Bitcoin fell through the first major support level at $38,187 before rallying to a late intraday high $41,352.0. A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to a mid-day intraday low $37,318.0 before making a move.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest return to $41,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need a sustained fall through the 62% FIB of $27,237 to form a near-term bearish trend.
Bitcoin broke through the first major resistance level at $40,632 to end the day at $40,800 levels.
The Rest of the Pack
Across the rest of the majors, it was a mixed day on Thursday.
Polkadot slid by 2.85%, with Chainlink and Crypto.com Coin falling by 0.49% and by 0.69% respectively to buck the trend on the day.
It was a bullish day for the rest of the majors, however.
Binance Coin (+0.99%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.76%), Litecoin (+0.74%), and Ripple’s XRP (+0.31%) trailed the front runners, however.
Bitcoin Cash SV led the way, rallying by 4.68%, with Ethereum gaining 3.84%.
In the current week, the crypto total market fell to a Tuesday low $1,502bn before rising to a Thursday high $1,695bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $1,654bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance rose to a Monday high 47.27% before falling to a Wednesday low 45.78%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 46.30%.
This Morning
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.19% to $40,809.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $41,034.1 before falling to a low $40,702.0.
Bitcoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.
It was a bullish start for the rest of the majors, however.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-0.16%), Chainlink (-0.49%), Litecoin (-0.27%), Polkadot (-0.31%), and Ripple’s XRP (-0.09%) also joined Bitcoin in the red.
At the time of writing, Crypto.com Coin was up by 4.51% to lead the way.
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