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Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 05/06/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Jun 5, 2018, 03:35 UTC

The majors have entered another morning sell-off, with the the extended bearish trend resuming, as the bears look to take back the reins.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash Gets Bearish

Bitcoin Cash slid by 6.15% on Monday, partially reversing Sunday’s 7.82% rise, to end the day at $1,098.

A start of the day move to an intraday high and new swing hi $1,214.8 was the only bullish move of the day, the day’s high falling short of the first major resistance level at $1,218.47, with a broad based market sell off seeing Bitcoin Cash slide to an intraday low $1,073.

The sell-off saw Bitcoin Cash pull back through the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $1,117 to call on support at the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $1,070, the day’s first major support level at $1,096.67 providing very little support late in the day.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash was down 1.79% to $1,076.2, with Monday’s sell-off spilling into the early hours, Bitcoin Cash falling to a morning low $1,066.5 as the extended bearish trend resumed following a pullback through the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $1,082.

For the day ahead, a move back through $1,100 to $1,128 would support a run at the day’s first major resistance level at $1,184.2, with Bitcoin Cash needing to move back through the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $1,133 to resume the near-term bullish trend formed in late May.

Failure to move through to $1,100 levels and break out from the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level will likely see Bitcoin Cash test the day’s first major support level at $1,042.4, with sub-$1,000 levels in play should sentiment not improve in the early part of the day.

BCH/USD 05/06/18 Hourly Chart

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Litecoin in Reverse

Litecoin slid by 4.1% on Monday, reversing Sunday’s 1.31% gain, to end the day at $119.88.

Following the broader market trend, a start of the day $126.99 high came up short of the day’s first major resistance level at $127.96, with a slide through the day seeing Litecoin fall to an intraday low $118.22, Litecoin sliding through the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $124 and the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $121, with the day’s first and second major support levels also breached.

The moves through the day saw a reversal of the near-term bullish trend formed back in late May, with any further declines today affirming a resumption of the bearish trend formed back in early May.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 1.83% to $117.68, with the Monday’s sell-off continuing into the early hours of this morning, Litecoin sliding to a morning $117.01 low, calling on support at the 62% FIB Retracement Level of $117 to affirm a resumption of the bearish trend formed at 5th May’s swing hi $182.35.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $120 levels would support a run at $121 levels, with any improved sentiment across the markets supporting a recovery through the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $121 to bring the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $124 into play, though with the day’s first major resistance level at $124.97, any recovery will likely fall short of $124 levels today.

Failing to move back through to $120 levels will bring the day’s first major support level at $116.5 into play before any recovery, with a move back through to $120 levels key for Litecoin to avoid pulling back to sub-$110 levels this week.

LTC/USD 05/06/18 Hourly Chart

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Ripple Bears in the Driving Seat

Ripple’s XRP fell by 4.28% on Monday, partially reversing Sunday’s 6.85% gain, to end the day at $0.65827.

A start of the day rally saw Ripple’s XRP move through to $0.70 levels with an intraday high and new swing hi $0.7073, testing the day’s first major resistance level at $0.7060 before the broad market sell-off led Ripple’s XRP to an intraday low $0.63753 before recovering to the day’s ending $0.65827.

Ripple’s XRP pulled back through the day’s first major support level at $0.6557 and the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $0.6547 to call on support at the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $0.6334, with a late trend bucking move seeing a move back though the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level by the day’s end to leave the near-term bullish trend intact.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 2.6% to $0.64095, with Monday’s late in the day rally reversing in the hourly hours, weighed by the negative sentiment across the cryptomarket.

A pullback to a morning low $0.63111 saw Ripple’s XRP fall through the 38.2% FIB Retracement Level of $0.6445, with support kicking in to avoid testing the day’s first major support level at $0.6281 in the early hours.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $0.65 levels would support an attempted break back through the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $0.6685, while moves through the day will likely leave the day’s first major resistance level at $0.6979 untested.

Failure to move through to $0.65 levels and attempt a break out from the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level will likely lead to more losses through the day, with the day’s first major support level of $0.6281 in play, while we would expect Ripple’s XRP to hold above the 62% FIB Retracement Level of $0.6058, with support likely to begin kicking in at sub-$0.63 levels.

XRP/USD 05/06/18 Hourly 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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