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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers -09/12/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Dec 9, 2019, 00:35 UTC

After a mixed week last week, it's a cautious start to the week. A Bitcoin move through to $7,600 levels would signal an early move...

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Bitcoin rose by 0.29% on Sunday. Partially reversing a 0.55% fall from Saturday, Bitcoin ended the week up by 1.54% to $7,564.6.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin slide to an early morning intraday low $7,433.6 before finding support.

Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $7,483.33 before making a move.

Rebounding through the late morning, Bitcoin struck a mid-afternoon intraday high $7,620.0 before easing back.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $7,636.43, Bitcoin eased back to sub-$7,600 levels, limiting the upside on the day.

The near-term bearish trend, formed at late June’s swing hi $13,764.0, remained firmly intact, in spite of the upside in the week.

For the bulls, Bitcoin would need to break out from $11,000 levels to form a near-term bullish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the top 10 cryptos, it was a mixed day for the majors.

Ethereum and Stellar’s Lumen led the way, with gains of 2.22% and 1.96% respectively.

Bitcoin Cash ABC (+1.42%) and Bitcoin Cash SV (+1.60%) also saw solid gains on the day.

EOS (+0.82%), Litecoin (+0.86%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.92%) saw more modest gains, while Binance Coin fell by 0.06% to buck the trend on the day.

For the week, it was also a mixed bag for the pack.

Binance Coin (+1.10%) and Ripple’s XRP (+1.95%) joined Bitcoin in the green for the week.

It was a bearish week for the rest of the pack. Bitcoin Cash SV (-6.33%) and Litecoin (-4.00%) led the way down.

Through the week, the crypto total market cap slid from $203bn levels on Monday to a Wednesday low $194.62bn before hitting $206bn levels on Sunday. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $205.25bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance reached 67% levels before falling back to 66% levels at the end of the week.

24-hour trading volumes fell back from $70bn levels mid-week to sub-$50bn levels on Sunday.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.01% to $7,563.8. A range-bound start to the day saw Bitcoin fall from an early morning high $7,564.6 to a low $7,563.4.

Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

Elsewhere, EOS (-0.28%) and Ethereum (-0.05%) joined Bitcoin in the red early on.

It was a more positive start to the day for the rest of the pack, however. Binance Coin led the way, rising by 0.62%, with Litecoin and Ripple’s XRP up by 0.20% and by 0.23% respectively.

BTC/USD 09/12/19 Daily Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to steer clear of sub-$7,540 levels to support a run at the first major resistance level at $7,645.2.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break back through to $7,600 levels.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally on the day, the first major resistance level and Sunday’s high $7,620 would likely cap any upside.

A fall through to sub-$7,540 levels would bring the first major support level at $7,458.8 into play before any recovery.

Barring an extended sell-off through the day, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of the sub-$7,400 levels for a 3rd consecutive day.

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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