The crypto majors get hit in the early hours of Monday eating into any gains made last week to resume the bearish sentiment from November.
Bitcoin Cash ABC slipped by 0.43% on Sunday, partially reversing a 0.92% rise on Saturday, to end the week down 6.05% to $170.01.
A relatively mixed first half of the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC pullback to a mid-morning intraday low $167.65 before finding support, Bitcoin Cash ABC steering clear of the first major support level at $164.83.
Bouncing back from the intraday low, Bitcoin Cash ABC rallied to a late morning intraday high $176.7, coming up against the day’s first major resistance level at $176.34 before easing back to $171 levels by the day’s end.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down 4.09% to $163.05, with a particularly bearish start to the day seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC slide from a start of a day morning high $169.74 to a morning low $162.92 before steadying, the reversal seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC slide through the first major support level at $166.21 to come within range of the second major support level at $162.4.
For the day ahead, a move back through the first major support level at $166.21 would signal the start of a possible recovery, with Bitcoin Cash ABC needing to break back through to $170 levels to signal a rebound to bring $175 levels and the first major resistance level at $175.26.
Failure to move back through the first major support level could see Bitcoin Cash ABC take a bigger hit later in the day, with a pullback through the morning low $162.92 bringing the day’s second major support level at $162.4 and $161 levels into play before any recovery.
Litecoin fell by 1.27% on Sunday, partially reversing Saturday’s 6.7% rise, to end the week up 9.56% at $33.34.
A bullish start to the day saw Litecoin move through to an early morning intraday high $34.6 before hitting reverse, the day’s first major resistance level at $35.37 left untested on the day.
The morning reversal saw Litecoin fall to a late morning intraday low $32.78, steering well clear of the first major support level at $31.59 before moving back through to $33 levels and a relatively range bound afternoon.
At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 4.5% to $31.84, a broad based cryptomarket sell-off seeing Litecoin slide from a start of a day morning high $33.45 to a morning low $31.52, Litecoin falling through the first major support level at $32.55 and second major support level at $31.75 before steadying.
For the day ahead, a move back through the major support levels would be needed to signal a possible 2nd half of a day rebound, with Litecoin needing to move through the morning high $33.45 to bring $34 levels and the first major resistance level at $34.37 into play.
Failure to move back through the major support levels could see Litecoin struggle through the remainder of the day, with a fall back through the morning low $31.52 bringing $30.00 levels into play before any recovery, sub-$30 support levels unlikely to be tested on the day.
Ripple’s XRP fell by 1.28% on Sunday, partially reversing Saturday’s 3.24% gain, to end the week down 2.82% to $0.37191.
A bullish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP move through to an early morning intraday high $0.38585 before hitting reverse, the day’s high coming up short of the first major resistance level at $0.3874.
The morning reversal saw Ripple’s XRP slide to a late morning intraday low $0.3666, coming within range of the first major support level at $0.3623 before moving back through to $0.37 levels and a range bound 2nd half of the day.
At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 2.8% to $0.36150, with the morning’s broad based sell-off seeing Ripple’s XRP slide from a start of a day morning high $0.37252 to a morning low $0.358. The reversal saw Ripple’s XRP fall through the first major support level at $0.3637 to call on support at the second major support level at $0.3555 before recovering to $0.36 levels.
For the day ahead, a move back through the first major support level at $0.36370 would support a move back through to $0.37 levels, with Ripple’s XRP needing to move through to $0.3750 to support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.3830 later in the day.
Failure to move back through the first major support level will likely weigh on Ripple’s XRP later in the day, with a pullback through the morning low $0.358 bringing $0.34 levels into play before any recovery, the day’s third major support level at $0.3363 unlikely to be tested on the day.
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.