The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – February 19th, 2021

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Published: Feb 19, 2021, 00:51 UTC

It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move back through to $52,500 levels would support a broad-based crypto rally.

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The Rest of the Pack

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

Litecoin (-4.58%), Polkadot (-1.72%), and Ripple’s XRP (-0.54%) joined Bitcoin in the red.

It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.

Binance Coin and Crypto.com Coin surged by 18.22% and by 18.66% to lead the way.

Bitcoin Cash SV (+4.94%) and Ethereum (+4.74%) also found strong support.

Cardano’s ADA (+2.44%) and Chainlink (+0.56%) and trailed the front runners.

In the current week, the crypto total market cap fell to a Monday low $1,350.01bn before rising to a Thursday high $1,602.83bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,573.61bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 60.67% before rising to a Wednesday high 63.41%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 61.42%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.54% to $51,847.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $51,505.0 before rising to a high $51,913.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Polkadot was down by 0.55% to buck the trend early on.

It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.

At the time of writing, Binance Coin was up by 5.72% to lead the way.

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the pivot level at $51,656 to bring the first major resistance level at $52,449 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $52,000 levels.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Wednesday’s swing hi $52,577.0 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of an extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $55,000 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $53,332.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $51,656 pivot would bring the first major support level at $50,773 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$50,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $49,980.

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.