The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – October 18th, 2020

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.44% on Saturday. Partially reversing a 1.62% fall from Friday, Bitcoin ended the day at $11,375.0.

It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin fell to an early morning low $11,290.0 before striking a mid-morning high $11,388.0.

Leaving the major support and resistance levels untested, Bitcoin slid to an early afternoon intraday low $11,275.0.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $11,176, Bitcoin hit a mid-afternoon intraday high $11,418.0 before easing back.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $11,511, Bitcoin fell back to end the day at sub-$11,400 levels.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest move back through to $11,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Saturday.

Bitcoin Cash ABC (-1.52%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-0.19%), Crypto.com Coin (-1.91%), and Litcoin (-1.49%) saw red on the day..

Binance Coin (+0.53%), Cardano’s ADA (+1.61%), Chainlink (+0.31%), Ethereum (+0.80%), Polkadot (+1.16%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.17%) joined Bitcoin in the green.

In the current week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $365.23bn before falling to a Friday low $343.10. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $350.42bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Monday low 59.47% before rising to a Friday high 60.45%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 60.19%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up by 0.14% to $11,391.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning high $11,364.9 before rising to a high $11,410.0.

Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day for the crypto majors.

Bitcoin Cash SV was down by 0.35% to buck the trend early on.

It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.

At the time of writing, Binance Coin was up by 1.40% to lead the way.

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the pivot level at $11,356 to bring the first major resistance level at $11,437 back into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from Saturday’s high $11,418.0.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.

In the event of another crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test the second major resistance level at $11,499.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $11,356 pivot would bring the first major support level at $11,294 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$11,200 levels. The second major support level at $11,213 should limit any downside.