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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 18/05/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: May 18, 2019, 02:39 UTC

It's another bearish start to the day. If there was ever a need for a weekend rally of old it would be now...

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Down Again

Bitcoin Cash ABC slid by 7.77% on Friday. Following on from a 1.18% fall from Thursday, Bitcoin Cash ABC ended the day at $366.9.

A particularly bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC slide from an intraday high $412 to an early intraday low $330.

Bitcoin Cash ABC fell through the first major support level at $368.07 and second major support level at $337.78. Of greater significance was a side through the 23.6% FIB of $371.

Pinned by back the 23.6% FIB through the day, Bitcoin Cash ABC managed to end the day at $360 levels.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down by 1.61% to $361. Another bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall from a morning high $374.97 to a low $359.16.

Bitcoin Cash ABC left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $370 levels would support a run at $400 levels later in the day.

Sentiment across the broader market will need to materially improve, however, for Bitcoin Cash ABC to recover the early losses.

Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, Bitcoin Cash ABC will likely fall short of $380 levels on the day.

Failure to move back through to $370 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC take a bigger hit on the day. A pullback through to $340 levels would bring the first major support level at $327.27 into play.

Barring another mass crypto sell-off, Bitcoin Cash ABC will likely steer clear of sub-$300 support levels on the day.

BCHABC/USD 18/05/19 Daily Chart

Litecoin Struggles at $90

Litecoin slid by 6.08% on Friday. Following on from a 6.36% fall from Thursday, Litecoin ended the day at $89.88.

Tracking the broader market, Litecoin slid from an intraday high $97.55 to an early morning intraday low $84.00.

Falling short of the major resistance levels, Litecoin fell through the first major support level at $88.51 before finding support.

A partial recovery to $89 levels late in the day limited the losses on the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down by 1.76% to $88.30. Bearish through the early hours, Litecoin fell from a morning high $90.61 to a low $87.87 before finding support.

Litecoin left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $90 levels would support a run at the first major resistance level at $96.95.

Litecoin will need support from the broader market, however, to break back through to $90 levels later in the day.

In the event of a rebound, Thursday’s high $97.55 would likely limit the upside on the day.

Failure to move back through to $90 levels will see Litecoin struggle through the day. A fall back through the morning low $87.87 to $85 levels would bring the first major support level at $83.40 into play.

Barring a crypto meltdown, however, Litecoin will likely steer clear of sub-$80 support levels on the day.

LTC/USD 18/05/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Stuck at sub-$0.40

Ripple’s XRP fell by 6.34% on Friday. Following on from an 8.16% slide on Thursday, Ripple’s XRP ended the day at $0.39188.

Bearish from the start of the day, Ripple’s XRP slide from an intraday high $0.42265 to a midday intraday low $0.36226.

The reversal saw Ripple’s XRP fall through the first major support level and 23.6% FIB of $0.4164 before finding support.

While recovering to $0.39 levels, Ripple’s XRP was unable to retest $0.40 resistance levels on the day.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down by 2.4% to $0.38247. A bearish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP slide from a morning high $0.39697 to a low $0.37854.

In spite of the reversal, Ripple’s XRP left the major support levels untested in the early hours.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $0.3930 levels would support a run at $0.40 levels later in the day.

Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, Ripple’s XRP will likely come up short of the first major resistance level at $0.4223.

In the event of a rebound, Friday’s high $0.42265 and the first major resistance level would likely cap the upside to $0.42 levels on the day.

Failure to move back through to $0.3930 levels could see Ripple’s XRP slide deeper into the red. A fall back through the morning low $0.37854 would bring the first major support level at $0.3619 into play.

Barring another mass crypto sell-off, Ripple’s XRP will likely steer clear of sub-$0.35 support levels on the day.

XRP/USD 18/05/19 Daily Chart

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Thanks, Bob

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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