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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 14/12/18

By:
Bob Mason
Published: Dec 14, 2018, 03:18 UTC

It's a mixed start to the day, with the majors recovering from an early tumble, though for a recovery to kick key levels will need to be hit by late morning

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Bitcoin Cash – ABC Hits New Lows

Bitcoin Cash ABC slumped by 9.91% on Thursday, reversing Wednesday’s 0.76% gain with interest, to end the day at $86.53.

Relatively range bound through the first half of the day, Bitcoin Cash ABC moved through to a late morning intraday high $96.46, from an opening $96.05, before succumbing to a broad based crypto sell-off, the day’s high falling well short of the first major resistance level at $98.08.

A late in the day reversal saw Bitcoin Cash ABC slide through the day’s major support levels to an intraday low and new swing lo $85.73 before steadying, Bitcoin Cash ABC unable to break back through the third major support level at $87.52 by the day’s end.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was up 0.91% to $87.32, with a mixed start to the day seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC recover from a morning low and new swing lo $84.8 to strike a morning high $88.8 before easing back, the major support and resistance levels left untested early on.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $88.8 to $89.5 would signal a possible rebound through the afternoon bringing the day’s first major resistance level at $93.42 into play, with sentiment across the broader market to dictate whether Bitcoin Cash ABC can break out to $96 levels before any pullback.

Failure to move through the morning high to $89 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC fall back into the red, with a fall through the morning low $84.8 bringing $83 levels and the day’s first major support level at $82.69 into play before any recovery, heavier losses unlikely on the day, in the event of a reversal.

BCHABC/USD 14/12/18 4-Hourly Chart

Litecoin Takes a Hit

Litecoin fell by 4.91% on Thursday, reversing Wednesday’s 3.31% gain, to end the day at $22.84.

Tracking the broader market, Litecoin eased back from a start of a day intraday high $24.17 to a range bound morning and early afternoon before being hit by a crypto sell-off.

The sell-off saw Litecoin slide through the first major support level at $23.04 to a late afternoon intraday low $22.68 before steadying, the major resistance levels left untested early on in the day.

At the time of writing, Litecoin was down 0.39% to $22.75, with a bearish start to the day seeing Litecoin slide through the first major support level at $22.29 to an early morning low and new swing lo $22.17 before recovering to a morning high $22.95.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $23.2 levels by the early afternoon would support a run at the first major resistance level at $23.78 to bring $24 levels into play before any pullback. We will expect Litecoin to face plenty of resistance on any attempt at a run at the second major resistance level at $24.72 however, which should limit any upside on the day.

Failure to move through to $23.2 levels could see Litecoin pullback deeper into the red, a fall through the morning low $22.17 bringing $21 levels and the second major support level at $21.74 into play before any recovery.

LTC/USD 14/12/18 Daily Chart

Ripple Avoids sub-$0.30 Levels for Now

Ripple’s XRP fell by 2.77% on Thursday, reversing Wednesday’s 2.94% gain, to end the day at $0.30409.

A bearish start to the day saw Ripple’s XRP fall from a start of a day intraday high $0.31386 to a morning low $0.30668 calling on support at the first major support level at $0.3037 before moving back through to $0.31 levels.

A broad based crypto sell-off weighed late in the day, with Ripple’s XRP falling to an intraday low $0.30032, calling on support at the first major support level at $0.3037 before steadying in the final hours.

At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was down 0.21% to $0.30346, with Ripple’s XRP falling to an early morning low $0.3000 before recovering to strike a morning high $0.30549, a range bound start to the day leaving the major support and resistance levels untested.

For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high to $0.3060 levels would bring $0.31 levels and the day’s first major resistance level at $0.3119 into play, with the second major resistance level at $0.3196 unlikely to be tested barring a material shift in sentiment across the broader market.

Failure to move through to $0.3060 levels could see Ripple’s XRP pullback through the morning low $0.3000 and first major support level at $0.2983 to call on support at the second major support level at $0.2945 before recovering, sub-$0.29 support levels unlikely to be tested in the event of a sell-off.

XRP/USD 14/12/18 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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