It's a mixed start to the day for the majors. A Bitcoin breakthrough to $10,450 levels would support a broad-based crypto rally.
Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.49% on Friday. Following on from a 1.11% gain on Thursday, Bitcoin ended the day at $10,405.0.
It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin rose to an early morning high $10,397.0 before sliding to an early morning intraday low $10,197.0.
Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $10,220 before rallying to a late intraday high $10,438.0.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $10,503, Bitcoin eased back to limit the upside on the day.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the latest pullback to sub-$10,000. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Across the rest of the majors, it was another mixed day on Friday.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (-1.01%), Bitcoin Cash SV (-1.60%), Cardano’s ADA (-0.25%), Monero’s XMR (-1.95%), and Ripple’s XRP (-0.10%) saw red on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors.
Binance Coin (+3.50%), EOS (+0.39%), Ethereum (+1.63%), Litecoin (+0.55%), Stellar’s Lumen (+3.11%), Tezos (+0.02%), and Tron’s TRX (+1.44%) joined Bitcoin in the green.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Tuesday low $297.87bn before rising to a Thursday high $325.95bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $319.75bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 61.28% before falling to a Friday low 59.51%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 59.79%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.44% to $10,359.4. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $10,415.0 before falling to a low $10,351.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
Binance Coin (+3.92%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+0.44%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.80%), and Stellar’s Lumen (+0.65%) found early support.
It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, however.
At the time of writing, Tezos was down by 2.00% to lead the way down.
Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the $10,347 pivot level to support a run at the first major resistance level at $10,496.
Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from $10,450 levels.
Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $10,500 would likely cap any upside.
In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could test the second major resistance level at $10,588.
Failure to avoid a fall through the $10,347 pivot would bring the first major support level at $10,255 into play.
Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$10,000. The second major support level at $10,106 should limit any 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.