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The Crypto Daily – Movers and Shakers – July 31st, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Aug 3, 2020, 10:52 UTC

It's a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin would need to avoid the pivot at $11,056 and sub-$11,000 to support the broader market.

bitcoin with us dollars and calculator

Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.05% on Thursday. Following on from a 1.70% gain on Wednesday, Bitcoin ended the day at $11,123.0.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin fall to an early afternoon intraday low $10,855.8 before making a move.

Finding support at the first major support level at $10,852, Bitcoin rose to a late high $11,186.1.

Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $11,380, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$11,100 levels and into the red.

Finding late support, however, Bitcoin move struck a final hour intraday high $11,188 before easing back.

In spite of the pullback, Bitcoin closed out the day in the green.

The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest move through to $11,000 levels. For the bears, Bitcoin would need to slide through the 62% FIB of $6,400 to form a near-term bearish trend.

The Rest of the Pack

Across the rest of the majors, it was a bullish day on Thursday.

Ethereum rallied by 5.39% to lead the way.

Bitcoin Cash ABC (+2.43%), Bitcoin Cash SV (+1.52%), Litecoin (+2.92%), Monero’s XMR (+2.58%), and Stellar’s Lumen (+1.72%) also found strong support.

Binance Coin (+0.55%), Cardano’s ADA (+0.62%), EOS (+0.90%), Ripple’s XRP (+0.36%), Tezos (+0.90%), and Tron’s TRX (+0.32%) tailed the front runners.

In the current week, the crypto total market cap rose from a Monday low $285.49bn to a Monday high $335.81bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $321.79bn.

Bitcoin’s dominance rose from a Monday low 62.43% to a Tuesday high 64.57% before easing back. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 63.58.

This Morning

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was down by 0.16% to $11,105.0. A mixed start to the day saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning high $11,149.3 before falling to a low $11,100.3.

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

Elsewhere, it was a mixed start to the day.

Binance Coin (+0.51%), Monero’s XMR (+0.22%), and Tezos (+0.01%) bucked the trend early on.

It was a bearish start for the rest of the majors, with Bitcoin Cash SV down by 0.58% to lead the way down.

BTC/USD 31/07/20 Hourly Chart

For the Bitcoin Day Ahead

Bitcoin would need to avoid a fall through the $11,056 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $11,255.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin to break out from Thursday’s high $11,189.2.

Barring an extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.

In the event of a crypto breakout, Bitcoin could eye the second major resistance level at $11,388.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $11,056 pivot level would bring the first major support level at $10,923 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Bitcoin should continue to steer clear of sub-$10,800 levels and the second major support level at $10,723.

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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