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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 31/05/19

By:
Bob Mason
Published: May 31, 2019, 03:48 UTC

The majors see red in the early part of the day A move back through the morning highs could be a signal of a recovery from Thursday's losses.

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Hits Reverse

Bitcoin Cash ABC slid by 7.79% on Thursday. Reversing a 4.7% gain from Wednesday, Bitcoin Cash ABC ended the day at $422.47.

A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a morning low $454.18 to an intraday high and new swing hi $482.

The early morning rally saw Bitcoin Cash ABC break through the first major resistance level at $475.55 before easing back.

A broad-based crypto market sell-off late in the day reversed the gains made through the day. Bitcoin Cash ABC slid to an intraday low $401.89 before finding support.

The reversal saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall through the first major support level at $429.35. The second major support level at $401.86 prevented a return to sub-$400 levels.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was flat at $422.47. A relatively range-bound start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rise to a morning high $429.75 before falling to a low $419.35.

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

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $435 levels would be needed to support an afternoon rebound.

Bitcoin Cash ABC would need to break through to $440 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $469.02 into play. Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Bitcoin Cash ABC to breakout from $440 levels.

Failure to move through to $435 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC take another hit. A fall through the morning low to $415 levels would test support at $400 before any recovery.

Barring another crypto meltdown, Bitcoin Cash ABC will likely steer clear of sub-$400 levels on the day.

BCHABC/USD 31/05/19 Daily Chart

Litecoin avoids sub-$100

Litecoin slid by 6.34% on Thursday. Reversing a 0.32% gain from Wednesday, Litecoin ended the day at $107.95.

A relatively bullish start to the day saw Litecoin rise from an early morning low $113.4 to an early afternoon intraday high $121.

The morning rally saw Litecoin break through the first major resistance level at $119.68 to come up against the 62% FIB of $121 before hitting reverse.

Pressured from a broad-based crypto sell-off, Litecoin slid to a late intraday low $101.7 before finding support.

The reversal saw Litecoin fall through the first major support level at $109.71 and second major support level at $104.13.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down by 0.87% to $107.01. A mixed start to the day saw Litecoin rise to a morning high $109.49 before falling to a low $106.56.

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

For the day ahead, a move through to $110 levels would be needed to support a reversal of Thursday’s losses.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however for Litecoin to take a run at the first major resistance level at $118.73.

Failure to move through to $110 levels would likely leave Litecoin in the red. A fall back through to Thursday’s low $101.7 would bring the first major support level at $99.43 into play.

LTC/USD 31/05/19 Daily Chart

Ripple Avoids Sub-$0.40

Ripple’s XRP fell by 5.97% on Thursday. Following on from a 0.88% decline on Wednesday, Ripple’s XRP ended the day at $0.41871.

A bullish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP rally from a morning low $0.43675 to an early afternoon intraday high $0.47478.

The morning rally saw Ripple’s XRP break through the first major resistance level at $0.4613 to come within range of the second major resistance level at $0.4775 before hitting reverse.

Sliding alongside the broader market, Ripple’s XRP fell to an intraday low $0.40 before finding support.

Ripple’s XRP fell through the first major support level at $0.4263 to test the second major support level at $0.4075.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down by 1.12% to $0.4140. A bearish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP fall from an early morning high $0.4256 to a low $0.4130 before steadying.

Ripple’s XRP left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $0.43 levels would be needed to reverse Saturday’s sell-off.

Ripple’s XRP would need support from the broader market, however, to break out from $0.43 levels on the day.

Barring a broad-based crypto rally, Ripple’s XRP will likely come up short of the first major resistance level at $0.4623.

Failure to move through to $0.43 levels could see Ripple’s XRP struggle through the day. A fall back through the morning low $0.4130 to sub-$0.41 levels could see Ripple’s XRP visit sub-$0.40 levels.

Barring a crypto meltdown, Ripple’s XRP will likely steer clear of the first major support level at $0.3875.

XRP/USD 31/05/19 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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