The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – September 23rd, 2021

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 6.94% on Wednesday. Reversing a 5.29% loss from Tuesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $43,574.0.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $40,601.0 before making a move.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $39,076, Bitcoin rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $44,000.0.

Bitcoin broke through the 38.2% FIB of $41,592 and the first major resistance level at $43,023 to end the day at $43,500 levels.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, in spite of the latest return to sub-$40,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

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

Crypto.com Coin fell by 1.04% to buck the trend.

It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors.

Ripple’s XRP surged by 14.84% to lead the way, with Cardano’s ADA (+13.88%), Chainlink (+14.06%), Ethereum (+11.31%), and Polkadot (+11.98%) close behind.

Binance Coin (+10.16%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+6.08%), and Litecoin (+8.69%) also found strong support, however.

Early in the week, the crypto total market rose to a Monday high $2,136bn before sliding to a Tuesday low $1,744bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,968bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 43.00% before falling to a Tuesday low 41.22%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 41.46%.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.61% to $43,308.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $43,857.9 before falling to a low $43,302.0.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Crypto.com Coin was up by 1.14% to buck the early trend.

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

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down by 1.28% to lead the way down.

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid the $42,725 pivot to bring the first major resistance level at $44,849 into play.

Support from the broader market would be needed for Bitcoin to break back through to $44,000 levels.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally, the first major resistance level and resistance at $45,000 would likely cap the upside.

In the event of a broad-based crypto rally, Bitcoin could test resistance at $48,000 levels before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $46,124.

A fall through the $42,725 pivot would bring the 38.2% FIB of $41,592 and the first major support level at $41,450 into play.

Barring another extended sell-off on the day, Bitcoin should steer clear of sub-$40,000 levels. The second major support level sits at $39,326.