It's a bearish start to the day. A Bitcoin move back through to $9,100 levels would support the broader market.
Bitcoin fell by 1.72% on Saturday. Following on from a 0.91% decline on Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $9,015.3.
It was a mixed start to the day for Bitcoin. In the early hours, Bitcoin dipped to a low $9,120.0 before rising to a mid-morning intraday high $9,202.5.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $9,296.7, Bitcoin tumbled to a late intraday low $8,855.0.
The sell-off saw Bitcoin fall through the first major support level at $9,051.8 and second major support level at $8,930.5.
Finding late support, Bitcoin moved back through the second major support level to wrap up the day at $9,000 levels.
The 23.6% FIB of $8,900 had limited the downside on the day.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact in spite of the recent pullback to sub-$9,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was also a bearish day on Saturday.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-8.25%), EOS (-6.01%), and Tezos (-6.81%) led the way down.
Binance Coin (-4.00%), Bitcoin Cash ABC (-5.85%), Litecoin (-4.67%), Ripple’s XRP (-4.14%), and Stellar’s Lumen (-5.73%) also saw deep red.
Cardano’s ADA (-3.86%), Ethereum (-3.79%), Monero’s XMR (-3.59%), and Tron’s TRX (-1.97%) saw relatively modest losses on the day.
Through the current week, the crypto total market cap rose to a Monday high $272.54bn before falling to a Saturday low $245.07bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $248.82bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance slid to a Wednesday low 65.52% before jumping to a Saturday high 66.68%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 66.30%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.42% to $8,977.0. A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall from an early morning high $9,016.0 to a low $8,970.2.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was also a bearish start to the day for the broader market.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-1.02%), Stellar’s Lumen (-1.66%), Tezos (-1.03%), and Tron’s TRX (-1.18%) led the way down early on.
Bitcoin would move through the $9,025 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $9,193.53.
Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from $9,100 levels.
Barring an extended crypto rebound, the first major resistance level and Saturday’s high $9,202.5 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test the second major resistance level at $9,371.77.
Failure to move through the $9,025 pivot level could see Bitcoin struggle later in the day.
A fall back through the 23.6% FIB of $8,900 would bring the first major support level at $8,846.03 into play.
In the event of another extended crypto sell-off, the second major support level at $8,676.77 may be tested.
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.