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

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Jan 19, 2019, 03:57 UTC

It's a positive start to the day, but investors will need to look out for the bear traps, any hint of a sell-off likely to accelerate in the day.

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

Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Looking for a Rally

Bitcoin Cash ABC fell by 2.83% on Friday, reversing a 2.17% gain from Thursday, to end the day at $126.16 and reduce the weekly gain to 1.78%.

Bearish through the day, Bitcoin Cash ABC slid from a start of a day intraday high $129.83 to an early evening intraday low $125 before finding support.

The moves through the day left the major support and resistance levels, with Bitcoin Cash ABC continuing to fall well short of the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $144.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was up 1.32% to $127.82, with a bullish start to the day seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a morning low $126.87 to a morning high $128.00 before easing back. The day’s major support and resistance levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a hold onto $127 levels through the morning would support another break through to $128 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $128.99 into play. A weekend rally could see Bitcoin Cash ABC break back through to $130 levels later in the day, while we would expect Bitcoin Cash ABC to fall short of the second major resistance level at $131.83.

Failure to hold onto $127 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC hit reverse, with a pullback through to $125 levels likely to bring the first major support level at $124.16 into play before any recovery.

While heavier losses are not expected on the day, holding onto $127 levels will be key for Bitcoin Cash ABC to hold onto the current week’s gains.

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

Litecoin Holds onto the $30s

Litecoin fell by 2.09% on Friday, reversing two consecutive days in the green, to end the day at $30.96.

Tracking the broader market, Litecoin fell from a start of a day intraday high $31.7 to an early evening intraday low $30.55, coming within range of the first major support level at $30.49 before steadying.

The bearish day saw Litecoin fall short of the first major resistance level at $32.24, while managing to avoid sub-$30 levels on the day, to hold onto a 3.51% gain for the current week.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up 0.97% to $31.26, with Litecoin rising from a start of a day morning low $30.95 to a morning high $31.39 before easing back, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a hold onto $31 levels through the morning would support a break through the first major resistance level at $31.59 to bring $32 levels and the day’s second major resistance level at $32.22 into play before any pullback. Friday’s high $31.7 will likely pin Litecoin back from more material gains on the day.

Failure to hold onto $31 levels through the morning could see Litecoin slide through Friday’s low $30.55 to bring the day’s first major support level at $30.44 into play. Any deterioration in sentiment across the broader market and we would expect Litecoin to test the second major support level at $29.92 before recovering.

LTC/USD 19/01/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Back in the Red

Ripple’s XRP fell by 2% on Friday, reversing a 0.27% fall on Thursday, to end the day at $0.32757.

A start of a day intraday high $0.33513 came up short of the first major resistance level at $0.3395, with sentiment across the broader market weighing to pull Ripple’s XRP into the red early on.

Sliding through the day, Ripple’s XRP fell through the first major support level at $0.3281 to an intraday low $0.32366 before steadying.

The day’s losses cut gains for the week to just 1.84%, Monday’s 5.61% rally providing the buffer through the week.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up 1.03% to $0.33096, a rise from a start of a day morning low $0.32758 to a morning high $0.33394 seeing Ripple’s XRP test the day’s first major resistance level at $0.3339 before easing back.

For the day ahead, a hold onto $0.33 levels through the morning would support another break through the first major resistance level, while we would expect Ripple’s XRP to fall short of the second major resistance level at $0.3403 on the day.

Failure to hold onto $0.33 levels could see Ripple’s XRP resume Friday’s sell-off, with a fall through $0.328 levels likely to bring the first major support level at $0.3224 into play before any recovery.

We would expect Ripple’s XRP to steer clear of the second major support level at $0.3216 and sub-$0.32 levels, barring materially negative news hitting the crypto wires.

XRP/USD 19/01/19 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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