The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – January 20th, 2021

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 2.17% on Tuesday. Reversing a 2.22% gain from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $35,890.0.

It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin rose to an early morning high $37,450.0 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $37,889, Bitcoin slid to a mid-morning low $36,299.0.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $35,176, however, Bitcoin rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $37,936.6.

Continuing to fall short of the first major resistance level at $37,889 Bitcoin slid to a final hour intraday low $35,863.0.

In spite of the late sell-off, Bitcoin continued to steer clear of the first major support level at $35,176.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the latest reversal. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $18,504 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was another mixed day on Tuesday.

Binance Coin and Chainlink slid by 6.05% and by 6.79% respectively to lead the way down.

Cardano’s ADA (-1.04%) also saw red on the day.

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

Ethereum rallied by 8.70% to lead the way.

Crypto.com Coin (+5.12%), and Ripple’s XRP (+2.87%) also found strong support.

Bitcoin Cash SV (+0.10%), Litecoin (+0.06%) and Polkadot (+0.92%) trailed the front runners, however.

In the current week, the crypto total market cap fell to a Monday low $958.80bn before rising to a Tuesday high $1,080.72bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,029.91bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 67.47% before falling to a Tuesday low 65.20%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 65.65%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 1.14% to $36,298.6. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $35,602.0 before rising to a high $36,353.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Binance Coin (-0.33%) and Chainlink (-1.85%) saw red to buck the trend early on, with Bitcoin Cash SV flat.

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

At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was up by 4.04% to lead the way.

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the pivot level at $36,563 to bring the first major resistance level at $37,263 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $37,000 levels.

Barring an extended crypto rally, first major resistance level and Tuesday’s high $37,936.6 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of an extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $40,000 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $38,637.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $36,563 pivot would bring the first major support level at $35,190 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$35,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $34,490.