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Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 21/10/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Oct 21, 2018, 04:09 UTC

It's a positive start to the day, with the majors looking set to recover some of the previous week's losses, a hold through the morning key.

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Bitcoin Cash on the Move

Bitcoin Cash gained 1.99% on Saturday, following a 0.04% rise on Friday, to end the day at $455.4.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash slide to an intraday low $442.3 before finding support, Bitcoin Cash steering clear of the day’s first major support level at $439.3.

Recovering through the rest of the day, Bitcoin Cash moved through to a late in the day intraday high $459, breaking through and holding above the first major resistance level at $453.7 by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash was up 1% to $460, with a bullish start to the day seeing Bitcoin Cash move from a morning low $455.2 to a morning high $463.1 before easing back, Bitcoin Cash breaking through the first major resistance level at $462.17 early in the day.

For the day ahead, a move back through the first major resistance level at $462.17 would support a run at the second major resistance level at $468.93 to bring $470 levels into play for the first time since Thursday, though sentiment across the broader market will need to improve to support a breakout.

Failure to move back through to $462 could see Bitcoin Cash cough up the morning gains, with a fall back through to $450 levels likely to lead to a fall through to $440 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $445.47 into play before any recovery.

BCH/USD 21/10/18 Daily Chart

Litecoin Makes Ground

Litecoin gained 0.59% on Saturday, following a 1.51% rise on Friday, to end the day at $52.81.

Tracking the broader market, Litecoin fell to an early morning intraday low $52.08 before making a move back into positive territory and a late in the day intraday high $53. A relatively range bound day left the day’s major support and resistance levels untested.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was up 0.3% to $52.99, with Litecoin rising from a start of a day morning low $52.76 to a morning high $53.11 before easing back, moves through the morning leaving the day’s major support and resistance levels untested.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $53 levels would support a break through the first major resistance level at $53.18 to bring the day’s second major resistance level at $53.55 into play, while Litecoin will likely continue to fall short of $54 levels, barring positive news hitting the crypto wires.

Failure to move back through to $53 levels could see Litecoin hit reverse later in the day, with a pullback through $52.6 likely to see Litecoin fall through the first major support level at $52.26 to bring $51 levels and the second major support level at $51.71 into play before any recover.

LTC/USD 21/10/18 Daily Chart

Ripple Struggles to Break Out

Ripple’s XRP gained 1.43% on Saturday, reversing most of Friday’s 1.63% fall, to end the day at $0.46722.

Bucking the market trend, an early morning breakout saw Ripple’s XRP move from a start of a day intraday low $0.45617 to $0.47 levels, breaking through the first major resistance level at $0.4695 before easing back to a relatively range bound day that left Ripple’s XRP shy of $0.47 levels by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up 0.61% to $0.4709, moves through the early morning seeing Ripple’s XRP rally from a start of a day morning low $0.46704 to a morning high $0.47809 before easing back, the early bounce seeing Ripple’s XRP break through the day’s first major resistance level at $0.4745 before the pullback.

For the day ahead, a move back through the first major resistance level at $0.4745 would support a run at $0.48 levels to bring the second major resistance level at $0.4818 into play before, with $0.50 levels likely to remain out of reach for a 6th consecutive day.

Failure to move back through the first major resistance level could see Ripple’s XRP take a hit later in the day, with a pullback through the morning low $0.46704 bringing $0.45 levels and the day’s first major support level at $0.4581 into play. We would expect Ripple’s XRP to steer clear of sub-$0.45 support levels on the day.

XRP/USD 21/10/18 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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