It'back in the red for 2 of the biggest crypto losers on Wednesday. Failure to recover to key levels would lead to another day of heavy losses.
Ethereum and Monero’s XMR were amongst the worst-performing top 10 crypto’s on Wednesday…
Ethereum slid by 4.68% on Wednesday. Following on from a 2.85% fall from Tuesday, Ethereum ended the day at $187.37.
A particularly bearish morning saw Ethereum slide from an early intraday high $197.17 to a mid-day intraday low $180.
The sell-off saw Ethereum slide through the major support levels of the day.
Finding support at $180, Ethereum managed to break back through the third major support level at $181.38 to cut the deficit on the day.
The extended bearish trend, formed at late April 2018’s swing hi $828.97, remained firmly intact. A reversal from June’s current year high $364.49 back through the 23.6% FIB of $257 reaffirmed the extended bearish trend.
At the time of writing, Ethereum was down by 1.75% to $184.09. Tracking the broader market, Ethereum fell from an early morning high $190.1 to a low $182.53.
Ethereum left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Ethereum would need to move back through to $188 levels to take a run at the first major resistance level at $196.36.
Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Ethereum to break out from the morning high $190.1.
Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, Ethereum would likely come up short of $190 levels on the day.
Failure to move back through to $188 levels would see Ethereum see another day in the red. A fall back through the morning low $182.53 would bring the first major support level at $179.19 into play.
Barring another crypto meltdown, Ethereum should steer clear of sub-$170 levels. The second major support level at $171 would likely limit any downside.
Major Support Level: $179.19
Major Resistance Level: $196.36
23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $257
38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $367
62% FIB Retracement Level: $543
Monero’s XMR tumbled by 6.11% on Wednesday. Following on from a 4.71% slide on Tuesday, Monero’s XMR ended the day at $80.65.
A particularly bearish morning saw Monero’s XMR slide from an early intraday high $86.41 to an early afternoon intraday low $79.
The sell-off saw Monero’s XMR fell through the first major support level at $83.24 and second major support level at $80.59.
Finding support at sub-$80, Monero’s XMR managed to briefly visit $82 levels before falling back to $80 levels.
For Monero’s XMR, the extended bearish trend formed at late April 2018’s swing hi $298 remained intact. The July fall back through the 23.6% FIB of $99, reaffirmed the extended bearish trend, following 15th December’s swing lo $37.18.
At the time of writing, Monero’s XMR was down by 1.92% to $79.1. Another bearish start to the day saw Monero’s XMR slide from a morning high $80.97 to a low $78.6 before finding support.
Monero’s XMR left the major support and resistance levels untested early on.
Monero’s XMR would need to move through to $82 levels to take a run at the first major resistance level at $85.04.
Support from the broader market would be needed, however, for Monero’s XMR to break out from $83 levels.
Barring a broad-based crypto rebound, Monero’s XMR will likely struggle to break out from $82 levels.
Failure to move back through to $82 levels could Monero’s XMR struggle through the day.
A slide back through the morning low $78.6 would bring the first major support level at $77.63 into play.
Barring another crypto meltdown, Monero’s XMR should steer clear of sub-$76 support levels on the day.
Major Support Level: $77.63
Major Resistance Level: $85.04
23.6% FIB Retracement Level: $99
38.2% FIB Retracement Level: $137
62% FIB Retracement Level: $198
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