Following Friday's breakout, the Bitcoin bulls will be eyeing a return to $50,000, which would support another broad-based crypto rally...
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, jumped by 9.86% on Friday. Following a 5.52% rally on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the day at $48,151.0.
A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $43,311.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $42,134, Bitcoin rallied to a late intraday high $48,464.0.
The rally saw Bitcoin break through the first major resistance level at $44,824 and the second major resistance level at $45,818
Coming up against the third major resistance level at $48,508, however, Bitcoin eased back to end the day at sub-$48,200 levels.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported the latest return to sub-$48,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was a bullish day on Friday.
Ethereum jumped by 10.33% to lead the way.
Binance Coin (+8.80%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+8.47%), Chainlink (+9.82%), Crypto.com Coin (+9.77%), Litecoin (+8.42%), and Ripple’s XRP (+9.29%) also found strong support.
Cardano’s ADA (+6.72) and Polkadot (+1.62%) trailed the front runners, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Wednesday low $1,808bn before rising to a Friday high $2,160bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,107bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Thursday low 41.77% before rising to a Friday high 43.06%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 42.65%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.76% to $47,784.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $48,230.0 before falling to a low $47,702.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Crypto.com Coin bucked the early trend, rising by 0.57%.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Binance Coin was down by 1.28% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid the $46,642 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $49,973 into play.
Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break out from Friday’s high $48,464.0.
Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at the 23.6% FIB of $50,473 would likely cap the upside.
In the event of a broad-based crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $53,000 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $51,795.
A fall through the $46,642 would bring the first major support level at $44,820 into play.
Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$44,000 and the 38.2% FIB of $41,592. The second major support level sits at $41,489.
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.