Short Answer

BTC is likely to reach the $84,393.67 target within the 15-minute window from 4:45 PM EDT to 5:00 PM EDT on September 23, with the market pricing this outcome at 59.0%.

1. Market Behavior & Drivers

No historical price data available.
  • The $84,393.67 target appears likely, bolstered by strong spot Bitcoin ETF inflows.
  • Broader prediction markets on September 23, 2026, also indicate high probability for BTC above $84,000.

Current Context

Target price predictions suggest balanced-to-slightly-bearish risk for Bitcoin. The requested $84,393.67 Bitcoin (BTC) target for 4:45–5:00 PM EDT on September 23, 2026, falls within a volatile $84,000–$85,000 range, recently tested and broken [1][2][3]. Prediction market data indicates bullish sentiment at lower thresholds; CoinRithm reported 98% implied probability for BTC at or above $82,000 [1], but Parity showed only 16% for above $84,000 and 35% for $86,250 or above [4][5]. These are distinct contract thresholds and do not offer a precise probability for $84,393.67 [1][4][5]. On September 23, at 2:43 PM EDT, BTC broke below $84,000, triggering $237 million in leveraged long liquidations within an hour, with prices then ranging between $83,900 and $85,000 on major exchanges [3]. Robinhood's 15-minute contracts define settlement using the average of CF Benchmarks' Bitcoin Real-Time Index over the final 60 seconds, rounded to two decimals [2]. No verified 4:45–5:00 PM EDT contract at the $84,393.67 target was located, though other September 23 15-minute contracts were surfaced for earlier in the day [2][6][7][8].
Market commentary on Bitcoin’s medium-term trajectory remains mixed. Expert and market commentary presented a mixed outlook, with CryptoQuant calling the bull market confirmed and identifying $88,000–$90,000 as a potential resistance zone [9]. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan described the environment as 'crypto spring,' and BTIG suggested holding $75,000 could open a path toward $90,000 [10]. Glassnode's September 9, 2026 framework set Bitcoin's overhead ceiling at $83,000–$86,000, based on long-term-holder cost basis, liquidation levels, and U.S. spot ETF break-even, noting a sustained close above $86,000 would confirm absorption [11]. The recent drop below $84,000, however, signals significant short-term downside risk [3]. Catalysts included $1.7 billion of U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF net inflows over the first two days of the week [12][10], countered by macro headwinds such as a recent Federal Reserve 25-basis-point hike, Treasury yields above 5%, and uncertainty following the CLARITY Act's failure in the Senate [12][10]. A September 11, 2026 hotter core-CPI print moved BTC from nearly $79,837 to below $77,000, accompanied by over $732 million in crypto liquidations and the largest weekly spot-Bitcoin-ETF outflow in ten weeks [13].
Derivatives pricing reflects contained volatility, though precise settlement data is limited. Derivatives market data from Deribit and Laevitas, ahead of the September 2026 FOMC period, shows BTC options volatility generally between 38% and 39%, with near-term volatility only slightly above 14-day volatility and put-call skew close to neutral [14][15]. Laevitas's September 14, 2026 derivatives brief reported 7-day ATM implied volatility near 38.67%, with 30-day near 36.60%, 90-day near 38.48%, and 180-day near 39.39%; BTC open interest was approximately $28.727 billion with funding at 5.2% [15]. For settlement, CF Benchmarks' Bitcoin Real-Time Index is authoritative [1][2]. The 5:00 PM EDT market settles based on the final 60 seconds immediately preceding 5:00 PM [1][2]. While Coin Metrics provides real-time BTC reference rates at high frequencies [16][17], the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate is a once-daily benchmark from a 15:00–16:00 London window and not a direct source for the requested 4:45–5:00 PM EDT settlement [18]. No verified, current probability for BTC being above or below exactly $84,393.67 at the specified time was found from Deribit or Laevitas [19][20][21][22].
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  2. 2BTC 15 min · 4:45–5:00 AM EDT Prediction Market - Robinhoodrobinhood.com
  3. 3Bitcoin breaks below $84,000 as $237M in longs get liquidated in a single hourcryptobriefing.com
  4. 4Bitcoin price on Sep 23, 2026? | Paritypredictparity.com
  5. 5Will the price of Bitcoin be above $84,000 on September 23? | Paritypredictparity.com
  6. 6September 23, 2026: BTC 15 min · 5:30–5:45 AM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  7. 7September 23, 2026: BTC 15 min · 12:00–12:15 AM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  8. 8September 23, 2026: BTC 15 min · 4:30–4:45 AM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  9. 9Bitcoin’s Next Bull Market Has Already Begun, Says CryptoQuantcointelegraph.com
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  17. 17https://gitbook-docs.coinmetrics.io/coin-metrics-prices/coin-metrics-prices/reference-rate-metricsgitbook-docs.coinmetrics.io
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  22. 22Crypto Options and Futures Exchange - Deribit by Coinbasederibit.com

2. Price Chart

Historical Price (Probability)

Outcome probability
Date

3. Market Data

Contract Snapshot

This BTC 15 min "Up or Down" market runs from September 23, 4:45 PM to 5:00 PM EDT. The precise conditions for a "YES" or "NO" resolution are not specified in the provided content, as the "To Beat" value is empty. Settlement is determined by the average of 60 CF Benchmarks Real Time Index (RTI) prices, collected during the final minute before the 5:00 PM ET expiration.

Market Discussion

No specific prediction market for the exact $84,393.67 BTC 15-minute target on September 23, 2026, was found, so reliable market-specific odds are unavailable [1][2][3][4]. However, general market commentary around September 23, 2026, leaned bullish for intraday positioning, with nearby 15-minute contracts showing high confidence and reports citing Bitcoin above $87,000 [2][5][6][7][8]. This was tempered by warnings that short-covering momentum could fade, while September 2026 data showed BTC trading materially below the target after macro news, and an overhead ceiling was identified around $83,000–$86,000 [6][8][9][10].

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  2. 2BTC price up in next 15 mins? | Paritypredictparity.com
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  4. 4BTC 15 min · 2:45–3:00 PM EDT Crypto Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  5. 5Will the price of Bitcoin be above $84,000 on September 23? | Paritypredictparity.com
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4. Trust Index

Octagon Trust Index Kalshi 80 Good
How it adds up
Integrity80% of score84Good
Trade quality20% of score62Caution

Includes the cost to trade: a $10,000 order loses about 4% of the price to slippage.

Trust score80Good

Weighted blend with hard caps — a critically weak safety pillar, or a severe trading anomaly, caps the total regardless of the rest. Full methodology · About the Trust Index

Trust profile
Integrity4 screens run · 6 don't apply
Market integrity
84Good

Outcome is hard to influence

No suspicious activity on any screen

Screened clean
Large tradesNo single trade dominates the tape. Clear
Thin-volume movesNo significant move Clear
Size patternsNo distribution read Clear
2 screens not run
Outcome control · doesn't apply to this market type
Thin-leg conviction · doesn't apply to this market type
Info fairness
80Good

Structural prior — no screens apply

No suspicious activity on any screen

Screened clean
Information exposureNo concentrated group can know the outcome materially early. Clear
4 screens not run
Move vs. catalyst · doesn't apply to this market type
Longshot repricing · doesn't apply to this market type
Pre-broadcast certainty · doesn't apply to this market type
Cross-venue timing · doesn't apply to this market type
Resolution quality
92Strong

Resolution mechanism is dependable

No suspicious activity on any screen

Resolution rules read: Clear

Liquidity
—

No reading right now

1 contract

Target Price: $84,393.67—
No recent trading to measure

No recent trading to measure

Move quality
—

No reading right now

1 contract

Target Price: $84,393.67—
Only 0 candle closes

Only 0 candle closes

Rule clarity
95Clear

Counts toward Resolution quality, not here

1 contract

Target Price: $84,393.6795
Clear · high confidence

Objective result from a trusted source (allowlist)

allowlist · Clear
Trade quality
62Caution

Order book is thin

Tradable, but expect execution cost beyond small sizes.

Liquidity unreadable

No significant moves to grade

$100 order: 0.5c slippage (<1% of a 50.5c contract)

$1,000 order: 0.5c slippage (<1% of a 50.5c contract)

$10,000 order: 1.9c slippage (~4% of a 50.5c contract)

Target Price: $84,393.67Primary–Market scoreLiquidity–Move quality–Rule clarity95
Why this score
Liquidity
No recent trading to measure

No recent trading to measure

Move quality
Only 0 candle closes

Only 0 candle closes

Rule clarity
95 · Clear · high confidence

Objective result from a trusted source (allowlist)

allowlist · Clear

underwriting_v1.4 · computed Sep 23, 2026

5. What do order book dynamics on Coinbase and Binance suggest about price pressure near the $84,000-$85,000 zone leading into the 4:45 PM EDT window?

Overhead Resistance Zone$84,000-$85,000 [1][2]
Large-Trader Net Selling (24h)-$106 million [3]
Glassnode Structural Ceiling$83,000-$86,000 [4]
Direct order book dynamics for the specified time are unavailable. The available research does not provide contemporaneous bid/ask walls, cancellations, trades, or imbalance values for Coinbase and Binance leading into September 23, 2026, at 4:45 PM EDT, making it impossible to directly determine specific order book dynamics for that window [5][6][7]. Despite the existence of infrastructure for order book analysis, no retrieved source supplies a synchronized, timestamped level-2 snapshot or depth imbalance reading for the queried time, thus preventing a direct directional order-book call [8][9][6][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Historical research further indicates that order-book imbalance predicts only very short-horizon returns, with signal decay toward noise in approximately 26 seconds [16].
Broader market indicators suggest significant overhead resistance. General bearish pressure is indicated by broader evidence, with the $84,000-$85,000 zone likely acting as overhead resistance [1][2][4]. Intraday data showed Bitcoin (BTC) falling on Binance around 1:01 PM EDT, placing spot prices near $83,874 after a rejection from an intraday high near $87,283 [1][17]. Liquidation liquidity was reported above spot around $85,500-$87,000, and large-trader flow exhibited net selling of -$106 million over the prior 24 hours [1][2][3]. Glassnode’s assessment also identified a structural overhead ceiling around $83,000-$86,000, with the heaviest long-term-holder cost-basis bucket near $85,000, further supporting resistance in this zone [4].
Key support levels are present in the low $83,000s. Downside liquidity or support was observed near the low-$83,000s and around $82,000-$83,000 [1][2]. Specifically, $83,593 was identified as a technical support level [1].
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6. How do the latest net flow figures for spot Bitcoin ETFs like BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC align with the medium-term bullish outlook from analysts at CryptoQuant?

Latest ETF Net Inflows$714.7 million (Sept 22, 2026) [1][2]
Cumulative ETF InflowsApproximately $2.31 billion (4 sessions) [1][2]
Year-to-date Net ETF Inflows$29.3 billion [3]
Recent spot Bitcoin ETF inflows strongly support a medium-term bullish outlook. On September 22, 2026, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs registered significant net inflows of $714.7 million, with no individual fund experiencing outflows [1][2][4][5]. BlackRock's IBIT led this activity with $350.3 million in inflows, followed by Fidelity's FBTC adding $257.4 million [1][2][4][5]. This marked the fourth consecutive session of positive inflows, accumulating approximately $2.31 billion over this period [1][2]. The preceding session on September 21 also saw substantial net inflows of $998.95 million [2][6]. This broad and unusually large institutional demand, alongside year-to-date figures showing $29.3 billion in net inflows and 257,285 BTC accumulated in ETF custody, indicates a structurally constructive institutional demand backdrop, with spot ETFs now holding about 7% of the total Bitcoin supply [3]. These figures align strongly with the medium-term bullish thesis put forth by analysts at CryptoQuant [1][2][4][5].
Short-term price action remains distinct from medium-term demand signals. Despite the significant institutional inflows, these flows are considered a better indicator of positive medium-term demand rather than precise 15-minute price outcomes [4][2][6][5]. Short-term price movements can be influenced by factors such as profit-taking and recent reversal history [4][2][6][5]. For instance, approximately 47,600 BTC held at a profit were sent to exchanges by short-term holders when Bitcoin was near $88,000, suggesting potential profit-taking supply [4][1]. Furthermore, a near-term warning associated with September 22 tempers confidence in a rapid bullish prediction within a 15-minute window, necessitating confirmation through continued positive ETF flows [3]. Data from September 17, 2026, also revealed cautious short-term positioning in BTC options, characterized by implied volatility around 38%-39% and a near-neutral put-call skew [7].
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  4. 4Bitcoin ETFs just erased a $5.7 billion hole, but profit-taking is swallowing the new demandcryptoslate.com
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7. How does the outlook from on-chain metrics, such as CryptoQuant's exchange flow data, compare with signals from the derivatives market, like the recent $237 million liquidation event?

30-day BTC spot demand-180,000 BTC (supply exceeded demand) [1][2]
Long liquidations (Sept 23)~$237 million in ~1 hour [3]
Key Bitcoin ceiling$83,000-$86,000 [4]
On-chain metrics suggest cautious Bitcoin demand, pointing to a bearish outlook. On-chain demand signals were observed as cautious and mixed, rather than bullish. CryptoQuant reports indicated a cumulative 30-day apparent BTC spot demand around -180,000 BTC, which suggests that supply exceeded demand over that period [1][2]. While futures demand showed some recovery, these on-chain exchange-flow and spot-demand metrics are considered slower, structural indicators [1][3][2].
The derivatives market displayed acute downside vulnerability with significant long liquidations. On September 23, 2026, as Bitcoin fell below $84,000, approximately $237 million of leveraged longs were reportedly liquidated within about an hour [3]. Broader data corroborated a leverage flush, with roughly $280 million in BTC liquidations over four hours and $337.50 million from longs out of $360.82 million in total crypto liquidations [1][2][5]. Glassnode analysis had previously identified a key Bitcoin ceiling around $83,000-$86,000 where short-liquidation liquidity had substantially grown [4]. While derivatives liquidations are faster and more immediately relevant indicators, such cascades can also exhaust forced selling, potentially leading to a sharp rebound [1][3][2].
Combined signals indicate a near-term bearish-to-volatile outcome with downside risk. For the specific September 23, 2026 period, the overall signal suggested this near-term bearish-to-volatile outcome. Weak negative spot demand limited evidence of durable accumulation, while rising futures demand and the significant long-liquidation cascade highlighted concentrated leverage being unwound [1][3][2]. The market context was unfavorable for sustained upside, with Bitcoin having recently broken below $84,000, and an analogous market indicating only about a 16% probability for Bitcoin to finish above $84,000 [3][6][7]. Therefore, the evidence leans towards a high-volatility test of the $83,000-$86,000 resistance zone, accompanied by elevated volatility and downside risk [1][3][2][4][8].
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  8. 8CME CF Bitcoin Reference Ratecfbenchmarks.com

8. What public data sources provide real-time tracking of large-scale liquidations and whale wallet movements that could impact BTC's price in a 15-minute window?

Coin Metrics Liquidation CoverageEvents across nine exchanges [1]
Glassnode Whale ThresholdEntities holding at least 1,000 BTC [2]
BRTI Update FrequencyEvery 200 milliseconds [3][4][5][6]
Multiple public data sources provide real-time tracking of large-scale liquidations. Coin Metrics offers a real-time market-liquidations WebSocket, recording and emitting events across nine exchanges with an ordering sequence ID [1]. Kaiko delivers a tick-level derivative liquidation-events feed, detailing event price, amount, position side, and timestamp for futures and perpetuals [7]. Live HyperCore liquidation feeds from GoldRush and normalized streams from MarginPad provide immediate insights into forced-flow direction and notional value [8][9]. Other platforms include Tardis.dev for exchange-native real-time streams covering tick-level order books, trades, open interest, funding, and liquidations [10][11]; Laevitas for futures and perpetual liquidations, order books, and open interest with documented 1-minute, 5-minute, and 15-minute channels [12]; and AgentFeed for live liquidation data across approximately 600 USDT perpetual markets on major exchanges, including cascade detection [13]. Additionally, 0xArchive documents endpoints for symbol-specific completed liquidations and projected liquidation levels [14].
Monitoring whale wallet movements is also crucial for anticipating BTC price shifts. The Smart Money API provides WebSocket streams for whale positions and liquidations, delivering sub-second updates on exchange, direction, size, and liquidation price [15]. Hyperbot exposes HyperCore address fills and whale-order share [16]. Glassnode tracks whale inflows, outflows, and netflows to exchanges for entities holding at least 1,000 BTC, providing 10-minute and 1-hour views of deposit counts and volumes [2][17][18]. However, Glassnode cautions that whale address counts may include exchanges and custodians, potentially reflecting internal reshuffling rather than pure directional selling [19].
Definitive BTC price validation uses specific benchmark data for prediction markets. While liquidation and whale feeds serve as strong volatility signals for potential price movements, the final price check for prediction markets is resolved using the average of the final 60 seconds of CF Benchmarks' Bitcoin Real Time Index (BRTI) [3][4][5][6]. The BRTI itself updates every 200 milliseconds with a 10-second observation window [3][4][5][6]. Therefore, although real-time liquidation and whale data can inform strategies and signal potential market volatility, the definitive price validation should align with BRTI-compatible data from CF Benchmarks.
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9. Which U.S. economic data releases or Federal Reserve statements scheduled for September 23, 2026, could inject volatility into BTC markets before the 5:00 PM EDT settlement?

September Preliminary Manufacturing PMI Forecast53.5 vs 53.9 prior [1][2]
September Preliminary Services PMI Forecast56.0 vs 56.5 prior [1][2]
US Treasury 5-year Note Auction Amount$70 billion [3][4][5]
Several early economic releases and Fed remarks may stir Bitcoin markets. On September 23, 2026, before the 5:00 PM EDT settlement, key U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve statements are scheduled. At 9:45 AM EDT, preliminary September PMIs are due, with Manufacturing forecast at 53.5 (prior 53.9) and Services at 56.0 (prior 56.5). These figures can influence Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar, and Bitcoin through their impact on growth and interest rate expectations [1][2]. Additionally, Governor Michael S. Barr's speech on housing and the economic outlook, scheduled for approximately 10:05 AM EDT, could introduce volatility if his remarks or Q&A deviate notably from expectations in a hawkish or dovish direction, affecting yields, the dollar, and Bitcoin [6][7][8][9].
A significant Treasury auction result could introduce market volatility. At 1:00 PM EDT, the U.S. Treasury's $70 billion 5-year note auction, which reportedly had a weak result, presents a meaningful channel for rates volatility that could impact Bitcoin [3][4][5]. These macro impulses occur within a particularly rate-sensitive environment, following the September 16 Fed hike that set the target range at 3.75%–4.00%, with projections implying possible further tightening [10][11][12][13]. Therefore, stronger PMIs, hawkish commentary from Barr, or a weak Treasury auction would generally pressure Bitcoin, while softer data or dovish remarks could provide support [10][11][12][13].
Late-session U.S. macro volatility appears generally limited based on schedules. For the specific 4:45–5:00 PM EDT resolution window, the highest-priority scheduled risks include the 4:15 PM EDT Fed H.15/rate release and any delayed market reaction to the 1:00 PM Treasury auction [1][14][6][7]. However, official calendars do not yet list BLS or BEA releases, new FOMC rate decisions, statements, press conferences, or FOMC minutes for September 23, 2026 [15][16][17][18][19][20][6][21][13]. While routine Fed statistical releases occur at 4:15 PM EDT, the day's major scheduled macro impulses primarily take place earlier, suggesting that, absent a surprise, calendar-based U.S. macro volatility risk appears limited for the late-session resolution window [1][14][6][7][16][18].
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10. What Could Change the Odds

Key Catalysts

Broader BTC prediction markets indicated bullish sentiment as of Sep 23, 2026, with Polymarket showing >84,000 at about 94%, and Kalshi/Parity snapshots placing $84,000-or-above around the low-to-mid 90% range [1][2][3][4][5]. Bullish catalysts included reported U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF inflows, approximately $999 million in one report [6] and about $2.3 billion over four sessions in another [7], along with corporate BTC purchases [6] and BTC holding above roughly $85,000 [6][7]. A sustained move above $86,000 would confirm absorption of a major overhead ceiling identified between $83,000–$86,000 [8]. Despite this, a daily up/down market snapshot indicated meaningful two-sided risk, showing near 52.5% Up versus 47.5% Down [9][10].
Bearish or reversal risks encompassed higher Treasury yields, hawkish Federal Reserve communication, and ETF-flow deterioration [6]. A loss of $85,000 support, a stronger U.S. dollar, risk-off equities, and leveraged-long liquidation also posed threats [11]. Cited technical scenarios identified roughly $82,000-$83,300 and then $80,000 as downside areas [11]. A macro precedent saw hotter core CPI and weak University of Michigan sentiment on September 15–16 repricing Fed hike odds from near 60% to above 80%, coinciding with BTC reversing from about $79,837 to below $77,000 and over $732 million in crypto liquidations [12]. Renewed selling above 16 basis points would weaken the setup around the $83,000–$86,000 ceiling [8].
Key near-term dates after Sep 23 included the Sep 25 Deribit BTC options expiry, reported at approximately $16-$18 billion notional, and the Oct 28-29 FOMC meeting [11]. Daily ETF-flow releases were described as the immediate session-to-session scoreboard [11]. CF Benchmarks announced benchmark-series changes scheduled for implementation on September 23, 2026 at approximately 11:00 AM London time, equivalent to approximately 6:00 AM EDT, representing a potential daytime benchmark catalyst [13]. The requested contract—BTC 15 min, $84,393.67 target, Sep 23, 4:45-5:00 PM EDT—was not surfaced in the retrieved indexed results, precluding verification of its live Yes/No price and final probability [1][2][3][4][5][14][9][10][15][16]. Supplied sources do not provide a validated BTC price of $84,393.67 for September 23, 2026 or a 15-minute market outcome for 4:45–5:00 PM EDT; Coin Metrics benchmark snapshots instead show September 17–19 closes around $80,906–$81,162 [17][18]. A 15-minute crypto contract is generally settled from CF Benchmarks' Bitcoin Real-Time Index [4][19][20][21].

Key Dates & Catalysts

  • Strike Date: September 23, 2026
  • Expiration: September 30, 2026
  • Closes: September 23, 2026
Sources (21)
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  2. 2Bitcoin price on Sep 23, 2026? | Paritypredictparity.com
  3. 3Bitcoin price on September 23?polymarket.com
  4. 4BTC price on Sep 23, 2026 at 5pm EDT? - Kalshi Odds | CoinRithmcoinrithm.com
  5. 5Will the price of Bitcoin be above $84,000 on September 23? | Paritypredictparity.com
  6. 6Bitcoin Price Forecast: $999M ETF Inflows Put $100,000 in Focus | FXEmpirefxempire.com
  7. 7Bitcoin Holds $85K as ETF Inflows Hit $2.3B in Four Daysstealthex.io
  8. 8The Ceiling Everyone Can Seeresearch.glassnode.com
  9. 9Bitcoin Up or Down on September 23? Prediction Market Odds | Lines.comlines.com
  10. 10Bitcoin Up or Down on September 23? | Paritypredictparity.com
  11. 11Bitcoin Holds Near $86,000 Ahead of a $16 Billion Options Expiry - WalletInvestor.comwalletinvestor.com
  12. 12BTC Gives Back Gains After CPI Print - CFBcfbenchmarks.com
  13. 13Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 22 September 2026 - CFBcfbenchmarks.com
  14. 14BTC price up in next 15 mins? | Paritypredictparity.com
  15. 15Bitcoin above ___ on September 23? | Coincu Predictionscoincu.com
  16. 16BTC Up or Down 15m Predictions & Odds 2026 | Polymarketpolymarket.com
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  18. 18CMBI Bitcoin Benchmark - Indexes - Coin Metricsindexes.coinmetrics.io
  19. 19September 23, 2026: BTC 15 min · 2:00–2:15 AM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  20. 20September 23, 2026: BTC 15 min · 1:45–2:00 AM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com
  21. 21September 15, 2026: BTC 15 min · 4:45–5:00 PM EDT Prediction Marketrobinhood.com

12. Historical Resolutions

Historical Resolutions: 20 markets in this series

Outcomes: 11 resolved YES, 9 resolved NO

Recent resolutions:

  • KXBTC15M-26SEP231645-45: YES (Sep 23, 2026)
  • KXBTC15M-26SEP231630-30: NO (Sep 23, 2026)
  • KXBTC15M-26SEP231615-15: NO (Sep 23, 2026)
  • KXBTC15M-26SEP231600-00: YES (Sep 23, 2026)
  • KXBTC15M-26SEP231545-45: YES (Sep 23, 2026)