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Bitcoin Price Holds $76.3K Lows Into US Midterms Week

A 12% rout in U.S. chipmakers and weaker Asian stocks pushed crypto lower, while traders eyed U.S. midterm election results.

  • Bitcoin holds above $77,000, reclaiming its 100-week EMA of $77,759, despite falling briefly under $77,000 as of Tuesday Asian morning hours ahead of Midterms.
  • Kalshi traders assign Democrats a 93.6% chance of winning control of the House ahead of Midterms, while Bitcoin ended the fourth quarter lower in each of the past three midterm election years, falling 43.5% in 2018.
  • Bitcoin remains supported near $76,300, holding above its 100-day moving average, with the 100-day SMA rising to $76,548; Rekt Capital compares current price action to the 2023 recovery.
  • Markets await economic Data including October payrolls on Friday, with 20% of S&P 500 companies reporting earnings, including Apple and Palantir, while traders monitor December Fed rate expectations.
  • Economist Mohamed El-Erian described markets as "acutely sensitive" to tech-sector news headlines, noting focus on capital expenditures and ROI; investors remain cautious as Midterms results arrive while Asian markets open.
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Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm vote

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Bitcoin (BTC) entered the 2026 United States midterm election day approximately 5.2 percent above its 200-day moving average; in the previous three midterm elections, the price never crossed above this line...

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