After another mixed day for the majors on Saturday, Bitcoin would need to avoid sub-$61,000 levels to support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.98% on Saturday. Following a 2.40% loss on Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $61,302.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to a late morning intraday low $59,755.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $59,236, Bitcoin rose to a mid-day intraday high $61,764.0.
Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $62,952, however, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$61,000 levels.
Finding late support, Bitcoin broke back through to $61,000 levels to end the day in positive territory.
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 bullish day on Saturday.
Chainlink rallied by 9.58% to lead the way, with Crypto.com Coin (+2.78%), Ethereum (+4.95%) and Litecoin (+2.84%) finding strong support.
Binance Coin (+1.35%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+1.24%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.55%), Polkadot (+0.04%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.47%) trailed the front runners, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $2,386bn before rising to a Thursday high $2,741bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,578bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Wednesday high 47.72% before falling to a Saturday low 44.75%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.80%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.07% to $61,258.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $61,476.0 before falling to a low $61,208.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin (+0.89%), Litecoin (+0.26%), Polkadot (+0.29%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.03%) avoided the red early on.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Chainlink was down by 0.37% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $60,940 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $62,126 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Saturday’s high $61,740.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap the upside.
In the event of another breakout, Bitcoin could test resistance at $63,500 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $62,949.
A fall through the $60,940 would bring the first major support level at $60,117 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$59,000 levels, however. The second major support level sits at $58,931.
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.