Bitcoin Price Chart

How the bitcoin market trades

Bitcoin never closes: it trades 24 hours a day, every day of the year, across global exchanges. There is no opening bell and no daily settlement, so the 1D view captures a rolling market that keeps moving through weekends — when thinner liquidity can produce outsized swings.

Its volatility is a different order of magnitude from metals: double-digit percentage days happen every year. Price tends to move with global liquidity conditions and risk appetite, punctuated by crypto-native events — the four-yearly supply halvings, exchange failures, regulatory rulings, and the arrival of spot ETFs that opened the market to traditional investors.

How to read the bitcoin chart

Use the timeframe buttons (1D, 1W, 1M, 3M, 1Y, 5Y, MAX) to change the period shown. Short timeframes capture intraday volatility, while the 1-year, 5-year, and MAX views reveal whether Bitcoin is in a long-term uptrend, downtrend, or trading range. The line is shaded green when the price rose over the selected period and red when it fell.

Trends, support, and resistance

A series of higher highs and higher lows signals an uptrend; lower highs and lower lows mark a downtrend. Support is a level where buyers have repeatedly stepped in, while resistance is where sellers have capped rallies. These are reference points, not guarantees.

A chart describes the past; it cannot predict the future. Pair what you see with an understanding of what moves the bitcoin price, and review the historical performance table for context. Nothing here is financial advice — see our disclaimer.