MONETUM INTELLIGENCE | MIDDAY UPDATE
*Tuesday 22 September 2026 13:17 UTC*
Bitcoin extended its overnight bid into the London open, tagging $87,795 before sellers stepped in sharply, pulling price back to the $86,000 handle where it currently consolidates. The rejection from the session high represents a clean 2% drawdown and has left a prominent wick structure on the intraday chart — a warning shot ahead of NY. Altcoins tracked BTC without conviction: ETH failed to hold $2,807, SOL capped at $120.06, and XRP stalled at $1.57, all surrendering their highs in near-simultaneous fashion that points to coordinated deleveraging rather than isolated selling.