It's a mixed start to the day, with the majors needing to make a move to avoid a reversal later in the day.
Bitcoin Cash ABC fell by 1.65% on Monday, following from a 5.30% slide on Sunday, to end the day at $120.73.
It was a relatively range bound day, Bitcoin Cash ABC moving within tight ranges as investors looked to brush off yet another market reversal.
Recovering from an intraday low $120.20, Bitcoin Cash ABC moved through to a mid-day intraday high $122.81 before sliding back to $120 levels through the afternoon.
The tight ranges left the day’s major support and resistance levels untested on the day, with Bitcoin Cash ABC managing to avoid sub-$120 levels, the only good bit of news for the bulls.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was 0.47% to $121.30, with moves through the early morning seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC rise from a start of a day morning low $120.26 to a morning high $121.83 before easing back. The day’s major support and resistance levels were left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a hold above $121.25 levels would support a move back through the morning high $121.83 to bring $122 levels and the day’s first major resistance level at $122.29 into play. Support from the broader market would be needed for a breakout to $123 levels to bring the second major resistance level at $123.86 into play, with Tuesday’s high $122.81 likely to contribute to a build-up of resistance on a run at $123 levels.
Failure to hold above $121.25 could see Bitcoin Cash ABC fall through the morning low $120.26 to bring sub-$120 levels into play. The day’s first major support level at $119.68 would likely prevent heavier losses in the event of a pullback, barring a broad based crypt sell-off.
Litecoin rose by 0.69% on Monday, partially reversing Sunday’s 5% slide, to end the day at $30.82.
Also suffering from post-sell-off blues, Litecoin moved within a $1 range through the day. An early morning intraday low $30.38 saw Litecoin steer clear of the day’s first major support level at $29.51.
Avoiding sub-$30 levels drew in side lined investors to drive Litecoin to a late morning intraday high $31.37 before easing back to $30 levels and a particularly range bound afternoon, Litecoin having fallen short of the day’s first major resistance level at $32.39.
At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 0.16% to $30.77. A bullish start to the day saw Litecoin rise to a morning high $31.02 before pulling back to a morning low $30.65, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a move back through to $30.90 levels would support another run at the first major resistance level at $31.33, with a broad based crypto rally needed to support a run at the second major resistance level at $31.85 and $32 levels. We would expect Litecoin to fall short of $33 levels in the event of a broad based crypto rally.
Failure to move back through to $30.90 could see Litecoin pullback deeper into the red, a fall through the morning low $30.65 bringing the first major support level at $30.34 into play before any recovery. We would expect Litecoin to steer clear of sub-$30 support levels, barring a cryptomarket sell-off later in the day.
Ripple’s XRP rose by 0.22% on Monday, following a 4.20% fall on Sunday, to end the day at $0.32213.
An uneventful start to the week saw Ripple’s XRP recover from an early morning intraday low $0.31726 to strike a late morning intraday high $0.3271 before easing back.
The tight ranges through the day saw Ripple’s XRP steer clear of the day’s first major support level at $0.3119, while also falling short of the first major resistance level at $0.3344
At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 0.61% to $0.32016, with Ripple’s XRP pulling back from an early morning high $0.32475 to a morning low $0.31776, coming within range of the first major support level at $0.3172 before moving back through to $0.32 levels.
For the day ahead, a move through to $0.3230 levels would support a run at the first major resistance level at $0.3271, while we would expect Ripple’s XRP to fall short of $0.33 levels and the second major resistance level at $0.3320, barring a major rally across the broader market.
Failure to move through to $0.3230 levels could see Ripple’s XRP pullback deeper into the red, with a fall through the morning low 0.31776 likely to see Ripple’s XRP slide through the first major support level at $0.3172 to call on support at the second major support level at $0.3123 before any recovery. We would expect sub-$0.31 levels to be avoided.
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.