A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early morning intraday low $53,678.0 before making a move.
Steering clear of the first major support level at $53,051, Bitcoin rose to an early afternoon intraday high $55,475.0.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $55,422 before falling back to sub-$54,500 levels.
Finding late support, however, Bitcoin tested resistance at $55,000 before easing back.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported the latest return to $56,000 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 Saturday.
Crypto.com Coin bucked the trend, falling by 0.45%.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Ripple’s XRP jumped by 9.03% to lead the way, with Polkadot (+6.96%) close behind.
Bitcoin Cash SV (+2.16%), Chainlink (+3.98%), and Litecoin (+2.29%) also found strong support.
Binance Coin (+0.65%), Cardano’s ADA (+1.43%), Ethereum (+0.33%), trailed the front runners, however.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Monday low $2,009bn before rising to a Friday high $2,425bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $2,351bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Tuesday low 42.52% before rising to a Wednesday high 45.62%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 43.98%.