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Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 19/10/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Oct 19, 2018, 05:04 UTC

A testy start to the day could lead to heavier losses through the day, the bears seemingly in control of the cryptomarket.

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Bitcoin Cash Hits Reverse

Bitcoin Cash fell by 3.32% on Thursday, following on from a 1.68% decline on Wednesday, to end the day at $446.2.

A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash break through the day’s first major resistance level at $469.93 to an early morning intraday high $471 before going into reverse and a day long sell-off. Bitcoin Cash slid through the day’s first major support level at $455.23 and second major support level at $448.97 to a late in the day intraday low $439.4 before steadying, the losses taking Bitcoin Cash into the red for the week.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash up 0.13% to $446.9, with a move through to a start of a day morning high $449 seeing Bitcoin Cash face plenty of resistance at $450 to pullback to morning low $444 before steadying, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $449 to $450 levels could see Bitcoin Cash take a run at $460 levels, while we would expect the day’s first major resistance level at $465 to be left untested, barring particularly positive news hitting the wires.

Failure to move back through the morning high to $450 levels could see Bitcoin Cash pullback into the red later in the day, with a fall through the morning low $444 bringing sub-$440 levels and the day’s first major support level  at $433.4 into play, more material declines unlikely in the event of a reversal.

BCH/USD 19/10/18 Daily Chart

Litecoin Tracks the Pack

Litecoin fell by 2.06% on Thursday, following on from a 0.51% decline on Wednesday, to end the day at $51.72.

Tracking the broader market through the day, Litecoin hit an early morning intraday high $53.39 to test the day’s first major resistance level at $53.3 before sliding to a late afternoon intraday low $51.01, the reversal seeing Litecoin fall through the first major support level at $52.31 and second major support level at $51.78.

A partial recovery late in the day limited what could have been heavier losses on the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 0.04% to $51.71, with a bullish start to the day seeing Litecoin hit a morning high $52.14, before pulling back to an early morning $51.62 low, the early moves leaving the day’s major support and resistance levels untested.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $52 levels would support a run at the $53 levels and the day’s first major resistance level at $53.07, though Litecoin would need to move back through to $52 levels by late morning to support a run at $53 levels.

Failure to move through to $52 levels could see Litecoin take a bigger hit on the day, with a pullback through the morning low $51.62 likely to bring sub-$51 levels and the day’s first major support level at $50.69 into play, sub-$50 support levels unlikely to be tested barring particularly negative news hitting the wires.

LTC/USD 19/10/18 Daily Chart

 

Ripple Pulls Back from $0.50 Levels

Ripple’s XRP fell by 2.95% on Thursday, following Wednesday’s 0.27% decline, to end the day at $0.46903.

A bullish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP strike an intraday high $0.49438 before being hit by a broad based market sell-off, the high falling short of the day’s major resistance levels.

The sell-off saw Ripple’s XRP fall through the day’s first major support level at $0.4704 to call on support at the second major support level at $0.4578 with an intraday low $0.45602 before moving back through to $0.46 levels to limit the day’s losses.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 0.09% to $0.46764, with a relatively range bound start to the day seeing Ripple’s XRP leave the major support and resistance levels untested with a morning high $0.47215 and low $0.46459.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $0.4731 would support a run at $0.48 levels, while market sentiment will need to materially improve for Ripple’s XRP to take a run at $0.49 levels and the day’s first major resistance level at $0.4903, moving through to $0.47 levels by late morning needed to support a return to $0.49 levels.

Failure to move back through to $0.47 levels could see Ripple’s XRP fall further into the red, with a pullback through the morning low $0.46459 likely to bring $0.45 levels and the day’s first major support level at $0.4519 into play, sub-$45 levels in play should the broader market see red through the afternoon.

XRP/USD 19/10/18 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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