* BTCdrops 1% to 56.6k in early NorAm; Thursday's range 57.4k-55.8k

* Risk stabilizes after Wednesday's late Omicron slide, early risk bid ebbs

* BTC remains w/in daily cloud (61.3k-53.3k) drifts toward daily cloud base

* Support at 54.5k the 100-DMA, then the daily cloud base at 53.3k

* Res at 59.3k, 38.2% Fib of 69k-53.3k November dip, then 50% Fib at 61.2k

* ETHBTC remains anchored near recent highs by 0.08

(Paul Spirgel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) ((paul.spirgel@thomsonreuters.com))