It's a bullish start to the day for the majors. Steering clear of the day's pivot levels would support a run at resistance levels on the day.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rallied by 4.38% on Sunday. Reversing a 4.67% slide from Saturday, Bitcoin ended the week up by 12.69% to $15,500.0.
It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin fell to an early morning intraday low $14,755 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $14,257, Bitcoin rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $15,650.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $15,586 before falling back to $15,200 levels.
Finding late support, however, Bitcoin recovered to close out the week at $15,500 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest move through to $15,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Sunday.
Crypto.com Coin and Polkadot fell by 5.30% and by 1.09% respectively to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (+7.17%) and Chainlink (+8.25%) led the way.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+4.20%), Cardano’s ADA (+5.22%), Ethereum (+4.30%), and Litecoin (+3.43%) also found strong support.
Binance Coin (+2.37%) and Ripple’s XRP (+1.79%) trailed the front runners.
For the week, it was also a mixed bag for the crypto majors.
Crypto.com Coin and Polkadot slid by 14.27% and by 8.02% respectively, with Binance Coin down by 0.35%.
It was a bullish week for the rest of the majors, however.
Ethereum (+14.54%), Cardano’s ADA (+8.46%), Chainlink (+9.84%), Litecoin (+9.56%) led the way.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (+0.77%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+2.22%), and Ripple’s XPR (+5.44%) trailed the front runners in the week.
For the week, the crypto total market cap fell to a Tuesday low $379.41bn before hitting a Friday high $456.16bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $443.58bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 63.16% before rising to a Friday high 66.51%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 65.04%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.54% to $15,583.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $15,424.0 before striking a high $15,600.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin Cash SV was down by 0.83% to buck the trend early on.
It was a bullish start to the day for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was up by 2.32% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the pivot level at $15,302 to bring the first major resistance level at $15,848 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Sunday’s high $15,650.0.
Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.
In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test resistance at $16,000 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $16,197.
Failure to avoid a fall through the $15,302 pivot would bring the first major support level at $14,953 into play.
Barring an extended crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should steer well clear of the second major support level at $14,407.
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.