After Friday's losses, a Bitcoin move back through to $65,500 levels would support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, fell by 1.00% on Friday. Following a 0.12% decline on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the day at $63,134.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $65,421.0 before hitting reverse.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $65,528, Bitcoin slid to a late afternoon intraday low $62,255.0.
Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $64,066 and the second major support level at $63,342.
Finding late support, however, Bitcoin broke back through the major support levels to end the day at $64,100 levels.
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 Friday.
Crypto.com Coin bucked the trend, rising by 1.97%.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Litecoin slid by 4.22% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-1.88%), Cardano’s ADA (-1.65%), Chainlink (-1.42%), Ethereum (-1.14%), Polkadot (-2.27%), and Ripple’s XRP (-2.01%) also struggled.
Binance Coin fell by a more modest 0.28% on the day.
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 $2,812bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Wednesday high 44.62% before falling to a Friday low 42.78%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.20%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.38% to $64,379.0. A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin rise from an early morning low $64,134.0 to a high $64,397.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a bullish start to the day.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was up by 4.52% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $63,937 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $65,618 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from $65,500 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $66,000 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 $67,103.
A fall through the $63,937 pivot would bring the first major support level at $62,452 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$60,000 levels, however. The second major support level at $60,771 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.