It was a mixed start to the day. Bitcoin rose to a late morning intraday high $13,032.0 before hitting reverse.
Falling short of the first major resistance level at $13,214, Bitcoin fell to a late afternoon intraday low $12,738.0.
Finding support at the first major support level at $12,736, Bitcoin revisited $12,970 levels before easing back.
The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported by the latest move through to $13,000 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 mixed day on Friday.
Bitcoin Cash ABC (+0.75%), Chainlink (+1.63%), Crypto.com Coin (+0.82%), Litecoin (+1.87%), and Polkadot (+0.12%) found support, while Binance Coin ended the day flat.
It was a bearish day for the rest of the majors.
Bitcoin Cash SV (-2.19%) and Cardano’s ADA (-2.31%) led the way down.
Ethereum (-1.23%) and Ripple’s XRP (-0.92%) saw relatively modest losses on the day.
In the current week, the crypto total fell to a Tuesday low $347.77bn before surging to a Thursday high $397.58bn. At the time of writing, the total market cap stood at $387.31bn.
Bitcoin’s dominance fell to a Wednesday low 57.52% before rising to a Thursday high 62.46%. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 61.82%.