Following an early in the week sell-off, Bitcoin rose for a 4th consecutive day on Saturday. A move back through to $34,500 levels would support the broader market once more.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 1.87% on Saturday. Following a 4.11% rally on Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $34,279.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $33,422.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $32,572, Bitcoin rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $34,527.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $34,177 before a pullback to $33,700 levels.
Late in the day, however, Bitcoin broke back through the first major resistance level to end the day at $ $34,200 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the latest return to $29,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a bullish day on Saturday.
Ethereum rose by 2.83% to lead the way, with Cardano’s ADA (+2.11%) and Crypto.com Coin (+2.54%) close behind.
Binance Coin (+0.78%), Chainlink (+1.26%), Litecoin (+1.46%), Polkadot (+0.83%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.01%) trailed the front runners, however, with modest gains.
Bitcoin Cash SV ended the day flat.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Tuesday low $1,154bn before rising to a Saturday high $1,410bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,371bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Tuesday high 47.63% before falling to a Thursday low 45.91%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 46.48%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.91% to $33,966.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $34,486.0 before falling to a low $33,951.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin bucked the trend early on, rising by 0.18%.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Chainlink was down by 2.43% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to move back through the $34,076 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $34,730 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Saturday’s high $34,527.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $35,000 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of another extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $36,000 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $35,181.
Failure to move back through the $34,076 pivot would bring the first major support level at $33,625 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$32,000 levels. The second major support level at $32,971 should limit the downside.
With over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Bob has worked with various global rating agencies and multinational banks. Currently he is covering currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes and global equities, focusing mostly on European and Asian markets.