After a mixed week for the majors last week, a Bitcoin return to $56,000 levels would support a breakout day for the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 0.52% on Sunday. Partially reversing a 1.89% gain from Saturday, Bitcoin ended the week up by 13.37% to $54,691.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $54,114.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $53,939, Bitcoin rose to a late intraday high $56,450.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $55,736 before falling back to sub-$55,000 levels and into the red.
Late in the day, the second major resistance level at $56,504 pegged Bitcoin back.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported the latest return to $56,000 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 bearish day on Sunday.
Chainlink slid by 6.52% to lead the way down.
Binance Coin (-4.20%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-3.60%), Cardano’s ADA (-3.48%), Ethereum (-4.48%), and Polkadot (-4.75%) also saw deep red.
Crypto.com Coin (-0.36%), Litecoin (-2.82%), Ripple’s XRP (-2.09%) saw relatively modest losses, however.
It was a mixed week for the majors, however, in the week ending 10th October
Binance Coin (-6.14%), Chainlink (6.94%), and Polkadot (-5.42%) led the way down.
Cardano’s ADA (-2.78%) and Ethereum (-0.15%) also struggled.
It was a bullish week for the rest of the majors, however.
Bitcoin Cash SV jumped by 19.28% to lead the way.
Crypto.com Coin (+6.24%), Litecoin (+2.49%), and Ripple’s XRP (+7.67%) also joined Bitcoin in the green.
In the week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $2,009bn before rising to a Friday high $2,425bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,287bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Tuesday low 42.52% before rising to a Wednesday high 45.62%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.97%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.40% to $54,473.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $54,681.0 before falling to a low $54,461.0.
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 1.32% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to move through the $55,085 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $56,056 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $56,000 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Sunday’s high $56,450.0 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of a broad-based crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $58,000 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $57,421.
Failure to move through the $55,085 would bring the first major support level at $53,720 into play.
Barring an extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$52,000, The second major support level at $52,749 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.