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Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – October 23rd, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Oct 23, 2020, 00:34 UTC

It's a bearish start to the day for the majors. Failure to move back through the early morning highs would bring support levels into play.

Ripple, Dash coin, Bitcoin, Monero and Ethereum

Ethereum

Ethereum rallied by 5.96% on Thursday. Following on from a 6.16% gain on Wednesday, Ethereum ended the day at $414.7.

It was a bullish day, with Ethereum rallying from an early morning intraday low $391.33 to a late intraday high $421.47.

The rally saw Ethereum break through the first major resistance level at $406.75. Coming within range of the second major resistance level at $421.96, however, Ethereum slipped back to sub-$415 levels.

At the time of writing, Ethereum was down by 0.34% to $413.30. A mixed start to the day saw Ethereum rise to an early morning high $414.75 before falling to a low $412.50.

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

ETH/USD 23/10/20 Hourly Chart

For the day ahead

Ethereum would need to avoid a fall through the $409.17 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $427.00.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Ethereum to break out from Thursday’s high $421.47.

Barring another extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.

In the event of a breakout, Ethereum could test resistance at $430 before any pullback. The second major resistance level sits at $439.31.

Failure to avoid a fall through the $409.17 pivot would bring the first major support level at $396.86 into play.

Barring an extended sell-off, however, Ethereum should steer clear of sub-$380 levels. The second major support level sit at $379.03.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $427.00

Pivot Level: $409.17

First Major Resistance Level: $396.86

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $257

38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $367

62% FIB Retracement Level: $543

Litecoin

Litecoin rose by 2.54% on Thursday. Following on from a 13.14% jump on Wednesday, Litecoin ended the day at $54.44.

It was a bullish start to the day. Litecoin rallied from an early morning intraday low $53.09 to a mid-morning intraday high $56.32.

While falling short of the first major resistance level at $56.58, Litecoin broke through the 23.6% FIB of $54.0.

A bearish 2nd half of the day, however, saw Litecoin fall back to sub-$55 levels. Support at the 23.6% FIB limited the downside late in the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down by 0.72% to $54.05. A bearish start to the day saw Litecoin fall from an early morning high $54.44 to a low $54.05.

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

LTC/USD 23/10/20 Hourly Chart

For the day ahead

Litecoin would need to move through the $54.62 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $56.14.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Litecoin to break back through to $56 levels.

Barring another extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Thursday’s high $56.32 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of another breakout, Litecoin would likely test the second major resistance level at $57.85.

Failure to move through the $54.62 pivot level would bring the 23.6% FIB and the first major support level at $52.91 into play.

Barring an extended sell-off on the day, however, Litecoin should steer well clear of the second major support level at $51.39.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $52.91

Pivot Level: $54.62

First Major Resistance Level: $56.14

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $45.30

38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $71

62% FIB Retracement Level: $100

Ripple’s XRP

Ripple’s XRP rose by 2.39% on Thursday. Following on from a 3.26% rally on Wednesday, Ripple’s XRP ended the day at $0.25746.

Bullish through most of the day, Ripple’s XRP rallied to a late intraday high $0.26391 before hitting reverse.

Ripple’s XRP broke through the first major resistance level at $0.2566 and the second major resistance level at $0.2617.

A final hour pullback, however, saw Ripple’s XRP fall to an intraday low $0.25111 before finding support.

Ripple’s XRP broke back through the first major resistance level at $0.2566 to wrap up the day at $0.257 levels.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down by 0.64% to $0.25580. A bearish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP fall from an early morning high $0.25737 to a low $0.25580.

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

XRP/USD 23/10/20 Hourly Chart

For the day ahead

Ripple’s XRP will need to move through the $0.2575 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.2639.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Ripple’s XRP to break back through to $0.2630 levels.

Barring another extended crypto rally, the first major resistance level and Thursday’s high $0.26391 would likely cap any upside.

In the event of an extended rally, the second major resistance level at $0.2703 would likely come into play.

Failure to move through the $0.2575 pivot would bring the first major support level at $0.2511 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, Ripple’s XRP should steer clear of sub-$0.2450 levels. The second major support level sits at $0.2447.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $0.2511

Pivot Level: $0.2575

First Major Resistance Level: $0.2639

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $0.3638

38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $0.4800

62% FIB Retracement Level: $0.6678

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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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