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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers -25/10/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Oct 25, 2019, 00:51 UTC

It's a mixed start to the day as investors recover from Wednesday's sell-off. Bitcoin may well need to lead the way today to support further upside.

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Bitcoin fell by 0.54% on Thursday. Following on from 6.96% tumble on Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $7,453.0.

A relatively bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to a mid-morning intraday low $7,367.9 before finding support.

Bitcoin steered clear of the first major support level at $7,193.23 and the 62% FIB of $7,245.

Finding support in the late morning, Bitcoin struck an early afternoon intraday high $7,529.0.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $7,934.33, Bitcoin eased back to $7,400 levels and a particularly range-bound 2nd half of the day.

For the bulls, the extended bullish trend remained intact in spite of sliding back to sub-$8,000 levels. While falling back through the 38.2% FIB, Bitcoin continued to hold above the 62% FIB of 7,245.

The Rest of the Pack

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

Bitcoin Cash SV led the way with an 8.44% rally that reversed Wednesday’s 7.1% loss.

Binance Coin (1.68%), Bitcoin Cash ABC (1.44%), Stellar’s Lumen (1.38%), and Ripple’s XRP (1.30%) also made solid gains.

While EOS (0.37%) and Litecoin (0.30%) managed to end the day in the green, Ethereum joined Bitcoin in the red, with a 1.08% loss.

After a choppy couple of days, it’s been a bearish week for the majority of the top 10. Bitcoin Cash SV bucks the trend in the current week, rising by 12.58%.

For the rest, Bitcoin (-9.78%), Litecoin (-9.64%), Ethereum (-8.44%), and Binance Coin (-8.34%) have seen the heaviest losses, Monday through Thursday.

Through the current week, the total crypto market cap rose to a Monday high $224.47bn before falling to a Wednesday low $202.69bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $205.66bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance slipped to 65% levels on Thursday after a trend-bucking loss on the day.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.11% to $7,460.9. A relatively range-bound start to the day saw Bitcoin rise from an early morning low $7,452.8 to a high $7,463.2.

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

Elsewhere, Bitcoin Cash SV led the way, rising by 1.63%. EOS (0.25%), Ripple’s XRP (0.23%), Ethereum (0.17%), and Litecoin (0.14%) also saw green.

Stellar’s Lumen (-0.46%) and Bitcoin Cash ABC (-0.28%) bucked the trend in the 1st hour of the day.

BTC/USD 25/10/19 Daily Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

For the day ahead, Bitcoin would need to avoid sub-$7,450 levels to support a run at the first major resistance level at $7,532.03.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from Thursday’s high $7,529.

Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, Bitcoin would likely come up short of the second major resistance level at $7,611.07.

Failure to steer clear of sub-$7,450 levels could see Bitcoin see red for a 5th consecutive day.

A fall back through to $7,300 levels would bring the first major support level at $7,370.93 into play.

Barring an extended sell-off through the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of the 62% FIB of $7,245.

In the event of another broad-based crypto sell-off, the second major support level at $7,288.87 and 62% FIB would likely limit any further downside.

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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