Following a mixed Thursday, a Bitcoin move back through to $65,500 levels would be needed to support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, slipped by 0.12% on Thursday. Following a 3.09% slide from Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $64,791.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $64,079.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $62,172, Bitcoin rose to a late morning intraday high $65,541.0.
Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $68,264, however, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$64,500 levels before finding support.
A late move back through to $65,000 was short-lived, however, with Bitcoin falling back to sub-$65,000 levels and into the red.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported Wednesday’s ATH $68,958.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Thursday.
Crypto.com Coin slid by 5.62% to lead the way down. Bitcoin Cash SV (-2.05%) and Cardano’s ADA (-0.92%) also joined Bitcoin in the red.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Binance Coin and Ripple’s XRP rose by 2.28% and by 2.26% respectively to lead the way.
Chainlink (+1.20%), Ethereum (+1.94%), Litecoin (+0.82%), and Polkadot (+1.62%) also found support.
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Wednesday high $3,007bn before falling to a Wednesday low $2,657bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,798bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 43.09% before rising to a Wednesday high 44.62%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.62%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.06% to $64,751.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $64,666.0 before rising to a high $64,840.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Binance Coin (+0.38%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.17%), Chainlink (+0.71%), Litecoin (+0.58%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.72%) found early support.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Polkadot was down by 0.20% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-0.06%) and Ethereum (-0.11%) also joined Bitcoin in the red.
Bitcoin would need to move back through the $64,804 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $65,528 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $65,500 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Thursday’s high $64,541.0 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at Wednesday’s ATH $68,958. The second major resistance level sits at $66,266, with the third major resistance level at $67,728.
Failure to move back through the $64,804 pivot would bring the first major support level at $64,066 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$63,000 levels, however. The second major support level at $63,342 should limit the downside.
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.