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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – August 27th, 2021

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Aug 27, 2021, 04:41 GMT+00:00

It's been a mixed start to the day for the majors after Thursday's pullback, A Bitcoin move back through to $49,500 levels would be needed to restore confidence...

Golden bitcoin coin on keyboard

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, slid by 4.39% on Thursday. Reversing a 2.76% gain from Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $46,840.0.

A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $49,385.0 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $49,784, Bitcoin tumbled to a mid-day intraday low $46,310.0.

Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $47,672 and the second major support level at $46,352.

Finding late support, Bitcoin broke back through the second major support level to revisit $47,000 levels before easing back.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest return to $50,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was a bearish day on Thursday.

Cardano’s ADA (-7.71%), Chainlink (-8.30%) and Ripple’s XRP (-8.62%) led the way down.

Binance Coin (-5.04%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-4.05%), Ethereum (-4.19%), and Litecoin (-5.70%) also struggled.

Crypto.com Coin (-3.05%), and Polkadot (-3.77%) saw relatively modest losses, however.

In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $2,169bn before falling to a Thursday low $1,933bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,982bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Tuesday low 43.64% before rising to a Thursday high 44.98%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.64%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.65% to $47,144.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $46,363.0 before rising to a high $47,646.0.

Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Chainlink and Crypto.com Coin bucked the early trend, falling by 0.20% and by 0.25% respectively.

It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.

At the time of writing, Polkadot was up by 1.78% to lead the way.

BTCUSD 270821 Hourly Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move through the $47,512 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $48,713 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from $48,500 levels.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $49,000 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of an extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at the 23.6% FIB of $50,473 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $50,587.

Failure to move through the $47,512 pivot would bring the first major support level at $45,638 into play.

Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$45,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $44,437.

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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