It's been a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move back through to $40,000 would support another broad-based crypto rally.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rallied by 9.66% on Sunday. Reversing a 4.75% slide from Saturday, Bitcoin ended the week up by 9.0% to $38,998.9.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $34,800.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $34,309, Bitcoin surged to a late intraday high $39,374.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $37,140 and the second major resistance level at $38,716.
Falling short of $40,000 levels, however, Bitcoin eased back to end the day at sub-$39,000 levels.
The second major resistance level delivered support late in the day.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact supported by the latest move back through to $39,000 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 mixed day on Sunday.
Polkadot fell by 3.22% to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Chainlink rallied by 7.90% to lead the way.
Binance Coin (+6.45%) and Ripple’s XRP (+6.20%) weren’t far behind.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+3.25%), Cardano’s ADA (+5.25%), Ethereum (+5.83%), and Litecoin (+5.66%) also found strong support, while Crypto.com Coin (+0.89%) trailed.
While it was a bullish end to the week, it was a bearish week for the majors.
Polkadot and Chainlink led the way down, sliding by 16.39% and by 15.16% respectively.
Binance Coin (-7.06%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-6.83%), Cardano’s ADA (-7.17%), Crypto.com Coin (-8.51%), Ethereum (-7.40%), and Ripple’s XRP (-6.67%) also struggled.
Litecoin saw a more modest 3.04% loss in the week, however.
In the week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $1,670bn before falling to a Tuesday low $1,374bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,606bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 41.28% before rising to a Friday high 45.65%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 45.52%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.03% to $39,008.9. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $39,235.9 before falling to a low $38,782.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin found support early on, rallying by 6.11% to join Bitcoin in the green.
It was a relatively bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Polkadot was down by 0.67% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $37,724 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $40,649 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Sunday’s high $39,374.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $41,000 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of another extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $43,000 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $42,298. Bitcoin would need plenty of support, however, to breakout from the 38.2% FIB of $41,592.
A fall through the $37,724 pivot would bring the first major support level at $36,075 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$35,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $33,150.
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.