Bullish scenario progressed on weekend after a true fiasco on Friday as all the reviewed currency pairs declined significantly, establishing new local lows.
However, the situation has changed on Saturday as all the reviewed currency pairs were able to move higher and to form a kind of an uptrend. On Monday we see the contrary picture as all the allies go downwards, breaking levels and trend lines. It seems like bears want to remind bulls who is in control of the markets currently.
BTC/USD
Bitcoin has broken through the short term descending trend line on Friday and retested it later. Then BTC/USD jumped off this trend line and started to grow slowly with wide range fluctuations allowing to earn both bulls and bears.
We have drawn an ascending trading line, which supported the price during the weekend. The currency pair entered the Ichimoku cloud on Sunday and even reached its upper border. Bitcoin has tested it and the resistance level at 8 694.
Later, bears have taken control again and pushed the currency pair lower for another correction. Bitcoin has tested the ascending trend line and crossed it meaning the end of this short-term upside tendency. It has also broken through the support line at 8,528 area.
The currency pair has reached the next support line at 8,372 are in the moment of writing. Bears make attempts to cross it. There are two scenarios here. The first one means BTC price will jump off this 8,372 support line area and reverses towards the resistance area at 8 528. However, bulls will have to deal with another obstacle- the lower border of the Ichimoku cloud. If successful, they will be able to test the resistance.
The other scenario for Bitcoin is the breakout of the current support area at 8,372 with the development of local downtrend.
Let’s have a look at the daily chart. Here the situation remains unchanged as the price stays still within the Ichimoku cloud in the middle of the formation. Bulls were trying to counterattack but in the moment of writing the candlestick bearish. It is better to wait until it forms to make any conclusions.
LTC/USD
Litecoin follows Bitcoin as the price has crossed the descending trend line on Saturday and then went slightly upwards along a new local ascending trend line that we have drawn recently. LTC/USD managed to cross the upper border of the Ichimoku cloud unlike Bitcoin but then started to decline.
Litecoin has broken through the ascending trend line recently and is testing the support area at 138. Litecoin price shifted even lower this line but returned above later meaning the breakout was false. LTC price resides below the Ichimoku cloud as bears control the market for the moment.
There are two possible scenarios here. Litecoin will reject the support area and go through the Ichimoku cloud (which is thin here) to test the local ascending trend line from below and then to reach the resistance area at 147.
If LTC/USD fails to jump off the support area, it is able to develop the downtrend towards Friday’s lows and the midterm descending trend line.
As for the daily chart, Litecoin has reached the lower border of the Ichimoku cloud and jumped off it meaning there is an opportunity for bulls to gain initiative. However, it is better to wait until today’s candlestick forms as it is bearish now.
XMR/USD
Monero followed the other allies on the weekend as the price went along the local ascending trend line. XMR/USD entered the Ichimoku cloud and reached its upper border. However, the Ichimoku cloud prevented Monero from fluctuating higher and the price declined towards the lower border of the formation first and then left it crossing the lower border.
Altcoins are trading close to the support area at 196 at the time of writing of this review. There are two scenarios here. In case of appearing any reversal candlestick signal, the price is able to jump off the support and start its way towards the resistance area at 204. However, bulls will have to cross the Ichimoku cloud in order to reach their local targets.
Otherwise, Monero will develop its downtrend. The first target, in this case, lies close to Friday’s lows.
Let’s take a look at the daily chart. The lower side of the Ichimoku cloud rejected the price. XMR/USD was trying to establish the uptrend during the weekend, but as we can see it now, bears are still in control in midterm and want to push the price even lower.
NEO/USD
The currency pair went along the ascending trend line during the weekend following its allies. NEO/USD entered the Ichimoku cloud and tested its upper border (and even crossed its for a while). However, later, NEO went downwards outside the Ichimoku cloud, crossed it again and reached the support area at 62.
NEO price has also tested the midterm descending trend line and the resistance area at 68 but bulls were unable to drive NEO higher. There are two possible scenarios currently. NEO is able to jump off the support area at 62 and move towards the ascending trend line, which crosses the midterm descending trend line and almost coincides with the resistance area at 68.
The other way for NEO is to fall below the support area at 62. NEO. price is likely to move towards the short term descending trend line in this case.
AS for the daily chart, the currency pair reached the lower side of the Ichimoku cloud and jumped off. However, bulls seem to have no power to drive NEO/USD higher inside the Ichimoku cloud at the beginning of this new week.
Godfrey Benjamin
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