After a mixed day for the crypto majors on Saturday, a Bitcoin return to $60,000 levels would deliver support for the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 2.73% on Saturday. Following a 2.11% gain on Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $59,766.0.
After a range-bound morning, Bitcoin fell to a late afternoon intraday low $57,450.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $56,396, Bitcoin rallied to a late intraday high $59,886.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $59,122 to wrap up the day at $59,700 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the latest pullback to sub-$56,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $28,814 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Saturday.
Polkadot fell by 0.72% to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Binance Coin and Litecoin rallied by 4.01% and by 4.07% respectively to lead the way.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+2.19%), Cardano’s ADA (+3.21%), Crypto.com Coin (+3.11%), and Ethereum (+2.72%) also found strong support.
Chainlink (+0.37%) and Ripple’s XRP (+0.48%) trailed the front runners, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $2,902bn before falling to a Friday low $2,390bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,631bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Wednesday high 44.55% before falling to a Friday low 42.36%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 42.81%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.02% to $59,775.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $59,798.0 before falling to a low $59,720.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Chainlink (+0.03%) and Polkadot (+0.13%) found early support.
It was a relatively bearish start for the rest, however.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash SV was down by 0.26% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $59,034 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $60,618 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Saturday’s high $59,886.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $63,000 levels before easing back. The second major resistance level sits at $61,470.
A fall through the $59,034 pivot would bring the first major support level at $58,182 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$57,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $56,598.
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.