Traders flag Bitcoin RSI at 15.08

Bitcoin traders on X circulated a chart on May 25 showing Bitcoin’s relative strength index, or RSI, at 15.08 and labeling the reading “extreme oversold territory.” The post came from the Persian-language account smarttradehsper and included annotated examples of prior reversals, according to the X post cited in the source briefing. The account also shared chart screenshots dated May 24 and May 25 that displayed indicator settings alongside the RSI reading. The post appeared as Bitcoin traded in the mid-$76,000 range in broader social-media market updates on May 25. ### What exactly did traders post on X? The May 25 post from smarttradehsper said Bitcoin’s RSI had dropped to 15.08 and presented that level as an extreme oversold signal, according to the source briefing and cited X link. The screenshots were described as annotated charts with historical reversal examples and timestamps from May 24 and May 25. The social-media briefing identified the post as part of a broader 24-to-48-hour conversation on X about Bitcoin price stability near $76,700 to $77,000, Ethereum criticism and U.S. crypto regulation. (barchart.com) In that roundup, the RSI post was singled out as a technical-analysis item rather than a company filing, exchange statement or regulator comment. ### What is RSI measuring in this case? RSI stands for relative strength index, a momentum indicator used by traders to compare the magnitude of recent gains and losses over a set period. CoinMarketCap describes its crypto RSI dashboard as a way to track overbought and oversold conditions across digital assets. Barchart’s Bitcoin technical-analysis page showed a 14-day RSI reading of 44.90 on May 25, indicating that RSI values can vary depending on the platform, timeframe and settings used. The smarttradehsper chart referenced in the briefing included indicator settings, but the X page itself was not readable through direct web retrieval in this reporting. ### Why does the 15.08 number stand out? A reading of 15.08 is notable because traders generally describe lower RSI values as more oversold than the commonly watched 30 threshold. (coinmarketcap.com) The post’s own framing pointed to that interpretation by pairing the number with examples the account said marked earlier reversals. The available public market pages reviewed for this story did not independently reproduce a Bitcoin RSI of 15.08 on standard 14-day settings on May 25. Barchart listed Bitcoin at 44.90 on a 14-day basis and 38.12 on a 9-day basis, underscoring that the posted figure likely depended on a different chart interval or customized setup. (barchart.com) ### Where was Bitcoin trading around the time of the post? Bitcoin was trading around $76,995 on Barchart’s BTCUSD page on May 25, while the social-media briefing cited real-time X trackers showing roughly $76,715.83 and $77,000. Those prices placed the RSI discussion in the context of a market that traders were already describing as under pressure. CoinMarketCap’s historical-data page and Investing.com’s historical table both showed Bitcoin market data available through May 24, providing the surrounding price backdrop but not independently validating the specific X-chart setup. (barchart.com) ### What can and cannot be verified from the post? The source briefing supports that smarttradehsper shared the 15.08 RSI claim and annotated chart on May 25. The broader claim that the reading signaled a possible reversal remains a trader interpretation presented in the post, not a verified market event. (barchart.com) The next observable step is on X: traders reviewing the May 24 and May 25 chart screenshots under smarttradehsper’s handle can compare the posted indicator settings with other Bitcoin charting platforms and subsequent price action. (coinmarketcap.com)