After a bullish day for the majors on Friday, a Bitcoin move back through to $63,500 levels would signal a breakout day ahead.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 2.77% on Friday. Following a 3.70% gain on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the day at $62,257.7.
A mixed start saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $60,188.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $57,988, Bitcoin rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $62,980.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $62,826 before a fall back to sub-$62,000 levels.
Finding late support, however, Bitcoin broke back through to $62,000 levels to deliver the upside on 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 bullish day on Friday.
Binance Coin and Crypto.com Coin rallied by 7.70% and by 7.72% to lead the way.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+4.79%), Ethereum (+3.10%), and Litecoin (+3.55) also found strong support.
Chainlink (+2.37%), Cardano’s ADA (+1.42%), Polkadot (+2.69%), and Ripple’s XRP (+2.05%) trailed the front runners, however
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Tuesday high $2,702bn before falling to a Thursday low $2,385bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,627bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Wednesday low 43.62% before rising to a Wednesday high 45.81%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.57%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.24% to $62,108.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $62,353.0 before falling to a low $62,107.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Binance Coin (+0.28%), Chainlink (+0.20%), and Crypto.com Coin (+0.36%) found early support.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Ethereum was down by 0.80% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $61,809 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $63,429 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Friday’s high $62,980.0.
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 $65,000 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $64,601.
A fall through the $61,809 pivot would bring the first major support level at $60,637 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 at $59,017 should limit the downside.
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.