,023.75, trading inside the value area — balanced and rotational. Fair value (POC) for the session sat at $78,400.00, with the value area between $78,310.00 and $79,080.00.

Key levels (TPO)

LevelPrice
Period High$79,251.60
Value Area High (VAH)$79,080.00
Point of Control (POC)$78,400.00
Value Area Low (VAL)$78,310.00
Period Low$77,632.58
Close$79,023.75 (+0.62% DoD)

Funding & open interest

Average 8h funding: +0.0050% (longs pay). Aggregated open interest: $14.48B.

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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