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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – August 1st, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Aug 3, 2020, 10:48 UTC

It's a bearish start to the day for Bitcoin and the broader market. Bitcoin would need to move back through to $11,300 levels to support the pack.

Pattern of coins LTC, ETH, BTC, XMR, XRP on a dark background. Business concept.

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rallied by 2.04% on Friday. Following a 0.05% gain on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the month up by 24.04% to $11,350.0.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $10,990 before making a move.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $10,923.2, Bitcoin rose to a late afternoon intraday high $11,440.0.

Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $11,255.4 and the second major resistance level at $11,387.8.

A late pullback saw Bitcoin fall back through the resistance levels before finding support.

Bitcoin broke back through the first major resistance level to wrap up the day at $11,350 levels.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest move through to $11,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Friday.

Binance Coin (+7.76%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+7.19%), and Ripple’s XRP (+6.22%) led the way.

Bitcoin Cash ABC (+2.22%), Ethereum (+3.46%), Litecoin (+2.46%), and Monero’s XMR (+4.39%), also found strong support.

EOS (+1.36%), Stellar’s Lumen (+0.73%), Tezos (+1.44%), and Tron’s TRX (+1.93%) trailed the front runners.

Cardano’s ADA bucked the trend, however, falling by 1.17%.

It was a bullish July for the crypto market.

Cardano’s ADA surged by 67.38% to lead the majors.

Bitcoin Cash SV (+46.21%), Ethereum (+53.82%), Litecoin (+41.45%), Ripple’s XRP (+48.21%), and Stellar’s Lumen (+45.72%) also found strong support.

Binance Coin (+34.44%), Bitcoin Cash ABC (+34.87%), EOS (+30.56%), Monero’s XMR (33.17%), Tezos (+20.69%), and Tron’s TRX (+20.39%) trailed the front runners.

In the current week, the crypto total market cap rose from a Monday low $285.49bn to a Monday high $335.81bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $326.94bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose from a Monday low 62.44% to a Tuesday high 64.58% before easing back. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 63.53.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.82% to $11,257.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $11,398 before falling to a low $11,238.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC (+0.14%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.21%), and Stellar’s Lumen (+0.69%) found early support.

It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however. Ripple’s XRP was down by 1.44% to lead the way down.

BTC/USD 01/08/20 Hourly Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move through the $11,260 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $11,530.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from Friday’s high $11,440.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.

In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could eye the second major resistance level at $11,710.

Failure to move through the $11,260 pivot level would bring the first major support level at $11,080 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$11,000 levels and the second major support level at $10,810.

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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