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Bitcoin fell to $79,800 on Oct. 15 before reaching an intraday high of $82,634, but the recovery left a weaker layer of bids beneath the $80,000 level, according to Glassnode. Large bids that had sat at $80,000 for the prior week were filled, then replaced; the remaining stack below the level was smaller after that refill.
&nbsp;ETF flows are another part of the demand picture, as outlined in <a href="/bitcoin-etf-news-inflows-support/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bitcoin ETF demand near the $80,000 support zone</a>.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="glassnode-s-80-000-bitcoin-order-book-test">Glassnode’s $80,000 Bitcoin Order-Book Test</h2>
Glassnode’s heatmap tracked resting orders on Binance’s BTC/USDT spot book on Oct. 15. Before 13:00 UTC, bitcoin traded between $80,500 and $81,900 while a thick concentration of buy orders remained at $80,000, a level that had acted as a visible bid wall during the preceding week.
From 13:00 to 14:00 UTC, BTC slipped to $79,800 and the $80,000 orders were consumed. About 20 minutes later, Glassnode’s annotations showed a new large bid just below $80,000. Buyers then moved their bids higher between 15:00 and 18:00 UTC, as bitcoin climbed to $82,634.
A separate resting bid appeared near $82,000 during the evening, and the source reported that price held above it afterward.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="liquidations-helped-the-rebound-but-do-not-prove-demand">Liquidations Helped the Rebound, but Do Not Prove Demand</h2>
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About $930 million in leveraged positions were wiped out during the dip, including approximately $780 million in long positions.
During the subsequent recovery, roughly $53 million in short positions were liquidated. That short squeeze helped BTC move back above $82,000, but the source characterized the effect as a one-time lift rather than sustained buying: liquidations close existing positions and do not, by themselves, create continuing spot demand.
The distinction matters for interpreting the price action. A rebound driven partly by short covering can lift prices quickly while leaving the market dependent on new buyers to maintain the advance. If bids below $80,000 are thinner, the depth available to absorb another wave of selling becomes an important part of the next test. The interaction between <a href="/bitcoin-liquidations-crowded-leverage/" rel="noopener noreferrer">crowded leverage and forced liquidations</a> can magnify moves when liquidity is limited.
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