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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – December 2nd, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Dec 2, 2020, 00:46 UTC

It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move back through to $19,500 would support the broader market.

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Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 4.48% on Tuesday. Partially reversing an 8.25% rally from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $18,814.0.

It was a bullish start to the day. Bitcoin rallied to a late morning intraday high and a new swing hi $19,956 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $20,295, Bitcoin slid to an early afternoon intraday low $18,279.0.

The selloff saw Bitcoin fall through the first major support level at $18,647 before finding support.

Bitcoin briefly bounced back to $19,500 levels before falling back through to end the day at sub-$19,000 levels.

The first major support level limited the downside late in the day.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the recent slide back to sub-$17,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $10,095 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was a bearish day on Tuesday.

Bitcoin Cash SV (-7.09%), Cardano’s ADA (-9.62%), and Ripple’s XRP (-8.05%) led the way down.

Binance Coin (-4.03%), Chainlink (-6.32%), and Ethereum (-5.02%), and also saw relatively heavy losses.

Crypto.com Coin (-0.74%), Litecoin (-2.87%), and Polkadot (-0.91%) saw relatively modest losses on the day, however.

In the current week, the crypto total market cap rose from a Monday low $531.50bn to a Monday high $589.74bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $552.36bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 62.47% before rising to a Tuesday high 63.99%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 63.26%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.20% to $18,852.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $18,528.0 before rising to a high $18,885.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Binance Coin (-0.10%) and Crypto.com Coin (-1.50%) saw red to buck the trend early on.

It was a bullish start to the day for the rest of the pack, however, which recovered from early losses.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up by 1.41% to lead the way.

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For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move through the pivot level at $19,016 to bring the first major resistance level at $19,754 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break through to $19,500 levels.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $20,000 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test resistance at $20,500 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $20,693.

Failure to move through the $19,016 pivot would bring the first major support level at $18,077 into play.

Barring another extended crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should continue to steer clear of sub-$18,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $17,339.

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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