It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin move back through to $38,000 levels would provide support to the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, slid by 7.46% on Friday. Following a 1.95% decline on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the day at $35,661.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $38,889.0 before hitting reverse.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $40,284, Bitcoin slid to a late intraday low $34,721.0.
The extended sell-off saw Bitcoin fall through the first major support level at $37,005 and the second major support level at $35,474.
Finding late support, Bitcoin broke back through the second major support level to end the day at $35,600 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact in spite of the recent slide back to sub-$30,000 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 bearish day on Friday.
Binance Coin (-11.03%), Ethereum (-12.07%), Chainlink (-12.05%), and Crypto.com Coin (-11.23%) led the way down.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-9.76%), Cardano’s ADA (-8.61%), Litecoin (-8.75%), and Ripple’s XRP (-7.71%) also struggled.
Polkadot saw a more modest 3.86% loss on the day.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $1,369bn before rising to a Wednesday high $1,787bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,543bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 47.06% before falling to a Thursday low 42.67%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.63%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.84% to $35,961.7. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $35,649.8 before rising to a high $36,075.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was also a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin was down by 3.37% to buck the trend early on.
It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash SV was up by 5.63% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to move through the pivot level at $36,424 to bring the first major resistance level at $38,126 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $38,000 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Friday’s high $38,889.0 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of an extended crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $40,000 levels. The second major resistance level sits at $40,592.
Failure to move through the pivot at $36,424 would bring the first major support level at $33,958 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$30,000 levels. The second major support level at $32,256 should limit the downside.
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.