It's a mixed start to the day for Bitcoin and the broader market. A Bitcoin move back through to $15,800 levels would support the pack.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 1.07% on Monday. Partially reversing a 4.38% rally from Sunday, Bitcoin ended the day at $15,334.5.
It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin fell to a late morning low $15,182 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $14,953, Bitcoin rallied to a late morning intraday high $15,844.0.
Coming up against the first major resistance level at $15,848, Bitcoin slid to a late afternoon intraday low $14,841.0.
Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $14,953 before a partial recovery to $15,300 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 Monday.
Polkadot bucked the trend at the start of the week, with a 0.44% gain.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors.
Bitcoin Cash SV and Crypto.com Coin slid by 5.03% and by 4.50% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (-3.38%), Ethereum (-2.16%), and Litecoin (-2.85%) also struggled.
Binance Coin (-1.26%), Cardano’s ADA (-0.87%), Chainlink (-1.69%), and Ripple’s XRP (-1.23%) saw relatively modest losses on the day.
For the week, the crypto total market cap rose to a Monday high $449.53bn before falling to a Monday low $423.81bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $443.58bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 65.22% before falling to a low 64.70%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 64.87%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.26% to $15,294.7. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $15,350.0 before falling to a low $15,181.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Cardano’s ADA (+0.15%), Chainlink (+1.00%), Crypto.com Coin (+1.29%), Ethereum (+0.46%), and Litecoin (+0.19%) found early support.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Binance Coin was down by 0.38% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to move back through the pivot level at $15,340 to bring the first major resistance level at $15,839 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $15,800 levels.
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 $16,343.
Failure to move back through the $15,340 pivot would bring the first major support level at $14,836 into play.
Barring an extended crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should steer well clear of sub-$14,500 levels. The second major support level sits at $14,337.
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.