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Litecoin, Stellar’s Lumen, and Tron’s TRX – Daily Analysis – August 19th, 2020

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Aug 19, 2020, 06:59 UTC

It's a particularly bearish start to the day for the majors. Failure to move through the day's pivot levels would leave the majors deep in the red.

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Litecoin

Litecoin fell by 2.62% on Tuesday. Partially reversing a 5.25% rally from Monday, Litecoin ended the day at $65.53.

It was a bullish start to the day. Litecoin rose to an early morning intraday high $68.50 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $70.39, Litecoin fell to an early afternoon intraday low $63.30.

Steering clear of the first major support level at $62.81, Litecoin recovered to $67 levels before easing back.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down by 5.77% to $61.75. A mixed start to the day saw Litecoin rise to an early morning high $67.15 before falling to a low $61.23.

Litecoin fell through the first major support level at $63.05 early on.

LTC/USD 19/08/20 Hourly Chart

For the day ahead

Litecoin would need to move through the first major support level and the $65.78 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $68.25.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Litecoin to break out from the morning high $67.15

In the event of a broad-based crypto rebound, the first major resistance level would likely cap any upside.

Failure to move through the first major support level and the $65.78 pivot would bring the second major support level at $60.58 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Litecoin should steer clear of sub-$60 levels. The third major support level sits at $55.38.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $63.05

First Major Resistance Level: $68.25

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $54

38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $78

62% FIB Retracement Level: $104

Stellar’s Lumen

Stellar’s Lumen slid by 4.90% on Tuesday. Following on from a 1.37% decline on Monday, Stellar’s Lumen ended the day a $0.10826.

A mixed start to the day saw Stellar’s Lumen rise to an early morning intraday high $0.1169 before hitting reverse.

Falling short of the first major resistance level at $0.11904, Stellar’s Lumen slid to an early afternoon intraday low $0.10525.

Stellar’s Lumen fell through the first major support level at $0.10931 before briefly revisiting $0.11 levels.

A bearish end to the day, however, left Stellar’s Lumen at sub-$0.11 levels.

At the time of writing, Stellar’s Lumen was down by 5.90% to $0.10187. A mixed start to the day saw Stellar’s Lumen rise to an early morning high $0.10966 before falling to a low $0.10131.

Stellar’s Lumen fell through the first major support level at $0.10338 early on.

XLM/USD 19/08/20 Hourly Chart

For the day ahead

Stellar’s Lumen would need to move through the first major support level at $0.10338 and the $0.11014 pivot to support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.11502.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Stellar’s Lumen to break out from the morning high $0.10966.

Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, resistance at $0.11 would likely leave Stellar’s Lumen short of the first major resistance level.

Failure to move through the first major support level and $0.11014 pivot would bring the second major support level at $0.09849 into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Stellar’s Lumen should steer of sub-$0.0980 levels. The third major support level sits at $0.08684.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $0.10338

First Major Resistance Level: $0.11502

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $0.09960

38% FIB Retracement Level: $0.14336518

62% FIB Retracement Level: $0.2050

Tron’s TRX

Tron’s TRX slid by 5.15% on Tuesday. Partially reversing an 8.00% rally from Monday, Tron’s TRX ended the day at $0.02882.

A bullish start to the day saw Tron’s TRX rise to an early morning intraday high $0.03265 before hitting reverse.

Tron’s TRX broke through the first major resistance level at $0.03249 before sliding to an early afternoon intraday low $0.02743.

The sell-off saw Tron’s TRX fall through the first major support level at $0.02763 before revisiting $0.031 levels.

A late pull back, however, saw Tron’s TRX slide back to wrap up the day at sub-$0.029 levels.

At the time of writing, Tron’s TRX was down by 6.68% to $0.026895. A mixed start to the day saw Tron’s TRX rise to an early morning high $0.02897 before sliding to a low $0.02552.

Tron’s TRX fell through the first major support level at $0.02658 early on.

TRX/USD 19/08/20 Hourly Chart

For the Day Ahead

Tron’s TRX would need to move through the $0.02967 pivot level to support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.03191.

Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Tron’s TRX to break out from the morning high $0.02897.

Barring an extended crypto rebound, resistance at $0.030 would likely leave Tron’s TRX short the first major resistance level.

Failure to move through the pivot level at $0.02967 would bring the first major support level at $0.02658 back into play.

Barring an extended crypto sell-off, however, Tron’s TRX should steer clear of the second major support level at $0.02434.

Looking at the Technical Indicators

First Major Support Level: $0.02658

First Major Resistance Level: $0.03191

23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $0.0322

38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $0.0452

62% FIB Retracement Level: $0.0663

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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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