The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – May 1st, 2021

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Published: May 1, 2021, 00:49 GMT+00:00

It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move through to $58,500 levels would support a broad-based crypto rally.

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Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rallied by 7.59% on Friday. Reversing a 2.36% loss from Thursday, Bitcoin ended the month down by 1.98% to $57,630.0.

A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $53,068.0 before making a move.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $52,221, Bitcoin rallied to a late intraday high $57,611.0.

Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $55,066 and the second major resistance level at $56,567.

Falling short of $58,000 levels, however, Bitcoin eased back to end the day at sub-$57,600 levels.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact supported by the return to $57,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide 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 mixed day on Friday.

Polkadot bucked the trend, falling by 5.80%.

It was a bullish end to the month for the rest of the majors, however.

Ripple’s XRP rallied by 14.39% to lead the way.

Binance Coin (+3.89%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+5.96%), Cardano’s ADA (+3.68%), Chainlink (+4.65%), Crypto.com Coin (+5.32%), and Litecoin (+6.30%) also made solid gains.

Ethereum (+0.64%) trailed the front runners, however.

For the month of April, it was a mixed month for the majors.

Crypto.com Coin joined Bitcoin in the red, with a 6.49% loss.

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

Ripple’s XRP and Binance Coin surged by 180.63% and by 106.01% respectively to lead the way.

Bitcoin Cash SV (+36.87%), Chainlink (+29.83%), Ethereum (+44.61%), and Litecoin (+37.93%) also found particularly strong support, with Cardano’s ADA gaining 13.61%.

Polkadot saw a modest gain of 0.22%, however.

In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $1,778bn before rising to a Friday high $2,193bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,154bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 51.73% before falling to a Thursday low 49.18%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 50.28%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.28% to $57,794.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $57,350.0 before rising to a high $57,930.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Crypto.com Coin (+0.36%), Litecoin (+0.46%), and Polkadot (+0.22%) joined Bitcoin in the green early on.

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

At the time of writing, Binance Coin was down by 0.77% to lead the way down.

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid the $56,164 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $59,260 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from $58,500 levels.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $60,000 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of an extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at the swing hi $64,829. The second major resistance level sits at $60,890.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $56,164 would bring the first major support level at $54,334 into play.

Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$54,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $51,438.

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.