Following Wednesday's pullback, a Bitcoin return to $68,000 levels would support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 3.09% on Wednesday. Following a 0.87% decline on Tuesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $64,871.0.
After a relatively range-bound morning, Bitcoin rallied to an early afternoon new ATH $68,958.0 before hitting reverse.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $68,146 before sliding to a late intraday low $62,866.0.
The extended sell-off saw Bitcoin fall through the day’s major support levels.
Finding late support, however, Bitcoin broke back through the third major resistance level at $63,000 to visit $65,000 levels before easing back.
The second major support level at $65,118 pegged Bitcoin back late in the day.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported Wednesday’s ATH $68,958.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Wednesday.
Chainlink and Crypto.com Coin bucked the trend on the day, rising by 1.55% and by 0.18% respectively.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Cardano’s ADA and Bitcoin Cash SV slid by 7.47% and by 6.75% respectively to lead the way down
Binance Coin (-3.16%), Polkadot (-5.00%), and Ripple’s XRP (-5.07%) also struggled.
Ethereum (-2.10%) and Litecoin (-0.72%) saw relatively modest losses, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Wednesday high $3,006bn before falling to a Wednesday low $2,657bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,781bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 43.09% before rising to a Wednesday high 44.62%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.90%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.31% to $64,669.0. A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall from an early morning high $64,871.0 to a low $64,471.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a bearish start to the day.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was down by 6.63% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to move through the $65,565 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $68,264 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $68,000 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Wednesday’s ATH $68,958.0 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $70,000. The second major resistance level sits at $71,657.
Failure to move through the $65,565 pivot would bring the first major support level at $62,172 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$60,000 levels, however. The second major support level sits at $59,473.
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.