A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $43,102.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the 38.2% FIB of $41,592 and the first major support level at $41,450, Bitcoin rallied to a late intraday high $45,000.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $44,849 to end the day at $44,880 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 Thursday.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-0.93%) and Ripple’s XRP (-0.24%) bucked the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors.
Chainlink rose by 4.12% to lead the way, with Cardano’s ADA (+3.07%), Ethereum (+2.48%), and Polkadot (+2.65%) close behind.
Binance Coin (+1.25%), Crypto.com Coin (+0.55%), and Litecoin (+1.53%) trailed the front runners, however.
In the current 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 $2,043bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 42.97% before falling to a Thursday low 41.07%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 41.46%.