Bitcoin Gives Up more Ground to Bitcoin Cash and Chances of $10,000
Bitcoin slid 8.28% on Wednesday, reversing Tuesday’s 7.98% gain, to end the day at $8,847.7, the declines coming off the back of a broad market sell-off as investors looked to lock in profits stemming from the latest bull-trend formed back at 6th April’s swing lo $6,500.2.
An intraday high $9,767.4 in the early hours of the morning came up short of the day’s first major resistance level of $9,869.97 and Bitcoin’s $10,000 milestone, with a reversal through to the latter part of the day seeing Bitcoin slide through the day’s first major support level of $9,312.07 and 2nd support level of $8,970.63 to an intraday low $8,765.1, the day’s moves testing buyer appetite at the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $8,979 on its moves.
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The good news for the Bitcoin bulls would have been the hold above the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $8,506, though failing to hold at $9,000 levels would have been a disappointing, further delaying Bitcoin’s recovery to $10,000 levels.
In spite of Wednesday’s slide, the near-term bull trend remains intact, with direction through the rest of the week likely to have a material influence on the broader market.
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At the time of writing, Bitcoin was up just 0.01% to $8,870, with Bitcoin lagging Bitcoin Cash and some of the other major in what’s been a choppy start to the day.
A slide at the start of the day saw Bitcoin fall through to a morning low $8,652.2, with Bitcoin managing to avoid testing the day’s first major support level of $8,486, Bitcoin’s moves between the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $8,996 and 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $8,519 providing the necessary support to avoid a more material decline early on.
An early $8,960 high saw Bitcoin face plenty of resistance at the $9,000 psychological level, with the day’s first major resistance level of $9,448.37 some way off and unlikely to be tested through the day ahead.
With the broader market in positive territory, supported by a resurgent Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin will need to break back through to $9,000 levels to continue supporting the current bull trend, the moves through Wednesday showing signs of a reversal of the near-term bull trend that could ultimately weigh on the broader markets.
Failure to break back through to $9,000 levels could see Bitcoin pull back to test the day’s first major support level of $8,486.07, with the broader market sentiment likely to dictate buying appetite at the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $8,519.
While we would expect Bitcoin to avert a major sell-off to bring sub-$8,000 levels into play, investors will likely tread carefully through the early part of the day.
Looking across at the Cboe Bitcoin Futures, the May contract was down $200 to $8,870, providing investors with little incentive to jump back in at current levels.
Elsewhere, Bitcoin Cash was up 3.24%, with Waves up 3.03% and Stellar’s Lumen up a whopping 11.12%, with only a handful of majors joining Bitcoin in the red.