After a bullish day for the majors on Tuesday, a Bitcoin move back through to $65,000 levels would signal a breakout...
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rallied by 3.82% on Tuesday. Reversing a 0.61% loss from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $63,249.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $60,661.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $59,484, Bitcoin rallied to a mid-afternoon intraday high $64,291.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $62,453 and the second major resistance level at $63,957.
A late pullback, however, saw Bitcoin fall back though the second major resistance level to end the day at $63,200 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported the latest return to $66,000 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 Tuesday.
Polkadot bucked the trend, following Monday’s breakout, falling by 0.41%.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Crypto.com Coin jumped by 13.18% to lead the way, with Ethereum (+6.29%) and Ripple’s XRP (+3.99%) also finding strong support.
Binance Coin (+0.58%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+1.71%), Cardano’s ADA (+1.18%), Chainlink (+1.73%), and Litecoin (+1.68%) trailed the front runners, however.
Early in the week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $2,527bn before rising to a Tuesday high $2,789bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,718bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 44.39% before falling to a Monday low 43.44%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.70%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.51% to $62,926.5. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $63,391.0 before falling to a low $62,926.5.
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 early trend, rallying by 3.79%.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Litecoin was down by 1.07% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $62,734 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $64,806 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Tuesday’s high $64,291.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $65,000 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $68,000 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $66,364.
A fall through the $62,734 pivot would bring the first major support level at $61,176 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$60,000 levels, however. The second major support level sits at $59,104.
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.