Price Prediction
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction 2026–2030
Five independent quantitative models combine into a single Neutral consensus for BTC today.
Current price
$77,976
24h change
+0.41%
Signal score
+0.50
Model confidence
65%
Updated
17s ago
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Quick read · May 2026 outlook
Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $77,976 today (+0.4% 24h, -2.2% 7d). Our quantitative price-prediction model — a confidence-weighted blend of five independent statistical techniques — reads the current setup as neutral. That translates into specific numerical targets across nine forecast horizons.
Looking one year out, the model centers around $40,548 for the base case, with a bear/bull cone spanning $26,524 to $56,418. Stretched to 2030, the cone widens to $10,036 – $50,802 — reflecting compounding uncertainty over time..
Predictions are recomputed every minute from real market data: 365 days of daily closes from Binance, the alternative.me Fear & Greed Index, and short-term momentum across multiple windows. Five quantitative models — linear momentum, mean reversion, log-linear trend, power-law (where applicable), and a regime-aware geometric Brownian motion — each produce their own forecast. The consensus you see at the top of this page is their confidence-weighted geometric mean.
This is informational only. Past performance — even our own real, resolved-prediction hit-rate — does not guarantee future results. The model has no view on news, catalysts, or fundamentals; it reads price and volatility. Treat the bear/bull bands as a probability cone, not a price target.
01 · Outlook
Where the model sees Bitcoin going
Bear, base, and bull paths from today out to 2030. The chart shows trajectory; the table gives exact target prices at every horizon.
Forecast cone
Per-horizon target prices
Generated 17s ago · σ = 1.32% daily
| Horizon | Bear case | Base case | Bull case | Base Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||||
| 24h | $76,460 | $77,985 | $79,541 | +0.0% |
| 7d | $74,059 | $78,032 | $82,218 | +0.1% |
| 30d | $66,153 | $73,712 | $82,134 | -5.5% |
| Mid term | ||||
| 3M | $55,018 | $66,357 | $80,033 | -14.9% |
| 6M | $37,887 | $49,384 | $64,368 | -36.7% |
| 1Y | $26,524 | $40,548 | $56,418 | -48.0% |
| Long-term outlook | ||||
| 2026 | $34,725 | $46,677 | $62,743 | -40.1% |
| 2027 | $20,051 | $35,869 | $52,312 | -54.0% |
| 2030 | $10,036 | $35,869 | $50,802 | -54.0% |
Short term · ≤ 30 days
Over the next 24 hours, Bitcoin is most likely to print between $76,460 (bear) and $79,541 (bull), with the base case centered at $77,985 — a 4.0% spread around current price. The 30-day cone widens to about 20.5%, reflecting compounding daily volatility (σ = 1.32% daily).
Mid term · 3M – 1Y
Stretching to 3M, 6M, and 1Y horizons, the base case at the 1-year mark sits at $40,548 — that's -48.0% from today's price. This is the horizon where mean-reversion and trend-following components of the ensemble begin to dominate over short-term momentum. The 1Y bull case touches $56,418; bear case anchors at $26,524.
Long term · year-end 2026–2030
Year-end projections from 2026 through 2030 are scenario bands, not target prices. The model extrapolates the current drift and volatility regime, widening the cone with √time. By 2030, the bull-case ceiling sits at $50,802, the base case at $35,869 (-54% from today), and the bear-case floor at $10,036. Any major catalyst — a halving cycle for proof-of-work coins, a regulatory shift, an ETF inflow surge, or an exchange failure — would push outcomes outside the cone in either direction.
02 · Models
Why the consensus says what it says
Five independent statistical models — each fit to up to 365 days of daily klines — produce their own forecast. The consensus is a confidence-weighted geometric blend; low-confidence models (poor R², little data, extreme volatility) are auto-down-weighted.
| Model | 24h | 7d | 30d | 3M | 6M | 1Y | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Linear momentum (30d) OLS log-price fit on last 30 days · R²=0.03 · daily drift 0.04% |
$79,284 +1.7% | $79,496 +1.9% | $80,311 +3.0% | $82,477 +5.8% | $85,837 +10.1% | $93,178 +19.5% |
3%
|
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Mean reversion (50d Z-score) Z-score +0.26 (price 77247.58 vs 50d SMA 76212.65) · half-life 25 days |
$77,219 -1.0% | $77,065 -1.2% | $76,663 -1.7% | $76,298 -2.2% | $76,220 -2.3% | $76,213 -2.3% |
48%
|
|
Log-linear trend (180d) 180-day log-price regression · R²=0.35 |
$69,427 -11.0% | $68,860 -11.7% | $66,731 -14.4% | $61,482 -21.2% | $54,373 -30.3% | $42,235 -45.8% |
35%
|
|
Power-law (BTC) log(P)=10.72 + 0.11·log(t) · R²=0.25 |
$95,536 +22.5% | $95,625 +22.6% | $95,958 +23.1% | $96,787 +24.1% | $97,935 +25.6% | $100,009 +28.3% |
25%
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GBM (regime-aware σ) μ=0.04%/d · σ_d=1.31% (7d/30d/90d blend) |
$77,272 -0.9% | $77,415 -0.7% | $77,969 0.0% | $79,431 +1.9% | $81,675 +4.7% | $86,491 +10.9% |
89%
|
| Consensus confidence-weighted blend | $77,912 -0.1% | $77,843 -0.2% | $77,621 -0.5% | $77,205 -1.0% | $76,688 -1.7% | $75,642 -3.0% | — |
What does each model do?
Linear momentum (30d): OLS regression on the last 30 days of log-prices — captures short-term directional drift.
Mean reversion (50d Z-score): measures how far price has wandered from its 50-day SMA, then decays back toward the mean.
Log-linear trend (180d): a longer regression that mostly ignores short-term noise.
Power-law: for BTC and other L1s with multi-year history — fits log(price) against log(time-since-genesis).
Volatility / GBM: a geometric Brownian motion forecast using a 7d/30d/90d-blended realized volatility.
03 · Catalysts
What could pull price outside the cone
The model reads recent price action and sentiment. Any of the below could push the actual outcome outside the bear/bull bands.
- 01 Spot ETF flow swings — sustained net outflows have historically led 10–20% drawdowns within weeks.
- 02 FOMC rate decisions and dot-plot revisions — risk-on rallies inverse to perceived rate path.
- 03 US regulator action on exchanges, custody, or stablecoin issuers.
- 04 Halving-cycle positioning — where this run sits relative to historical 12–18 month post-halving windows.
- 05 Long-tail miner capitulation or hash-rate collapses around price stress zones.
Bull case · 1Y target $56,418
What pushes BTC to $56,418 (-28%)
The bull-case target requires recent momentum to hold AND volatility to stay contained. Specifically, the model implicitly assumes:
- ↑Spot Bitcoin ETF flows return to net positive at >$1B / week.
- ↑A Fed pivot weakens the dollar and revives risk-on positioning.
- ↑The post-halving supply shock translates fully into price (12–18 month historical lag).
- ↑No major exchange collapse or regulatory shock.
Bear case · 1Y target $26,524
What drags BTC to $26,524 (-66%)
The bear-case target needs negative drift to compound and volatility to spike. The model implicitly assumes:
- ↓Spot ETF outflows accelerate; institutional appetite cools.
- ↓Hawkish Fed extends restrictive policy, USD strengthens.
- ↓Regulatory action targets exchanges, custody, or stablecoin issuers.
- ↓Miner capitulation triggers a cascading sell-off near halving stress zones.
04 · Track record
Has the model been right before?
Two views of historical accuracy. The chart plots the last 30 days of stored predictions against the price that actually printed. The table aggregates every resolved prediction we've logged — by horizon — into hit-rate, MAPE, and bias stats.
Last 30-day backtest · predicted vs actual
Each point: a stored 24h prediction paired with the price 24 hours later. Green = inside the bear/bull cone, red = outside.
29/30 resolved
100.0% in-band
Window
30 days
Predictions
30
Resolved
29
In-band
100.0%
Rolling hit-rate · per horizon
| Horizon | Cone hit-rate | Directional | MAPE | Bias | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24h | 100.0% | 63.3% | 1.06% | -0.17% | 30 |
| 7d | 100.0% | 75.0% | 2.46% | +0.72% | 24 |
| 30d global | 100.0% | 56.3% | 5.62% | -0.04% | 536 |
Last computed 2026-05-21 17:55 UTC · Coin-specific stats shown when ≥5 resolved samples exist; otherwise we show global model performance.
05 · Scenarios
Stress-test the forecast
Two ways to challenge the base case — adjust your directional view, or step through volatility regimes.
A · Adjust the base case (±50%)
Drag to apply a directional view across 30d / 6M / 1Y targets in real time.
30d
$73,712
6M
$49,384
1Y
$40,548
B · 30-day forecast under shifting volatility
The base case barely moves with volatility, but the bear/bull cone widens dramatically. Use this to gauge how much of the forecast is "best guess" vs. "noise around it".
| Scenario | Daily σ | Bear case | Base case | Bull case | Cone width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -50% vol (calm) | 0.66% | $69,967 | $73,856 | $77,961 | 10.3% |
| Current vol (model) | 1.32% | $66,153 | $73,712 | $82,134 | 20.5% |
| +50% vol (chop) | 1.98% | $62,467 | $73,473 | $86,418 | 30.7% |
| +100% vol (panic) | 2.63% | $58,908 | $73,139 | $90,807 | 40.9% |
GBM math: base = price × exp((μ−σ²/2)·t); bear/bull = base × exp(∓1.5σ√t). Drift μ held constant; only σ varies.
06 · Peers
How BTC compares to peer coins
30-day base forecasts for coins near BTC's market-cap rank — useful for cross-checking whether the model's bias is coin-specific or sector-wide.
07 · Methodology
How this forecast is built
Inputs, model composition, the math behind the bands, and where this approach falls short.
Inputs▾
The model takes four inputs: (1) recent log returns over 1d/7d/30d/1y windows, (2) realized volatility from the 7-day hourly price series plus daily klines from Binance, (3) the alternative.me Fear & Greed sentiment index as a sentiment overlay, and (4) mean-reversion damping anchored on the 7-day moving average.
Composition▾
Five independent models run in parallel: linear momentum, mean reversion, log-linear trend, power-law (L1s only), and a regime-aware GBM. The consensus is a confidence-weighted geometric mean — models with low R² or weak data are automatically down-weighted.
Bands & uncertainty▾
Bear and bull scenarios are ±1.5σ-day-scaled-by-sqrt(horizon). Bear is clamped to ATL × 0.5 as a floor; bull is clamped to 100× current as a ceiling. These bands roughly correspond to an 85% probability cone under a log-normal assumption — wider than naive ±σ but narrower than a true 2σ cone.
Limitations▾
This is a quantitative momentum-and-volatility model. It does not incorporate fundamental analysis (token supply schedules, protocol upgrades), order-book microstructure, derivatives positioning, macro events, or qualitative news. Forecasts beyond 30 days are speculative and should be read as scenario bands, not point predictions.
Price targets
Year-by-year Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions
Quick answers to the questions readers ask most — extracted from the same data the chart and tables above use.
What is the 1-year Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction? ▾
Our model's 1-year base case for Bitcoin is $40,548, with a bear case of $26,524 and a bull case of $56,418. That implies -48% from the current $77,976 price. Five independent models (momentum, mean-reversion, trend, power-law, GBM) combine into a confidence-weighted consensus.
What will Bitcoin (BTC) be worth in 2026? ▾
Our quantitative model projects Bitcoin at $46,677 by year-end 2026 (base case), with a range of $34,725 (bear) to $62,743 (bull). That's -40% from today's $77,976. This assumes current drift and volatility persist; major catalysts can push price outside the cone.
What will Bitcoin (BTC) be worth in 2027? ▾
Our quantitative model projects Bitcoin at $35,869 by year-end 2027 (base case), with a range of $20,051 (bear) to $52,312 (bull). That's -54% from today's $77,976. This assumes current drift and volatility persist; major catalysts can push price outside the cone.
What will Bitcoin (BTC) be worth in 2030? ▾
Our quantitative model projects Bitcoin at $35,869 by year-end 2030 (base case), with a range of $10,036 (bear) to $50,802 (bull). That's -54% from today's $77,976. This assumes current drift and volatility persist; major catalysts can push price outside the cone.
FAQ
Bitcoin price prediction — frequently asked questions
How is the Bitcoin prediction calculated?
Five independent models run in parallel: linear momentum, mean reversion, log-linear trend, power-law (where applicable), and a regime-aware GBM. The consensus is a confidence-weighted geometric blend. Section 02 (Models) above breaks down each model's individual output.
Is this prediction guaranteed?
No. Crypto markets are volatile and unpredictable. Our forecast is informational only — not financial advice. Always do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any decision.
How often does this prediction update?
The consensus is cached for 60 seconds and recomputed on every page load. Underlying daily klines refresh every 5 minutes via wp-cron; price and 24h change refresh hourly.
Where can I see historical accuracy?
Section 04 (Track record) above combines a 30-day backtest chart with the rolling hit-rate, MAPE, and bias stats from every prediction we've logged.
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Disclaimer
Predictions are generated by a quantitative model from public market data. This is not financial advice. Crypto markets are highly volatile; past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research.