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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 01/01/19

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Jan 1, 2019, 05:10 UTC

It's a mixed start to the New Year, with Bitcoin Cash ABC looking to set the pace early on.

Cryptos

Bitcoin Cash – ABC – On the Rebound

Bitcoin Cash ABC slid by 9.03% on Monday, following on from last week’s 17.71% tumble, to end the day at $147.46.

Bearish through the final day of the year, Bitcoin Cash ABC slid from a start of a day intraday high $162.09 to a late intraday low $145.6 before steadying.

The reversal saw Bitcoin Cash ABC slide through the first major support level at $156.95 and second major support level at $152.76, while holding above the third major support level at $144.78, the sell-off coming off the back of negative sentiment from across the broader market.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was up 8.94% to $160.64, with moves through the early morning seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a start of a day morning low $148 to strike a morning high $164.90 before easing back.

The early bounce saw Bitcoin Cash ABC break through the first major resistance level at $157.83 and 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $163 before falling back through the 38.2% FIB.

For the day ahead, a hold above the first major resistance level at $157.83 through the morning would support another run at $160 levels and the 38.2% FIB, while sentiment across the broader market would need to improve for the second major resistance level at $168.21 to come into play.

Failure to hold above the first major resistance level at $157.83 could see Bitcoin Cash ABC slide through the morning low $148 to bring the first major support level at $141.34 into play before any recovery, sub-$140 levels not expected to come into play.

BCHABC/USD 01/01/19 4-Hourly Chart

Litecoin in the Red

Litecoin fell by 5.64% on Monday, reversing a 3.07% rise on Sunday, to end the day at $29.78.

Tracking the broader market, Litecoin fell from a start of a day intraday high $31.62 to a late in the day intraday low $29.42 before steadying, with Litecoin ending up at sub-$30 levels for the 2nd time in last 12 days.

The reversal saw Litecoin slide through the first major support level at $30.36 to come within range of the second major support level at $29.15 before finding support.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up 0.44% to $29.91, with Litecoin falling from an early morning high $29.99 to a morning low $29.11 before finding support, the early moves leaving the day’s major support and resistance levels untested.

For the day ahead, a move through to $30.3 levels would support a run at $31 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $31.13 into play before any pullback, Monday’s high $31.62 likely to pin Litecoin back from a breakout to $32 levels later in the day.

Failure to move through to $30.3 levels by the early afternoon could see Litecoin hit reverse, with a pullback through the morning low $29.11 bringing the first major support level at $28.93 and the second major support level at $28.07 into play before any recovery, sub-$28 levels unlikely to be touched on the day.

LTC/USD 01/01/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Looking to Make a Move

Ripple’s XRP fell by 5.51% on Monday, reversing Sunday’s 1.84% gain with interest, to end the day at $0.36131.

A start of a day intraday high $0.38961 saw Ripple’s XRP break through the first major resistance level at $0.3871 before hitting reverse, a day long reversal seeing Ripple’s XRP slide to a late in the day intraday low $0.35616 before moving back through to $0.36 levels.

The reversal saw Ripple’s XRP fall through the first major support level at $0.3730 and second major support level at $0.3637, with Ripple’s XRP unable to break back through the support levels by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up 0.94% to $0.36470, with moves through the early morning seeing Ripple’s XRP recover from an early morning low $0.35778 to strike a morning high $0.36718 before easing back, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $0.36718 to $0.37 levels would support a run at $0.38 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $0.3819 into play, Ripple’s XRP likely to continue falling short of the $0.40 levels, with Monday’s high $0.38961 likely to pin Ripple’s XRP back from a breakout later in the day.

Failure to move through to $0.37 levels by the early afternoon could see Ripple’s XRP fall back through the morning low $0.35778 to call on support at the first major support level at $0.3484 before any recovery, sub-$0.34 support levels unlikely to be tested on the day.

XRP/USD 01/01/19 Daily Chart

About the Author

Bob Masonauthor

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.

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