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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 29/12/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Dec 29, 2018, 04:03 GMT+00:00

It's another bearish start to the day for the majors, but it's not the first time the majors have been in the red early on in the morning...

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Bounces Back

Bitcoin Cash ABC rallied by 17.26% on Friday, reversing a 14.8% tumble on Thursday, to end the day at $172.9, the rally leaving Bitcoin Cash ABC down 11.71% for the current week.

A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall to an early morning intraday low $141.12 before finding support, the day’s major support levels left untested ahead of a move back though to $150 levels by late morning.

The gains for the day came in the early afternoon, with Bitcoin Cash ABC bouncing to an intraday high $177.95 before easing back, Bitcoin Cash ABC breaking through 38.2% FIB Retracement Level at $163 and the first major resistance level at $167.5.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down 1.45% to $170.38, with moves through the early morning seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC ease back from a start of a day morning high $174.82 to a morning low $168.46 before steadying, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a hold onto $170 levels would support a run at Friday’s high $177.95 to bring $180 levels into play, with support from the broader market needed to bring the first major support level at $186.86 into play later in the day.

Failure to hold onto $170 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC fall through the morning low 168.48 to bring $150 levels and the first major support level at $150.03 into play before any recovery, sub-$150 levels unlikely to be in play barring a broad based crypto sell-off.

BCHABC/USD 29/12/18 4-Hourly Chart

Litecoin Back in the $30s

Litecoin rallied by 16.23% on Thursday, reversing a 9.17% slide on Thursday, to end the day at $32.22, the gains the first of the week to leave Litecoin down 2.6%, Monday through Friday.

Bullish from the start of the day, Litecoin moved from an intraday low $27.72 to a morning high $29.40 before a broad based crypto rally kicked in through the early afternoon.

Litecoin rallied to an intraday high $33.53, breaking through the first major resistance level at $30.05 and second major resistance level at $32.37, before easing back through the second major resistance level at the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 0.25% to $32.14, a range bound start to the day seeing a morning high $32.36 and low $31.93 steer well clear of the day’s major support and resistance levels.

For the day ahead, holding onto $32 levels through the morning would support a breakout later in the day, with a move through Friday’s $33.53 high bringing $34 levels and the first major resistance level at $34.59 into play before any pullback.

Failure to hold onto $32 levels could see Litecoin take a bigger hit later in the day, a fall through $31.2 bringing $30 levels into play before any recovery. Sub-$30 levels and the first major support level at $28.78 would come into play in the event of a broad based crypto reversal, with some profit taking expected to pin the majors back early in the day.

LTC/USD 29/12/18 Daily Chart

Ripple Attempts a Run at $0.40 Levels

Ripple’s XRP jumped by 12.10% on Friday, reversing Thursday’s 10.39% fall, to end the day at $0.38982, the recovery seeing Ripple’s XRP up 4.59% for the current week.

Ripple’s XRP recovered from an early morning intraday low $0.34288 to a late afternoon day intraday low $0.39590 before easing back to $0.38 levels by the day’s end.

The rally saw Ripple’s XRP break through the first major resistance level at $0.3788 to test resistance at $0.40 levels, while leaving the major support levels untested on the day.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 0.65% to $0.38727, Ripple’s XRP falling back from a start of a day morning high $0.39539 to a morning low $0.38510 before finding support, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through to $0.39 levels would support another run at the first major resistance level at $0.4095, with support from the broader market needed for a break through to $0.40 levels, any sign of a sell-off likely to pin Ripple’s XRP back at sub-$0.40 levels.

Failure to move back through to $0.39 levels could see Ripple’s XRP pullback deeper into the red through the day, with a fall through to $0.37 levels likely to see Ripple’s XRP test the day’s first major support level at $0.3565 before any recovery, heavier losses not expected barring another crypto meltdown.

XRP/USD 29/12/18 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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