Daily BTC read · 2026-09-18

Bitcoin Market-Profile Read — 2026-09-18

BTC closed at $80,883.87, trading inside the value area — balanced and rotational. Fair value (POC) for the session sat at $80,950.00, with the value area between $78,070.00 and $81,370.00.

Key levels (TPO)

LevelPrice
Period High$81,400.00
Value Area High (VAH)$81,370.00
Point of Control (POC)$80,950.00
Value Area Low (VAL)$78,070.00
Period Low$76,296.00
Close$80,883.87 (+5.85% DoD)

Funding & open interest

Average 8h funding: +0.0080% (longs pay). Aggregated open interest: $15.92B.

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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