NEO sits in positive territory early on but is going to need to break back to $35 levels to support the start of a weekend rally.
NEO fell by 3.45% on Thursday, more than offsetting Wednesday’s 1.04% gain, to end the day at $33.00.
A late rally on Wednesday continued into the early hours of Thursday morning, with NEO moving from a morning low $34.13, through the first major resistance level at $35.25 to a mid-morning intraday high $35.67. A late morning pullback saw NEO fall back to $34 levels, which was held on to through the afternoon.
Following the broader market, a late in the day sell-off saw NEO slide through the first major support level at $33.25 to an intraday low $32.73, before recovering to $33.00 by the day’s end, the news of the SEC rejecting a Bitcoin ETF proposal doing the damage late in the day.
For the bulls, NEO’s continued failure to break back through the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $43, since 4th July’s $48.9, remains an issue as some of the majors begin to veer from the broader market moves.
At the time of writing, NEO was up 0.61% to $33.3, with NEO recovering from an early morning low $32.66 that came from a continuation of late Thursday’s market response to the SEC ruling, the morning low steering clear of the first major support level at $31.93.
For the day ahead, a move through the morning’s $33.46 high to $33.8 would support a run back through to $34 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $34.87 into play, while we will expect NEO to fall short of Thursday’s 35.67 high, market sensitivity to anything negative from the news wires continuing to pin NEO back from a more convincing recovery from 29th June’s swing lo $27.03.
Failure to break back through $33.8 to $34 levels could see NEO pullback into the red in the early afternoon, with a reversal through the morning low $32.66 likely to bring the day’s first major support level at $31.93 into play before any recovery, while NEO will likely avoid sub-$30 levels in the day.
NEO’s extended bearish trend, formed back 30th April’s swing hi $94.65, remains intact, with NEO needing to break back through to $40 levels and break out from the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $43 to begin a near-term bullish trend, such a move looking unlikely through the weekend.
Major Support Level: $31.93
Major Resistance Level: $34.87
Fib 23.6% Retracement Level: $43
Fib 38% Retracement Level: $53
Fib 62% Retracement Level: $69
With over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Bob has worked with various global rating agencies and multinational banks. Currently he is covering currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes and global equities, focusing mostly on European and Asian markets.