After a mixed day for the majors on Saturday, a Bitcoin move back through to $62,000 levels would support a breakout.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.82% on Saturday. Reversing a 0.66% loss from Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $61,495.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to a mid-morning intraday high $61,583.0 before hitting reverse.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $62,158, Bitcoin slid to a mid-day intraday low $60,100.0.
Bitcoin fell through the first mayor support level at $60,293 before briefly revisiting $61,500 levels late in the day.
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 Saturday.
Crypto.com Coin tumbled by 12.02% to lead the way down. Bitcoin Cash SV and Chainlink also struggled, falling by 2.93% and 2.45% respectively.
Litecoin (-0.65%), Polkadot (-0.37%), and Ripple’s XRP (-0.56%) saw relatively modest losses on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Binance Coin rallied by 5.00% lead the way.
Cardano’s ADA (+1.14%) and Ethereum (+0.98%) also joined Bitcoin in the green.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $2,527bn before rising to a Wednesday high $2,804bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,709bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 44.39% before falling to a Saturday low 42.39%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 42.83%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.05% to $61,462.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $61,500.0 before falling to a low $61,462.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.Com Coin was up by 5.35% to buck the trend.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Binance Coin was down by 0.73% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the $61,059 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $62,019 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Saturday’s high $61,583.0.
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 any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $62,542.
A fall through the $61,050 pivot would bring the first major support level at $60,536 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$59,000 levels, however. The second major support level at $59,576 should limit the downside.
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.