Following Tuesday's sell-off, it was a mixed day for Bitcoin and the crypto market. A Bitcoin move back through to $62,000 levels would deliver support on the day ahead.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.47% on Wednesday. Following a 5.49% slide on Tuesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $60,352.8.
A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin slide to a late morning intraday low $58,368.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $57,942, Bitcoin rose to a late morning intraday high $60,851.0.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $62,878, however, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$60,000 before ending the day at $60,300 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by last Wednesday’s ATH $68,958.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Wednesday.
Binance Coin (-1.88%) and Litecoin (-0.39%) saw red to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Crypto.com Coin rallied by 14.28% to lead the way, with Polkadot (+4.15%) also finding strong support.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+0.31%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.04%), Chainlink (+0.17%), Ethereum (+1.89%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.76%) trailed the front runners, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $2,902bn before falling to a Wednesday low $2,472bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,599.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 43.26% before rising to a Wednesday high 44.55%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 44.01%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.51% to $60,658.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning low $60,135.0 before rising to a high $60,666.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Bitcoin Cash SV and Polkadot bucked the early trend, falling by 0.25% and by 0.08% respectively.
It’s been a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was up by 11.18% to lead the way.
Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the $59,857 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $61,347 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Wednesday’s high $60,851.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap the upside.
In the event of an extended rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $63,000 levels before easing back. The second major resistance level sits at $62,340.
A fall through the $59,857 pivot would bring the first major support level at $58,864 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$57,000 levels. The second major support level at $57,374 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.