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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 16/02/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Feb 16, 2019, 03:47 UTC

It's a mixed start to the majors, with the bulls in need of a weekend rally to get out of the current rut that's ping the majors back of late.

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Loses Support

Bitcoin Cash ABC slipped by 0.59% on Friday. Following on from a 1.57% fall on Thursday, Bitcoin Cash ABC ended the day at $119.77.

Bitcoin Cash ABC rallied to an early afternoon intraday high $123 before hitting reverse. The rally saw Bitcoin Cash ABC break through the first major resistance level at $122.01, whilst coming up short of the second major resistance level at $123.92.

The reversal saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall to an intraday low $119.5 before finding support to move through to $121 levels only to fall back to $119 levels by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was up by 0.82% to $120.75. Moves in the early hours saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a start of a day morning low $119.77 to a morning high $120.75. The day’s major support and resistance levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a hold onto current levels would support a breakthrough to $121 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $122.01 into play. A broad-based crypto rally could see Bitcoin Cash ABC move through to $123 levels before any pullback.

Failure to hold onto current levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC slide through the morning low $119.77 to bring Friday’s low $119.5 into play before any recovery. Barring a broad-based crypto sell-off, we would expect Bitcoin Cash ABC to steer clear of the first major support level at $118.51 on the day.

BCHABC/USD 16/02/19 Daily Chart

Litecoin Makes a Move

Litecoin gained 2.78% on Friday. Reversing a 0.68% loss from Thursday, Litecoin ended the day at $42.08.

A bullish morning saw Litecoin rise to a morning high $42.5, breaking through the first major resistance level at $42.08. An early afternoon spike saw Litecoin strike an intraday high $44.2 before pulling back. The spike saw Litecoin break through the second major resistance level at $43.23.

A mid-afternoon intraday low $40.81 saw Litecoin steer clear of the first major support level at $39.69 before moving back through to $42 levels.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up by 1% to $42.50. Moves through the early morning saw Litecoin move from a morning low $41.92 to a morning high $42.60 before easing back. The day’s major support and resistance levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a hold above $42.40 levels through the morning would support another run at $43 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $43.92 into play. A broad-based crypto-rally would bring $45 levels into play before any pullback. We would expect Litecoin to fall short of the second major resistance level at $45.75 on the day.

Failure to hold above $42.40 levels could see Litecoin pullback through the morning low $41.92 to bring $40 levels into play before any recovery. We would expect Litecoin to steer clear of the day’s first major support level at $40.53, barring a broad-based crypto sell-off in the day.

LTC/USD 16/02/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Struggles Thanks to Talk of JMP Coin

Ripple’s XRP rose by 0.16% on Friday. Following a 0.85% decline on Thursday, Ripple’s XRP ended the day at $0.3069.

Tracking the broader market through the morning, Ripple’s XRP rose to an early afternoon intraday high $0.31292 before hitting reverse. Ripple’s XRP managed to break through the first major resistance level at $0.3102, to come within range of the second major resistance level at $0.3140 before the pullback.

The reversal saw Ripple’s XRP fall to a mid-afternoon intraday low $0.30338 to call on support at the first major support level at $0.3040 before moving back to $0.3050 levels. In a late recovery, Ripple’s XRP moved back to $0.3060 levels to end the day in the green.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up by 0.13% to $0.30730. Early moves saw Ripple’s XRP fall from a morning high $0.30778 to a morning low $0.30537 before recovering. The day’s major support levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $0.30778 would support another run $0.31 levels and the first major resistance level at $0.31321 before any pullback. Barring a broad-based crypto rally, we would expect Ripple’s XRP to come up short of the second major resistance level at $0.3173 and $0.32 levels on the day.

Failure to move back through the morning high could see Ripple’s XRP hit reverse later in the day. A pullback through the morning low $0.30537 could bring the first major support level at $0.3025 into play before any recovery.

We would expect Ripple’s XRP to continue to steer clear of sub-$0.30 levels in the event of a pullback.

XRP/USD 16/02/19 Daily Chart

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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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