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Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin above $27,000; Litecoin, Tron rise over 2%

The cryptocurrency markets were trading higher on Friday ahead of US unemployment and non-farm payroll data. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.03% to $27,099, whereas Ethereum (ETH) was just below the $1,900 level.

BTC volume stood at approximately $14.58 billion, falling 3.55% in the last 24 hours.

"Bitcoin traded close to the US$27,000 level as the market awaits the release of the US non-farm payroll data today.

The immediate support level for BTC is now at US$26,500, while resistance is at US$27,200," Edul Patel, Co-founder and CEO at Mudrex, said.

Other top crypto tokens were also trading higher. Litecoin and Tron surged by over 2%. Meanwhile, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Polygon and Polkadot also traded with gains. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher around $1.14 trillion, rising 1.17% in the last 24 hours.

The market cap of Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, was around $525 billion. Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 46%, a decrease of 0.07% over the day, according to CoinMarketCap.

The total volume in DeFi is currently $2.15 billion, 7.18% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. The volume of all stablecoins is now $27.55 billion, which is 91.94% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.

Rajagopal Menon, Vice President at WazirX said, "Major market oscillators point toward a Neutral sentiment. The Relative Strength Index (14), one of the key indicators, sits at 46, with a neutral outlook. The Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3) and the Average Directional Index (14) is at 44 and 20, respectively, further indicating a Neutral market."

"The MACD Level (12, 26) at -166 indicates a Buy. The Stochastic RSI Fast (3, 3, 14, 14) is at 43 with a Neutral indicator, while the Williams Percent Range (14) at −58 signals Neutral" Menon added.

Crypto Cart: Quick Glance

Bitcoin $27,098 1.02%

Ethereum $1,887 1.78%

Tether $1.00 0.02%

BNB $307 1.10%

XRP $0.516 2.02%

Cardano $0.3723 2.27%

Dogecoin $0.07211 0.79%

Polygon $0.903 1.47%

Solana $21.01 1.89%

Litecoin $94.65 2.42%

Polkadot $5.27 0.79%

Tron $0.07621 2.51%

Shiba Inu $0.0000085 0.26%

(Note: Price change in last 24 hours)

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