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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers -04/10/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Oct 4, 2019, 07:41 UTC

Bitcoin tests support levels early and could visit sub-$8,000 should a recovery to $8,260 levels fail to materialize,

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Bitcoin fell by 1.83% on Thursday. Reversing a 0.03% decline on Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $8,261.1.

A positive start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $8,440 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $8,492.27, Bitcoin slid to an early afternoon intraday low $8,084.1.

The reversal saw Bitcoin fall through the first major support level at $8,265.27 and second major support level at $8,115.63.

Finding support through the 2nd half of the day, Bitcoin broke back through the major resistance levels to $8.300 levels before easing back.

The first major support level at $8,265.27 limited the downside at the end of the day.

For the bulls, the extended bullish trend remained intact in spite of the slide to sub-$9,000 levels. While falling back through the 38.2% FIB, Bitcoin continued to steer clear of the 62% FIB of 7,245.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the top 10 cryptos, it was red across the crypto-board on Thursday.

Ethereum (-3.23%), EOS (-2.88%), and Ripple’s XRP (-2.61%) led the way down on the day.

Things were not much better for Stellar’s Lumen (-1.91%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-1.76%) and Binance Coin (-1.45%).

On the day, Litecoin managed to buck the trend, with a 0.02% gain, with Bitcoin Cash ABC falling by just 0.1%.

Through the start of the month, the total crypto market cap fell back from a Tuesday high $225.96bn to a Thursday low $216.56bn before the majors found support. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $218.07bn.

In spite of Bitcoin’s pullback on Thursday, Bitcoin’s dominance continued to hover at 67% levels.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 1.28% to $8,155. A particularly bearish morning saw Bitcoin slide from an early morning high $8,264.9 to a mid-morning low $8,032.7

Falling short of the major resistance levels, Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $8,083.47 early on.

Elsewhere, EOS and Ripple’s XRP bucked the trend through the morning, with gains of 0.49% and 1.02% respectively.

It was red for the rest of the pack, however, with Bitcoin Cash SV (-2.35%), Stellar’s Lumen (-1.01%) and Bitcoin Cash ABC (-0.99%) seeing the heaviest losses on the day.

BTC/USD 04/10/19 Daily Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move back through to $8,260 levels to support a run at the first major resistance level at $8,439.37.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from this morning’s high $8,264.9.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level at $8,439.37 and Thursday’s high $8,440 would likely cap any upside.

Failure to move back through to $8,260 levels could see Bitcoin fall deeper into the red.

A pullback through the first major support level at $8,083.47 would bring sub-$8,000 levels into play.

Barring a crypto meltdown, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of the second major support level at $7,905.83.

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

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.

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