September and October Usher in the Most Bullish Bitcoin Price Predictions — Details

Bitcoin has entered the final quarter of the year and has been the topic of conversation amongst leading market players. Bullish predictions have been rolling in since September and, more recently, October, suggesting sentiment is largely positive for the apex cryptocurrency.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt raised his Bitcoin cycle-top forecast in late September 2026, projecting a peak between $300,000 and $600,000 by the end of 2029. He described a $500,000 level as having a very good chance of being reached in the next major bull market, while viewing the June 2026 low as the likely cycle bottom even as he flagged risks of a near-term pullback.

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee delivered one of the more aggressive near-term calls on September 30, 2026, during his keynote at Korea Blockchain Week. Lee declared crypto had entered its biggest bull cycle ever and targeted Bitcoin at $200,000 to $250,000 by the end of 2026, citing the reclaim of the 200-day moving average, institutional inflows, and broader adoption drivers; he has also maintained a $150,000 view in related late-September comments.

Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO, reiterated his long-term bullish stance across September 2026 updates, including newsletters and essays in early to mid-month. Hayes continues to see a path to $1 million Bitcoin, often framed around 2030 with potential acceleration in late 2027 or early 2028 driven by liquidity from AI-related dynamics and money printing, while keeping a structurally long position without attaching a precise short-term price target in the most recent remarks.

This October, Citi raised its 12-month Bitcoin price target to approximately $113,000–$113,400, marking a roughly 39% upward revision from its prior forecast near $82,000.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

At report time, Bitcoin is trading at $86,304. The asset has remained above the $80,000 mark since September 18th, when it hit a low of $76,228. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin has gained a little over 14% following the continued crypto market recovery, as total market cap corrects upward.

According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin is still down 31.55% from its all-time high of $126,198, reached on October 6, 2025. A close above the $100,000 price mark this year will require Bitcoin bulls to push the asset up by roughly 15.47%. It remains to be seen whether the asset stays above $80,000, falls below, or even hits and crosses $100,000 by the end of the year.