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# Coinbase BTCUSD point-and-figure analysis

The short-term assessment remains bearish, with a new confirmed High/Low sell at $80,500. The October 15 O decline to $80,000 is no longer a projection. Close retains its October 7 sell at $83,000. High/Low now projects an X bounce to $82,000, but that unconfirmed reversal is not a buy.

Snapshot: October 16, 2026 at approximately 00:01 UTC, or October 15 at 18:01 Mexico City time, UTC-6. Close was captured at `2026-10-16T00:01:13.775Z`, with a source-reported approximate quote of $82,117. High/Low was captured independently at `2026-10-16T00:01:37.029Z`, with a source-reported projection-price value of $82,101.98. The latter matches the current daily low in a subsequent candlestick inspection, so it is not a synchronized last-trade quote.

Both charts use COINBASE:BTCUSD, Traditional fixed $500 boxes, 3-box reversal, a 1D source interval, and one-step-back building disabled. Close and High/Low were inspected separately in an isolated public TradingView chart. The interpretation follows Thomas J. Dorsey's *Point and Figure Charting*, 4th edition, Chapters 2, 3, and 11.

## Observations and comparison with the preceding snapshot

The preceding valid snapshot was October 15 at approximately 17:22 UTC. Close retains 45 confirmed columns beginning February 10, 2026, with no additions, extensions, or revisions when compared by column start dates, directions, and box prices. It still ends in the October 12 O column from $83,000 to $82,000, inclusive of 3 boxes. No projection was returned. Its last confirmed signal remains the October 7 double-bottom sell at $83,000. The source-reported quote changed from approximately $82,477 to $82,117.

High/Low retains all 51 preceding confirmed columns beginning June 26, 2026 and adds the October 15 O column, giving 52 confirmed columns. The new column runs from $83,500 to $80,000, inclusive of 8 boxes. It crosses the preceding October 12 O bottom at $81,000 and prints a fresh sell at $80,500. It also exceeds the earlier October 7 low at $80,500 by one box. There are no extensions or price revisions to the preceding 51 columns. Their numeric indices shifted down by 1 as TradingView changed the loaded history, not because the historical formations changed.

The preceding eight-box O projection is therefore now confirmed. The new, separate projection is an X column from $80,500 to $82,000, inclusive of 4 boxes. It does not exceed the latest confirmed X top at $84,000 and contains no potential buy signal. The model excludes this projection from confirmed signal state.

Both captures reported completed historical loading. Separate 1D candlestick inspections at 00:01:05 UTC and 00:02:23 UTC returned the same completed October 15 bar: open $81,566.28, high $82,555.08, low $79,676.02, close $82,131.46. Both inspections also returned the new October 16 daily bar. The High/Low confirmed O column remained unchanged on a follow-up check at 00:02:11 UTC. These observations show that the daily rollover had settled. The October 16 bar is still open, so its X projection remains unconfirmed.

The October 15 close stayed above Close's $81,500 sell box, despite that day's low below $80,000. High/Low incorporated that low at the completed daily rollover. This is a source-construction difference, not a contradiction between the charts.

The $500 grid, source settings, confirmed rows, and projection presence were checked against actual chart screenshots. This snapshot records fresh observations and a confirmed state transition, not a relabeled copy of the preceding data.

## Confirmed resistance, support, and signal state

Close has two successive X tops at $86,500. The October 7 O column crossed the preceding $83,500 O low, generating a double-bottom sell at $83,000 and continuing to $82,000. The October 11 X reversal reached only $83,500. The October 12 O column returned to $82,000 without breaking that earlier bottom, so it generated no new sell. The completed October 15 close did not change this structure.

High/Low has September and October resistance at $87,000, followed by lower X tops at $86,500 and $84,000. Its October 7 O breakdown generated a sell at $84,500 and reached $80,500. The October 12 O column initially held a higher bottom at $81,000. The October 14 X column matched $84,000 without printing the $84,500 buy box. The new October 15 O decline broke that higher bottom, replaced the active sell with a fresh $80,500 sell, and established the latest O low at $80,000.

[INFERENCE] High/Low's earlier stabilization has failed at the local support comparison. The projected bounce does not repair that confirmed break. Close has not confirmed the same deterioration, so the sources should not be described as having identical current signals or support levels.

Book reference: Chapter 3, printed pp. 73 to 80, double tops, double bottoms, rising bottoms, and declining tops. Equal tops or bottoms alone do not create a new signal.

## Decision levels

These are box-printing thresholds for the specified construction. They are not interchangeable spot-price triggers. An intraday touch or a projected box is not a confirmed 1D source-bar result.

| Checkpoint | Close source | High/Low source | Interpretation |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Last confirmed sell signal | $83,000, October 7 | $80,500, October 15 | Neither has been replaced by a buy |
| Latest confirmed O low | $82,000 | $80,000 | Reference support in recorded history |
| Latest confirmed X top | $83,500 | $84,000 | Local resistance reference |
| Upward three-box reversal | $83,500 | $81,500 | Column reversal, not a buy |
| Next double-top buy | $84,000 | $84,500 | One box above the latest confirmed X top |
| Next double-bottom sell | $81,500 | $79,500 | One box below the latest confirmed O low |
| Larger resistance breakout | $87,000 | $87,500 | Clears the September/October ceiling |
| October 7 bearish vertical-count objective | $77,000 | $74,000 | Historical completed breakdown count |

Close needs an upward three-box reversal to $83,500 from its current $82,000 O low before a $84,000 buy can occur. Its repeated $82,000 O bottoms would be broken by a confirmed $81,500 box.

High/Low now needs an upward three-box reversal to $81,500 from its confirmed $80,000 O low. Its X projection reaches $82,000, exceeding that reversal threshold without confirming the reversal or printing the $84,500 buy box. The next new sell would be at $79,500. The preceding $80,500 sell threshold has already been crossed and must not remain labeled as the next support break.

## Local trend lines and the shakeout hypothesis

The September local bullish support lines start one box below their named O anchors and rise one $500 box per column. Close uses the September 7 low at $76,000, starting the line at $75,500. High/Low uses the September 15 low at $75,000, starting at $74,500.

High/Low's October 12 O column printed $81,000 against the reconstructed local bullish support line at $81,500, penetrating it. The new October 15 O column prints $80,000 against that guide at $82,500 and remains below it. This continues the prior local line failure rather than creating the first penetration. The confirmed October 14 X bounce and the new projected X bounce do not erase it. Close's local guide remains at $78,500 at its latest confirmed column, below the unchanged $82,000 O low.

The optional October bearish resistance lines start at $87,000, one box above the final $86,500 X top before the October 7 sell. Their named anchors are October 4 on Close and October 6 on High/Low. At the latest confirmed columns, those guides stand at $85,500 on Close and $84,500 on High/Low. Both latest confirmed columns remain below them. The High/Low X projection also remains below its projected-position bearish guide, but projections do not establish a new confirmed trend-line event.

[INFERENCE] The October decline cannot be called a confirmed bullish shakeout from these charts alone. Dorsey's setup also requires a strong underlying and market uptrend, price above bullish support, the first sell in that uptrend, and supportive relative strength. Those conditions have not been established here. High/Low's confirmed second sell and continuing local support-line failure weaken the hypothesis further.

These are local guides, not proof that every longer-term bullish support line has failed. Bitcoin spot is not a commodity futures contract. Chapter 11's trend-versus-signal distinction is applied as analytical context, not as a futures-trading rule.

Book references: Chapter 2, printed pp. 51 to 55, bullish support and bearish resistance. Chapter 3, printed pp. 91 to 93, shakeout requirements. Chapter 11, printed pp. 327 to 335, commodity chart patterns and trend stops versus signal stops.

## Historical downside counts

The named October 7 O breakdown columns are unchanged and completed by subsequent confirmed X reversals. Their bearish vertical counts therefore remain unchanged. Counts include both endpoint boxes and use Dorsey's short-sale multiplier of 2, not 3.

Close: the October 7 column runs from $86,000 to $82,000, giving 9 boxes. $86,000 minus 9 × $500 × 2 gives a $77,000 objective.

High/Low: the October 7 column runs from $86,000 to $80,500, giving 12 boxes. $86,000 minus 12 × $500 × 2 gives a $74,000 objective.

These are historical objectives, not forecasts, guaranteed destinations, or timing estimates. The new October 15 High/Low O column is confirmed, but no subsequent confirmed X reversal has completed it. Its current X projection is not sufficient to lock a completed new count. No new downside objective is asserted from that unfinished sequence, and the displayed $74,000 remains explicitly anchored to October 7 rather than the latest sell.

[INFERENCE] The new confirmed High/Low support break reinforces the bearish reading and brings the earlier $75,000 to $78,000 trading area back into focus. It does not guarantee that area will be reached. Close would need its own confirmed $81,500 support break to show comparable local deterioration.

Book reference: Chapter 2, printed pp. 57 to 60, objectives and vertical counts, including the short-sale multiplier of 2.

## What would change the interpretation

A confirmed local buy at $84,000 on Close or $84,500 on High/Low would replace that source's active sell signal. A subsequent pullback that holds a higher O bottom, followed by another buy, would provide stronger evidence of sustained demand. A confirmed breakout at $87,000 or $87,500, respectively, would clear the broader resistance ceiling.

A fresh confirmed sell at $81,500 on Close or $79,500 on High/Low would strengthen the bearish case further. High/Low has already confirmed the preceding $80,500 sell. Its projected X reversal is not a buy, and Close's missing projection is not evidence of a reversal. Column direction, projected direction, and active signal direction remain separate.

## Sources, provenance, and limitations

[Interactive assessment and recorded chart data](https://trade.irving.bio/).

[Coinbase BTCUSD chart inspected on TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=COINBASE%3ABTCUSD).

[TradingView point-and-figure construction and projection rules](https://www.tradingview.com/support/solutions/43000502276-learn-using-point-and-figure-charts/).

Thomas J. Dorsey, *Point and Figure Charting*, 4th edition. The user's local ebook conversion at `/home/yield/Documents/ebooks/point-and-figure-charting-4e` supplied Chapters 2, 3, and 11. Printed page references differ from PDF page numbers. Fixed $500 Traditional boxes are not Dorsey's price-tiered default box schedule.

Close retains 45 confirmed columns beginning February 10, 2026. High/Low retains 52 beginning June 26, 2026. Both windows were recaptured from actual loaded TradingView history. All previously retained dates, directions, and prices match the preceding valid snapshot. High/Low adds one confirmed October 15 O column. Numeric indices are chart identifiers only, not evidence of historical changes or selectors for the October count and trend anchors. No missing history is interpolated.

TradingView's internal accessors are undocumented and were checked against the rendered chart in this run. Source captures are separate in time. The Close quote and High/Low projection-price value are approximate source observations, not synchronized executable prices. October 15 is completed, but October 16's daily input bar is still open, so its projection can change before confirmation. A missing projection remains null, never synthesized.

This is a timestamped technical interpretation, not a live feed, trade instruction, or guarantee of future performance. No trading, orders, alerts, brokerage connection, personal login, saved account-layout changes, or automatic price polling were performed.