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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – 23/02/20

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Feb 23, 2020, 04:12 UTC

Bitcoin's on the move and resistance levels are in play. $10,000 levels could be hit later in the day...

Closeup hand holding bitcoin over the Cryptocurrency trading scr

Bitcoin fell by 0.31% on Saturday. Partially reversing a 0.87% gain from Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $9,663.0.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin slide from an early intraday high $9,719.9 to a mid-morning intraday low $9,565.1.

Steering clear of the major resistance levels, Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $9,586.37.

Finding support through the rest of the day, however, Bitcoin bounced back to $9,700 levels before easing back at the day end.

The near-term bearish trend, formed at late June’s swing hi $13,764.0, remained firmly intact, with Bitcoin struggling to break out from $10,000 levels.

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 another mixed day for the crypto majors.

Tezos led the way down on Saturday, sliding by 5.11%.

Bitcoin Cash ABC (-1.59%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-3.29%), Ethereum (-1.40%), Monero’s XMR (-1.62%), and Stellar’s Lumen (-1.53%) also saw relatively heavy losses.

Binance Coin (-0.99%), Cardano’s ADA (-0.61%), and Tron’s TRX (-0.41%) saw modest losses on the day.

EOS (+1.80%), Litecoin (+1.99%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.36%) bucked the trend on the day.

Through the current week, the crypto total market cap fell to a low $273.33bn before hitting a Thursday high $297.79bn. On Thursday, the market cap fell back to sub-$275bn levels before support kicked in. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $282.49bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance held steady late in the week. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 62.8%, up from a current week low 62.02% from Wednesday.

Trading volumes continued to ease back from $196bn levels seen on Monday. At the time of writing, 24-hr volumes stood at $126.13bn.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 1.42% to $9,799.9. A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin rise from an early morning low $9,660.0 to a high $9,824.5.

Steering clear of the major support levels, Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $9,732.97 and second major resistance level at $9,802.93.

Elsewhere, it’s been a bullish start to the day for the majors.

Tezos led the way early on, rallying by 4.60%, with Tron’s TRX up by 3.26%

BTC/USD 23/02/20 Daily Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move back through to $9,800 levels to bring the third major resistance level at $9,956.83 back into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from the second major resistance level.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the second major resistance level at $9,802.93 would likely continue to cap any upside.

In the event of another breakout, Bitcoin could eye a return to $10,000 levels.

Failure to move back through to $9,800 levels could see Bitcoin fall hit reverse.

A fall through the morning low $9,660.0 would bring the first major support level at $9,579.07 into play.

Barring a crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$9,500 and the second major support level at $9,495.13.

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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