After a mixed session on Saturday, Bitcoin makes an early move. A Bitcoin move through $65,500 levels would support the broader market.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.41% on Saturday. Partially reversing a 1.00% loss from Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $64,398.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to a late morning intraday low $63,405.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $62,452, Bitcoin rose to a late afternoon intraday high $64,989.0.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $65,618, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$64,000 levels before finding late support.
A late move back through to $64,300 levels delivered the upside on the day.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by Wednesday’s ATH $68,958.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Saturday.
Chainlink and Ethereum bucked the trend, falling by 0.46% and by 0.50% respectively.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Crypto.com Coin surged by 19.89% to lead the way.
Binance Coin (+3.60%), Litecoin (+2.59%), and Polkadot (+2.15%) found relatively strong support.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+0.94%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.24%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.19%) trailed the front runners, however.
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 $2,834bn.
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 43.32%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 1.07% to $65,084.9. A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin rise from an early morning low $64,395.0 to a high $65,311.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $65,123 before easing back.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin and Polkadot bucked the early trend, falling by 5.09% and by 0.66% respectively.
It’s been a bullish morning for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Ethereum was up by 0.81% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $64,264 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $65,123 back into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to hold onto $65,000 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and morning high $65,311.0 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $67,000 levels before easing back. The second major resistance level sits at $65,848.
A fall through the $64,264 pivot would bring the first major support level at $63,539 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of the second major support level at $62,680.
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.