Bitcoin ended the third quarter of 2026 up about 42.6%, the best Q3 since 2017

Bitcoin ($BTC)

The rally recovered the losses of the first half of the year, when $BTC fell in both the first and second quarters. According to Glassnode, the rise came mainly on spot, and in September about $2.65 billion flowed into spot ETFs. But CryptoQuant warns that without new spot demand the rebound may prove unstable, and on September 30 the ETFs already showed an outflow.

Facts

CryptoQuant experts on September 30, 2026: futures demand again exceeds spot, and without spot demand the rebound may become unstable. [@markettwits, September 30, 2026]
Bitcoin rose 42.6% in the third quarter of 2026, the strongest Q3 in nine years; in Q1 and Q2 $BTC closed in negative territory. [@rickler_feed, October 1, 2026]
According to the Glassnode report, bitcoin broke through the cluster of long term holder coins at $84-85 thousand, which had held back the price for almost all of 2026; open interest in perps barely grew, meaning buying was on spot. [@WEB3_AGGREGATOR, October 1, 2026]
In September, spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted about $2.65 billion in net inflows, fund assets grew to $108 billion. [@WEB3_AGGREGATOR, October 1, 2026]
Now $BTC is trading near $84.7 thousand, with an all time high of $126 thousand. [Arkham]

Waiting

Whether steady spot demand and ETF inflows will return after the September 30 outflow, this will determine whether the growth holds.

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