It's a bearish start to the day for Bitcoin and the broader market. Bitcoin would need to move back through to $36,500 levels to provide support.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 0.77% on Saturday. Following a 5.85% slide on Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $35,570.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall from an early high $36,316.0 to an early morning intraday low $34,819.0.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $34,593, Bitcoin rose to a midday intraday high $36,447.0.
Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $37,640, Bitcoin slipped back to $35,500 levels and into the red.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact in spite of the latest slide back to $35,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Saturday.
Bitcoin Cash SV and Crypto.com Coin rose by 3.58% and by 2.79% respectively to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Polkadot fell by 4.80% to lead the way down, with Chainlink and Ripple’s XRP (-X%) ending the day down by 4.40% and by 4.46% respectively.
Cardano’s ADA (-2.27%), Ethereum (-3.14%), and Litecoin (-2.50%) also struggled.
Binance Coin saw a more modest 0.97% loss.
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Tuesday high $1,708bn before falling to a Friday low $1,435bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,454bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Wednesday high 46.26% before falling to a Saturday low 45.05%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 45.61%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.24% to $35,484.2. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $35,736.0 before falling to a low $35,330.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a bearish start to the day.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was down by 3.07% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to back move through the $35,612 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $36,405 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $36,000 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Saturday’s high $36,447.0 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of another extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $38,000 before any pullback. The second major level sits at $37,240.
Failure to move back through the $35,612 pivot would bring the first major support level at $34,777 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$34,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $33,984.
With over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Bob has worked with various global rating agencies and multinational banks. Currently he is covering currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes and global equities, focusing mostly on European and Asian markets.