The sell-off gathers momentum through the early hours, with Ripple's XRP playing catch up after more moderate losses through the week.
Bitcoin Cash ABC slumped again on Saturday, sliding by 14.26% off the back of a 1.66% fall on Friday, to end the day at $174.57.
A bullish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC move through to an early morning intraday high $211.33, breaking through the day’s first major resistance level at $209.21 before easing back to a relatively range bound afternoon.
Tracking the broader market, a late in the day sell-off saw Bitcoin Cash ABC tumble through the day’s major support levels to an intraday low $161.85, before recovering to $170 levels, the combined value of BCH ABC and SV sitting at a lowly $229.83, quite a fall from the $500 levels pre-fork.
At the time of writing, BCH ABC was down 5.2% to $165.5, a mixed start to the day seeing BCH AB rise to a morning high $183.43 before sliding to a morning low $165.47, the days major support and resistance levels left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $183.43 would support an afternoon rebound, with BCH ABC needing to move through to $183 levels by early afternoon to support a run at $200 levels to bring the day’s first major resistance level at $203.32 into play before any pullback.
Failure to move back through to $183 levels could see BCH ABC linger deep in the red, with a fall through to $162 levels likely to bring the day’s first major support level at $153.84 and $140 levels in play before any recovery.
Litecoin slid by 9.86% on Saturday, reversing Friday’s 1.15% gain with interest, to end the day at $28.6, marking its first visit to the $20s since mid-June of last year.
After rising to a start of a day intraday high $32.98, a reverse bias returned, with Litecoin easing back through the day ahead of a late in the day broad based sell-off that saw Litecoin slide through the first major support level at $30.42 and second major support level at $29.16 to an intraday low and new swing lo $27.67 before steadying.
At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 4.34% to $27.36, with Litecoin rising to a morning high $28.99 before sliding back to a morning low $27.1, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $28.99 to $29.75 would bring $30 levels and the day’s first major support level at $31.83 into play before any pullback, Litecoin likely to face plenty of resistance in any run at $30 levels to pin Litecoin back from a breakout from the first major resistance level.
Failure to move through the morning high could see Litecoin pullback through the day’s first major support level at $26.52 to $25 levels to bring the day’s second major support level at $24.44 into play before any recovery, the morning’s new swing lo $27.1 giving the bears full control early on.
Ripple’s XRP fell by 8.3% on Saturday, following on from Friday’s 2.88% fall, to end the day at $0.38021.
Tracking the pack, Ripple’s XRP moved to a start of a day intraday high $0.42873, holding above the 23.6% FIB Retracement Level of $0.4164 before easing back, Ripple’s XRP falling through the 23.6% FIB by late morning, ahead of the broad based late in the day sell-off.
Ripple’s XRP tumbled through the day’s first major support level at $0.3975 and second major support level at $0.3803 to an intraday low $0.3687 before steadying, Ripple’s XRP managing to hold well above mid-August’s swing lo $0.24478 in spite of the heavy losses this week.
At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 11.22% to $0.33756, moves through the early morning seeing Ripple’s XRP slide from a start of a day morning high $0.38213 to a morning low $0.33838, the reversal seeing Ripple’s XRP fall through the day’s first major support level at $0.3564 to call on support at the second major support level at $0.3325.
For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $0.38213 to $0.39 levels would support a run at $0.40 levels, with a broad based market recovery needed to bring the day’s first major resistance level at $0.4164 into play.
Failure to move back through the morning high would see Ripple’s XRP struggle through the rest of the day, a pullback through the second major support level at $0.3325 bringing sub-$0.30 levels into play before any recovery, Ripple’s XRP seeing its resilience being tested through the weekend.
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.