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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – June 12th, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Jun 12, 2020, 01:44 UTC

It's a bullish start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move through to $9,500 levels would support a breakout...

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Bitcoin slid by 6.33% on Thursday. Reversing a 1.28% gain from Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $9,272.2.

A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $9,972.8 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $10,053.33, Bitcoin slid to a late afternoon intraday low $9,084.0.

The reversal saw Bitcoin fall through the day’s major support levels before finding support from the broader market.

A partial recovery to $9,270 levels saw Bitcoin move back through the third major support level at $9,156.67.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact in spite of Thursday’s sell-off, with Bitcoin holding well above the 23.6% FIB of $8,900.

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 also a particularly bearish day on Thursday.

Cardano’s ADA (-10.36%), Stellar’s Lumen (-10.45%), Tezos (-9.73%), and Tron’s TRX (-10.42%) led the way down.

Binance Coin (-6.84%), Bitcoin Cash ABC (-8.68%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-7.38%), EOS (-8.86%), Ethereum (-7.22%), Litecoin (-7.54%), Monero’s XMR (-8.86%), and Ripple’s XRP (-7.44%) weren’t far behind.

Through the current week, the crypto total market cap had recovered from a Tuesday low $265.84bn. The market cap rose to a Wednesday high $278.33bn before a slide to a current week low $252.82bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $259.01bn.

In the week, Bitcoin’s dominance hit a current week high 66.36% and low 65.70% in Thursday’s sell-off. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 66.15%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.61% to $9,328.6. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $9,246.0 before striking a high $9,330.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a bullish start to the day. Tezos was up by 2.33% at the time of writing, to lead the way. Binance Coin (+1.29%) and Cardano’s ADA (+1.13%) also found strong support early on.

BTC/USD 12/06/20 Daily Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to move through to $9,450 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $9,802.0 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from $9,500 levels.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally, resistance at $9,500 would likely leave Bitcoin short of the first major resistance level.

In the event of a crypto rebound, Bitcoin could eye Thursday’s high $9,972.8 before any pullback.

Failure to move through the $9,450 pivot could see Bitcoin struggle for another day.

A fall back through the morning low $9,246.0 to sub-$9,200 levels would bring the first major support level at $8,913.2 into play.

Barring another extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of the second major support level at $8,554.2. The 23.6% FIB of $8,900 should limit any 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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