Litecoin (LTC) is flashing stronger upside prospects than Bitcoin (BTC), backed by a rare alignment of fundamentals, whale accumulation, and bullish technical signals.
Grayscale Investments submitted official filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 9 to convert its Litecoin Trust into a regulated ETF.
According to documents, the proposed Litecoin ETF will use Bank of New York Mellon as administrator, with Coinbase serving in custody and prime brokerage roles.
Grayscale aims to list the converted LTC Trust on NYSE Arca, using the proposed S-3 filing and leveraging generic listing standards if adopted.
LTC’s price has jumped by around 6.30% versus the dollar and 3.50% versus BTC since Grayscale’s filing with the SEC, underscoring a growing bullish sentiment around the Litecoin ETF’s potential launch.
On-chain data confirms large investors are responding quickly.
According to Santiment, wallets holding over 1,000 LTC added 181,000 coins in a single day, coinciding with the ETF news. Whale transactions above $1 million surged to 349 within 12 hours, the highest in nearly two months.
The sudden accumulation highlights institutional and high-net-worth interest in LTC’s ETF narrative. Historically, such whale activity has preceded strong price rallies, as accumulation reduces available supply on exchanges.
The pair is now pressing against the wedge’s resistance trendline after reclaiming the 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages as support. A breakout above 0.001154 BTC could confirm the pattern, opening the door for a rally toward the 0.0013–0.0015 BTC range.
Momentum indicators support the case. The daily RSI holds near neutral levels, suggesting room for upside without immediate overbought risks. Rising volume into the wedge’s apex further validates the potential breakout move.
A decisive close below the wedge’s upper trendline may delay the breakout stage, if not invalidating the bullish setup altogether.
If that happens, LTC’s price risks will drop toward the lower trendline near 0.000993 BTC, aligning with the 50-day EMA support.
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