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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 13/12/18

By:
Bob Mason
Updated: Dec 13, 2018, 05:12 GMT+00:00

It's back in the red for the majors, with a late Wednesday pullback continuing into the early hours. Limiting losses early on will be key.

Cryptos

Bitcoin Cash – ABC on the Slide Again

Bitcoin Cash ABC gained 0.76% on Wednesday, partially reversing Tuesday’s 4.99% slide, to end the day at $95.69.

A relatively bullish day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a start of a day intraday low $94.23 to a late afternoon intraday high $98.55 before easing back to $95 levels by the day’s end.

The moves through the day left the major support and resistance levels untested, the rally failing to drive Bitcoin Cash ABC through to $100 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $101.16 into play, Bitcoin Cash ABC not touching $100 levels for the first time since the BCH hard fork.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down 0.84% to $94.89. Bitcoin Cash ABC fell from a start of a day morning high $96.22 to a morning low $93.98 before recovering, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through Wednesday’s end of day $95.69 to $96 levels would be needed to support another day in positive territory, a move through to $96 levels bringing the day’s first major resistance at $98.08 into play. More material gains are not expected, with Wednesday’s high $98.55 likely to pin Bitcoin Cash ABC through the day.

Failure to move back through to $96 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC fall back deeper into the red, a pullback through the morning low $93.98 and the first major support level at $93.76 bringing $92 levels and the second major support level at $91.84 into play before any recovery.

BCHABC/USD 13/12/18 4-Hourly Chart

Litecoin Finds Short Term Support

Litecoin rallied by 3.31% on Wednesday, reversing Tuesday’s 3.13% loss, to end the day at $24.00.

Tracking the broader market, a bullish morning saw Litecoin rally through to a late afternoon intraday high $24.89, coming up against the day’s first major resistance level at $24.92 before easing back. An intraday low $23.01 steered clear of the first major support level at $22.50 at the start of the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 1.75% to $23.58, Wednesday’s late pullback continuing into the early hours of this morning. Falling from a start of a day morning high $24.17, Litecoin touched a morning low $23.51, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $24 levels would signal a recovery of the morning losses, with the day’s first major resistance level at $24.92 in play. We will expect Litecoin to face plenty of resistance at the first major resistance level, with Wednesday’s high $24.89 likely to pin Litecoin back from a breakout.

Failure to move back through to $24 levels could see Litecoin slide through the morning low $23.51 to call on support at the first major support level at $23.01 before any recovery, a visit to sub-$23 levels and the second major support level at $22.09 dependent upon sentiment across the broader market later in the day.

LTC/USD 13/12/18 Daily Chart

Ripple Struggles to hold onto the $0.30s

Ripple’s XRP gained 2.94% on Wednesday, reversing Tuesday’s 1.14% fall, to end the day at $0.31293.

A positive start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP rally through to a morning high $0.31849 before easing back, Ripple’s XRP breaking through the first major resistance level at $0.3156 early on in the day.

Supported by positive sentiment across the broader market, Ripple’s XRP broke back through the first major resistance level to a late afternoon intraday high $0.31858 before easing back alongside the broader market.

For the crypto bulls, Ripple’s XRP managed to avoid sub-$0.30 levels, with a start of a day morning low $0.30195 steering clear of the first major support level at $0.2956, though the negative bias and sub-$0.30 levels remains in play near-term.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 1.71% to $0.30757, moves through the early morning seeing Ripple’s XRP fall from a start of a day morning high $0.31386 to a morning low $0.30740, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $0.31 levels by the early afternoon would support a run at the day’s first major resistance level at $0.3204, while sentiment across the broader market would need to materially improve to support a breakout to bring the second major resistance level at $0.3278 into play before any pullback.

Failure to move back through to $0.31 levels could see Ripple’s XRP slide through the first major support level at $0.3037 to $0.29 levels, with the second major support level at $0.2945 in play should sentiment fail to improve through the middle part of the day.

XRP/USD 13/12/18 Daily 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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