It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move through to $10,600 levels should support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 1.09% on Tuesday. Partially reversing a 4.57% slide from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $10,549.0.
It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin fell to an early morning intraday low $10,377.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $10,171, Bitcoin rose to a late intraday high $10,597.0.
Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $10,850, Bitcoin eased back to wrap up the day at sub-$10,550 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest pullback. 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 bullish day on Tuesday.
Binance Coin and Bitcoin Cash SV rallied by 4.02% and by 5.84% respectively to lead the way.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (+2.05%), Cardano’s ADA (+1.90%), Ethereum (+1.15%), and Litecoin (+3.15%) also made solid gains.
Chainlink (+0.26%), Crypto.com Coin (+0.26%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.86%) trailed the front runners, however.
At the start of the week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $334.04bn before sliding to a Monday low $306.69bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $316.17bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 60.89% before rising to a high 62.04%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 61.55%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.02% to $10,549.6. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $10,540.0 before rising to a high $10,555.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Ethereum (-0.27%) and Ripple’s XRP (-0.03%) struggled early on.
It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Cardano’s ADA was up by 1.01% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the $10,508 pivot level to support a run at the first major resistance level at $10,638.
Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from Tuesday’s high $10,597.
Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Tuesday’s high would likely cap any upside.
In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test resistance at $10,700 before any pullback. Bitcoin would likely come up short of the second major resistance level at $10,728, however.
Failure to avoid a fall through the $10,508 pivot would bring the first major support level at $10,418 into play.
Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$10,300 levels and the second major support level at $10,288.
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.