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The Crypto Daily – The Movers and Shakers 24/07/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Jul 24, 2019, 04:04 UTC

The bears eye a 4th day in the red, with sub-$8,000 levels for Bitcoin investors likely to cause some angst for the broader market.

Bitcoin and Litecoin over dollar banknotes.

Bitcoin slid by 4.57% on Tuesday. Following on from a 2.29% fall from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $9,859.

A particularly bearish morning saw Bitcoin slide from an early intraday high $10,330.9 to an early afternoon intraday low $9,820.

Steering clear of the major resistance levels, Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $10,188 and second major support level at $10,048.

Holding above the 38.2% FIB of $9,734 and third major support level at $9,657 was the only positive from the session.

Finding support through the afternoon, Bitcoin recovered to $10,200 levels before sliding back to sub-$10,000 levels.

It was Bitcoin’s first sub-$ 10,000-day end since 17th July.

Bitcoin’s market cap slid back from $183bn levels to $173.02bn at the time of writing.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the top 10 cryptos, it was a mixed bag for the majors on the day.

Bucking the trend on the day were Bitcoin Cash SV and EOS. Bitcoin Cash SV rallied by 2%, while EOS rose by 0.91%.

It was red for the rest of the pack, however. Tron’s TRX led the way down on the day, sliding by 8.95%.

Litecoin (-5.36%) and Binance Coin (-4.51%) also saw heavy losses on the day. It was a somewhat better story for Ethereum, which fell by 2.39%.

Bitcoin’s dominance eased back to 64% levels before recovering to 65% levels. Bearish sentiment across the broader market outweighed the effects of Bitcoin’s losses over the course of the last day.

On the day, the total crypto market cap slide from $281.9bn levels to $265.97bn at the time of writing

This Morning,

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 1.94% to $9,667.3. A particularly bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall from a morning high $9,861.7 to a low $9,612.7

The early sell-off saw Bitcoin fall through the 38.2% FIB of $9,734 and first major support level at $9,675.70.

Bitcoin left the major resistance levels untested.

Elsewhere, Bitcoin Cash ABC (-4.02), Binance Coin (-4%), and Bitcoin Cash SV (-4.69%) also saw heavy losses.

The rest of the pack weren’t far behind, in the early part of this morning. Ethereum also struggled, down 3.77% at the time of writing.

BTC/USD 24/07/19 Daily Chart

For the Day Ahead

A move back through the 38.2% FIB of $9,734 would bring $10,000 levels back into play. Bitcoin would need the support of the broader market, however, to break out from the 38.2% FIB.

In the event of a broad-based crypto rebound, a move back through to $10,000 would bring the first major resistance level at $10,186.6 into play.

We would expect Bitcoin to fall well short Tuesday’s high $10,330.9, however.

Failure to move back through the 38.2% FIB of $9,734 could see Bitcoin fall deeper into the red. A fall through to $9,500 levels would bring the second major support level at $9,492.4 in play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off through the day, the second major support level should limit any downside on the day.

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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