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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 20/02/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Feb 20, 2019, 03:07 UTC

It's a choppy start to the day following Tuesday's late pullback. Moving through key levels by late morning would be needed to support further gains.

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Sees More Green

Bitcoin Cash ABC fell by 1.4% on Tuesday. Partially reversing Monday’s 14.16%, Bitcoin Cash ABC ended the day at $141.00.

A particularly bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rally to an intraday high $149 before easing back. The early move saw Bitcoin Cash ABC come up against the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $148 while falling short of the first major resistance level at $151.49.

The pullback saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall to a late morning low $142, steering well clear of the first major support level at $127.22. Attempts at a breakthrough the 38.2% FIB through the middle of the day failed, leading Bitcoin Cash ABC to slide to an intraday low $140.1 before recovering to $141 levels by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down by 0.6% to $140.15. A choppy start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC recover from an early morning low $138 to hit a morning high $141.4 before easing back.

The moves saw Bitcoin Cash ABC come within range of the first major support level at $137.67, whilst falling well short of the first major resistance level at $146.66.

For the day ahead, a move through the morning high to $143 levels would be needed, along with upward momentum across the broader market, to support a run at the first major resistance level at $146.66. Tuesday’s high $149 will likely pin Bitcoin Cash ABC back from a run at $150 levels.

Failure to move through the morning high to $143 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC give up more of Monday’s gains.

A pullback through the morning low $138 and first major support level at $137.67 could bring $135 levels into play before any recovery.

We would expect Bitcoin Cash ABC to steer clear of the second major support level at $134.35.

BCHABC/USD 20/02/19 Daily Chart

Litecoin Trailed the Pack

Litecoin fell by just 0.91% on Tuesday. Partially reversing Monday’s 8.98% rally, Litecoin ended the day at $46.91.

Moves through the morning saw Litecoin slide from a start of a day intraday high $48.80 to an early morning intraday low $46.49 before finding support.

With the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested, Litecoin recovered to an afternoon high $48.6 before easing back to $46 levels by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up by 0.68% to $47.23. Recovering from a start of a day morning low $46.24, Litecoin rose to a morning high $47.33 before easing back.

The day’s major support and resistance levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move through to $47.40 levels would support a run at $48 levels for a 3rd consecutive day. A breakthrough to $48 levels would bring the first major support level at $48.31 into play before any pullback. We would expect Litecoin to continue to fall short of $50 levels in the event of a breakout.

Failure to move through to $47.40 levels could see Litecoin give up the early gains. A fall through the morning low $46.24 could see Litecoin fall through the first major support level at $46 to $45.5 levels before any recovery.

LTC/USD 20/02/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Holds onto $0.33 Levels

Ripple’s XRP rose by 0.10% on Tuesday. Following on from Monday’s 6.5% gain, Ripple’s XRP ended the day at $0.32906.

An early morning dip to an intraday low $0.32564 saw Ripple’s XRP steer clear of the first major support level at $0.3109 before finding support. The recovery saw Ripple’s XRP strike a late morning intraday high $0.35499 before hitting reverse late in the day to $0.32 levels.

The morning rally saw Ripple’s XRP break through the first major resistance level at $0.3419 to come up against the second major resistance level at $0.3552.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up by 0.71% to $0.3314. Tracking the broader market, Ripple’s XRP recovered from a morning low $0.32363 to hit a morning high $0.33195 before easing back. The day’s support and resistance levels were left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move through to $0.3370 levels would be needed to support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.3475. Barring a broad-based crypto rally, we would expect Ripple’s XRP to come up short of the second major resistance level at $0.3659. Tuesday’s high $0.35499 will likely pin Ripple’s XRP back on the day.

Failure to move through to $0.3370 levels could see Ripple’s XRP pullback later in the day. A fall through the morning low $0.32363 would bring the first major support level at $0.3181 into play before any recovery. We would expect sub-$0.31 support levels to be left untested on the day.

XRP/USD 20/02/19 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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