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Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 16/09/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Sep 16, 2018, 03:53 UTC

Hopes of a weekend rally may be dashed if the majors don' recover by late morning, Saturday's late pullback spilling into the early hours .

Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 16/09/18

Bitcoin Cash Sees Red

Bitcoin Cash gained just 0.29% on Saturday, following Friday’s 3.84% slide, to end the day at $448.3, the minor gain leaving Bitcoin Cash still deep in the red for the week.

A relatively range bound day by recent standards saw Bitcoin Cash move through to an early afternoon intraday high $462.5, before easing back to a late in the day intraday low $443, the moves through the day leaving the major support and resistance levels left untested.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash was down 1.51% to $441.6, with Saturday’s late in the day reversal continuing into the early hours, Bitcoin Cash falling from an early morning high $449.1 to a morning low $438.1, testing the day’s first major support level at $440.03 before moving back to $440 levels.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $450 levels would support a run at the day’s first major resistance level at $459.54 to bring $460 level back into play, following Saturday’s $462.5 high, though Bitcoin Cash will need to move back through to $450 levels by the early afternoon to support a late weekend rally.

Failure to move back through to $450 levels could see Bitcoin Cash fall deeper into the red for the week, with a pullback through the morning low $438.1 bringing the second major support level at $431.77 into play, though we would expect Bitcoin Cash to find sufficient support at sub-$440 levels to avoid testing the second major resistance level, barring materially negative news hitting the wires.

BCH/USD 16/09/18 Daily Chart

Litecoin Tracks the Majors

Litecoin gained 0.57% on Saturday, following on from Friday’s 2.99% rise, to end the day at $56.65.

Friday’s afternoon rally provided support in the early hours of Saturday, with Litecoin rising through the morning to an early afternoon intraday high $58.73 before pulling back late in the day to an intraday low $55.55, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested through the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 1.24% to $55.64, with Saturday evening’s reversal weighing in the early hours, Litecoin falling to a morning low $55.13 to call on support at the first major support level at $55.22 before steadying.

For the day ahead, a move back through a start of a day morning high $56.65 to $57 levels would be needed to support a run at $58 levels and the day’s first major resistance level at $58.4, with direction through the late morning likely to provide some guidance on whether the early losses were a spill over or due to a shift in sentiment that could lead to heavier losses later in the day.

Failure to move back through the morning high could see Litecoin take a bigger hit later in the day, a pullback through the morning low $55.13 bringing sub-$55 levels and the day’s second major support level at $53.8 into play before any recovery.

LTC/USD 16/09/18 Daily Chart

Ripple Plays Catch-Up

Ripple’s XRP gained 1.49% on Saturday, reversing Friday’s 1.18% fall, to end the day at an 8-day closing high  $0.28012, the early weekend gain taking Ripple’s XRP into positive territory for the current week.

A relatively choppy start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP pullback to a mid-morning intraday low $0.27552 before finding support from a broad based market move through the late morning.

Breaking through the day’s first major resistance level at $0.2839, Ripple’s XRP rose to an early afternoon intraday high $0.28505 before easing back through the first major resistance level, a late in the day broad based crypto sell-off pinning back more material gains on the day.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 0.39% to $0.27921, downward pressure from the broader market weighing on Ripple’s XRP in the early hours.

Ripple’s XRP moved through to an early morning high $0.28169 before pulling back to a morning low $0.2778, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $0.28 levels would support another run at the day’s first major resistance level at $0.2849, with sentiment across the broader market to dictate whether a break out through the day’s second major resistance level at $0.29 levels is on the cards, though Ripple’s XRP will need to move back through to $0.28 levels early to support a late weekend rally.

Failure to move back through to $0.28 levels could see Ripple’s XRP fall back through the morning low $0.2778 to test the day’s first major support level at $0.2754, with the second major support level at $0.2707 in play, though the broader market will need to be under significant pressure for the second major support level to be tested.

XRP/USD 16/09/18 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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