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Bitcoin Tops $86,885 Ahead Of U.S. Jobs Figures As Treasury Yields Hit 5.34%
Bitcoin briefly topped $86,885 ahead of U.S. payrolls data. U.S. payrolls expected to rise by 90,000, unemployment at 4.1%.
Whether the rally is mainly short covering.
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“Short liquidations require buying to close, but alone cannot establish durable new spot demand.”Read the original ↗
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One doubts demand durability; the other gauges persistence via yields.
Bitcoin eyes jobs data
Bitcoin climbed to around $86.3 thousand and rose 1.74% during Friday trading on October 2, 2026, while the coin also rose about 11.31% for the month.
Bitcoin briefly topped $86,885 ahead of the U.S. jobs figures, with unemployment forecast to hold at 4.1% and nonfarm payrolls expected to increase by 90,000 in September.
U.S. 10-year Treasury yields reached multi-decade highs of 5.34%, and the surge in government bond yields kept bitcoin locked in the $82,000-$85,000 range throughout the week.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) briefly rose above 102 on Thursday to an 18-month high, and the stronger dollar put pressure on risk assets even as bitcoin continued to advance.
Market positioning and ETFs
Crypto traders moved into risk-on mode as bitcoin traded above $86,000 at 9:10 UTC, up 3.4% over 24 hours, and bitcoin dominance neared return to 60%.
The market awaited the release of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due at 8:30 a.m. ET, with expectations of 90,000 job gains in September and unemployment forecast to hold at 4.1%.
Citigroup raised its Bitcoin price target for the next 12 months to $113,000 from $82,000, and it also lifted its Ethereum price forecast to $3,028 from $2,240.
A separate market framing tied the rally to short positions closing, with the report asking whether buyers would stay after the jobs report as the Bureau of Labor Statistics scheduled the Employment Situation for October 2 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
Altcoins and technical calls
Uniswap’s UNI token drew attention as it rose from a June low of $2.31 to a peak of $10.90 last month, and the token broke through resistance at $7.47. DeFi Llama data showed trading volume on Uniswap’s platform reached $93 billion, the highest figure since October of the preceding year, and analysts pointed to a golden cross as the 50-day moving average moved above the 200-day moving average.
Pepe Coin advanced from $0.0000022 in early July to a recent level of $0.000004575, and the report said a decisive break above the $0.000004564 flag resistance confirmed bullish sentiment. Doppler Finance (XDP) traded at $0.019 on Friday, the report said the price marked a 43% retreat from its high point in September, and analysts anticipated consolidation with a possible rebound toward the $0.025 level.