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Blockchain or Cryptocurrency?

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Technology advancements have brought us many amazing things. One of them is Blockchain along with Cryptocurrencies. However, there is quite a big debate in this field. It’s regarding the importance of Cryptocurrencies in the world, while no one disputes the importance of Blockchain. One side of the debate says that Cryptocurrencies ARE Blockchain and that the two can’t be separated, while the other hand says that Blockchain is a great invention, while Cryptocurrencies are not here to stay. Before analysing the subject, we have to know what the definitions of both Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies are.

Blockchain vs Crypto

A Blockchain is merely a chain of blocks, while Cryptocurrencies are currencies built on Blockchain that serve a particular purpose they are made for. When Bitcoin was the only Blockchain, no one tried to separate or differentiate the two. However, once more Cryptocurrencies started to emerge, people saw the distinction. But, can one work without the other?

Blockchain vs Crypto

Cryptocurrencies work on the Blockchain, which serves as a distributed ledger. That way, it forms a network. Cryptocurrencies are nothing more than tokens that value the utility that the protocol presents. That way, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency work hand in hand, and should not be thought about as separate entities.

A distorted view of Blockchain

You can hear “Blockchain is revolutionary, but Cryptocurrencies are meh” from many people nowadays. However, that is an extremely distorted way of looking at things. The reason for that is the actual devaluation of Cryptocurrencies as the “driver” of the blockchain “vehicle”. There are tokenless Blockchains, but they are far from perfect. On the other hand, Cryptocurrencies have the potential to reach their true purpose of fully decentralising an operation, valuing it at the same time, and doing it healthily and without any artificial aid.

Cryptocurrency vs Blockchain

Future of Blockchain without crypto

Many companies are trying to approach the Blockchain integration without actually considering Cryptocurrencies. Anything can, of course, happen, but Blockchain without Cryptocurrencies most likely won’t. The symbiosis between the two is too great and too valuable to pass on.

Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, and so is Blockchain. The actual Cryptocurrencies we have today might not survive, but the concept will.

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Today´s Crypto Events 06.07.2018

This is the Cryptocurrency events calendar.

Here you can find all the news about the upcoming hard fork, releases, exchange listings, updates, conferences, new launches, etc. We gather the most relevant events and conferences for you to pick from.


Today´s Crypto Events 06.07.2018


General Event (CRYPTO) — World Blockchain Roadshow

PACcoin ($PAC) — AMA on YouTube

POA Network (POA) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Bancor (BNT) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

OmiseGO (OMG) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Eximchain (EXC) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Monaco (MCO) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Binance Coin (BNB) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Enigma (ENG) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

Ethereum (ETH) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug

AdHive (ADH) — Weekly Q&A on Telegram

Pylon Network (PYLNT) — MARESTON in Madrid

Chainium (CHX) — AMA on YouTube

Mixin (XIN) — Hack.Summit Contest

Streamr DATAcoin (DATA) — TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain 2018 in Zug Sponsorship

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Daily Crypto Update 05.07.2018 – A Breath to Take Direction?

Cryptocurrency Prices Live: The Crypto Market is showing consolidation in the currencies that we will be analysing today and although we still do not see a defined course, it seems that the bulls are losing momentum and there is uncertainty about whether the last raise will continue or the cryptos will be involved in new minimums. By now, the second option is the most probable since today the top 10 of the market is in red except for Ethereum with a minimum gain of 0.34% in 24 hours.


General Overview


Market Cap: $271.699.753.396

24h Vol: $15.382.782.187

BTC Dominance: 42.1%

Cryptocurrency Prices Live


News


‘Stop Trying to Create Money!’: BIS Chief Carstens on Cryptocurrency
Carstens, the newly-christened general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) — the so-called “central banks’ central bank” — is on record as one of cryptocurrency’s fiercest critics. Earlier this year, for instance, he said that bitcoin is “a bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster.”
Source: ccn.com

Head of Russia’s Top Bank: the State Will Keep ‘Centralised Role’ in Money Emission
The CEO of Russia’s largest state bank Sberbank, Herman Gref said he could not yet foresee governments “yielding their centralised role” in fiat currency creation as part of his comments on cryptocurrency.
Source: cointelegraph.com

South Korea Legitimizes Blockchain Industry With Major New Classification Standards
Three Korean ministries – the National Statistical Office, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Information and Communication – are said to have been working since the end of last month to produce the final draft of a new blockchain industry classificatory scheme, ready by the end of July.
Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


XRP/USD

Ripple price has had small losses since the beginning of the session and at this moment is at $0.4846 trying to get away from the EMAs200-100 after having bounced on the lower line of the bullish pennant.


The Central Pivot Point looks strong as resistance and we must be alert to a possible new bounce there to look again for the bottom of the Bullish Pennant.


Market sentiment

1-H chart technicals signal a sell sentiment.

Oscillators are showing buy signals and pointing up.


Pivot points

R3 0.5389
R2 0.5228
R1 0.5074
PP 0.4913
S1 0.4759
S2 0.4598
S3 0.4444

ETH/USD

Ethereum has gained 0.34% in the last 24-H and is currently valued at $470. The price has been moving in range throughout the day while the strength of the buyers has disappeared and the price remains unable to definitely leave the bearish channel in this 4-H chart, the Central Pivot Point is still strong as a support.



Market sentiment

4-H chart technicals signal a Bullish sentiment.

Oscillators are showing neutral signals.


Pivot points

R3 513.26
R2 497.69
R1 482.43
PP 466.86
S1 451.60
S2 436.03
S3 420.77

EOS/USD

EOS couldn’t keep the price above $9.00 and now is sitting around $ 8.88.


The price is currently moving over the EMA-100 that is working as an immediate support close to $8.75. Indicators still show an extra field down for the bears and if they want to add some pressure, the price could go to test the Pivot S1.


Market sentiment

1-H chart technicals signal a Bearish sentiment.

Oscillators are showing sell signals and pointing down.


Pivot points

R3 10.19
R2 9.82
R1 9.36
PP 8.99
S1 8.53
S2 8.16
S3 7.70

 Conclusion


Cryptocurrency Prices Live: The market seems to be taking a breath and this is why some of the currencies in this update have moved in narrow ranges during the day, in summary, we don’t know where we are going at the moment and there is no solid confidence that the recent rises are strong enough. We expect directional movements at any time.

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Daily crypto update 04.07.2018 – Another Low Coming Before The Recovery


General Overview


Coin Capital Market Cap: $272,844,346,322

24h Vol: $15,104,000,275

BTC Dominance: 42.0%

From this morning, the cryptocurrency market cap has increased by aproximately 10 billion, the evaluation coming to 277,181,000,000$ at the higest point.

Coin Capital Market

As you can see from the global chart, that area is clearly the seller’s territory, so the evaluation retraced from those levels as selling was activated.

The market is still in green as the prices haven’t retraced more than they have increased over the 24 hour period.


News


There aren’t any significant headlines that have come out from this morning. The only one that is worth mentioning is that the cryptocurrency exchange Binance has now resumed services after it announced the suspension of all trading and withdrawals, as reported by cointelegraph.

The temporary suspension was due to an alert over “irregular” Syscoin (SYS) trades “from a number of API users.” Binance subsequently chose to suspend trading, withdrawals and other account functions, as well as to take a series of further measures in order to protect its users.

Another headline that is worth mentioning is that UK housing minister Eddie Hughes released a report into blockchain July 4, calling on the government to “show leadership” by making the technology and its benefits a priority.

The report, ‘Unlocking Blockchain,’ makes several key proposals, using state projects currently underway in Estonia as the standard authorities should follow at home.

“The state should focus its attention on using blockchain to enable social freedom, to increase efficiency, and to rebuild societal trust,” Hughes summarises.

Source: cointelegraph


Analysis


ETH/USD

From today’s low at 454$, the price of Ethereum has increased by 4.25% as it is currently sitting at 474.40$.



Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that the latest high was lower than the last, and it looks like this may be the start of a descending channel of some kind, but currently, we are seeing another attempt to break that resistance, as the green candle is on its levels.


Market sentiment 

Ethereum is in the buy zone.


Pivot points

S3 414.42 
S2 442.08 
S1 452.05 
P 469.74 
R1 479.71 
R2 497.40 
R3 525.06

EOS/USD

From today’s low at 8.64$ the price of EOS went to 9.28$ and has retraced since to 9$ which is an overall increase of 4.76%.



Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that the 9.20$ levels are where the prior top was and that area serves as strong resistance. Now that the price has failed to break that resistance once again I am expecting the price to drop to around 8.50$.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a strong buy.


Pivot points 

S3 7.5413
S2 8.2669 
S1 8.5395 
P 8.9925 
R1 9.2651 
R2 9.7181 
R3 10.4437

XMR/USD

From today’s low at 136$, the price of Monero increased by 3.44% and is currently 141.70$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price is currently interacting with the median line of the pitchfork, and I am expecting it to go further down to create a higher low.


Market sentiment 

Monero is in the buy zone.


Pivot points

S3 123.033
S2 131.213 
S1 134.787 
P 139.393 
R1 142.967 
R2 147.573 
R3 155.753

ADA/USD

From today’s opening at 0.147$, the price of Cardano has increased by 5.13% coming to 0.1558$.



As you can see, the price went higher to the resistance at 0.16$ and has retraced since to the mid-range support line. I am expecting the price to break the support and go further down to the next support levels at 0.146$.


Market sentiment 

Cardano is in the buy zone.

Moving averages signal a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 0.078
S2 0.104
S1 0.121
P 0.13
R1 0.147
R2 0.156
R3 0.186

Conclusion


Coin Capital Market: After the prices have been increasing rapidly in the last 24 hours, we are seeing interaction with first significant resistance levels, and this retracement as the result of that. I am expecting that tomorrow will be another green day.

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Daily Crypto Update 04.07.2018 – Bears everywhere

The market is returning all the gains of the beginning of the week in an interesting movement of the bears that shows that the general trend has not changed and that more consolidated movements are needed in order to define a real change.


General Overview


Market Cap: $263.141.302.151

24h Vol: $15.751.561.828

BTC Dominance: 42.2%

The cryptocurrency market capitalisation has dropped by 10 billion in 24-H

Coin Market Trends

Only 14 of the top 100 Cryptos are in green numbers today, this is showing the big percentage of sellers around.


Top 100 Gainers of the day

  1. Syscoin             49,61%
  2. Decentraland  33,11%
  3. Steem               6,66%
  4. Status               6,54%
  5. SmartCash      6,24%

Top 100 Losers of the day

  1. BCN                      -16,35%
  2. Golem                   -14,02%
  3. WAX                     -12,46%
  4. Mixin                    -12,24%
  5. Loom Network   -11,34%

 News


There is not any considerable news that moves the market in the last hours, here is a short summary extracted from the portal CCN.com.

Binance Leads $12 Million Funding Round in the Tokenisation Startup Republic
A retail investment platform called Republic recently completed $12 million in financing to tokenise its platform and introduce its own security token, led by Binance Labs and NGC ECO Fund. The financing round was also supported by ZK Capital, Oyster Ventures, FBG Capital, Hazoor Capital, East Chain, Zhen Fund and others.
Source: CCN.com

Microsoft Launches Enterprise Blockchain Partnership in Taiwan
Microsoft Taiwan has entered into a partnership with Digital China and Hot Cool in the hope that the three companies can use blockchain technology to improve the financial, e-commerce, entertainment, and other industries.
Source: CCN.com

Bermuda Amends Banking Act to Favour Blockchain Startups
Bermuda continues its push to become a global hub for blockchain and fintech innovation, having recently announced plans to change its banking laws to create a class of banks catering to blockchain and fintech companies, according to Finextra. The amendment to the country’s Banking Act follows the recent passage of a Digital Asset Business Act and an initial coin offering (ICO) bill.
Source: CCN.com


COIN MARKET TRENDS ANALYSIS


NEO/USD

NEO is trying to cross the lower side of the bullish pennant pattern in this 60-minute chart after bouncing in the upper side around $37.40. A breakout of this level could be an opportunity to go short in the short term and against the rules of the trend, the bulls have lost strength and they are returning an important part of the 22% of gains of the last two days.


We must wait for a confirmation of the break to enter about $35.31 and look for the $35.17 (Fib. 61.8%) and then the $34.28 (Fib. 76.4). We can go short in $35.31, placing a stop loss at $36.17, take 70% profit at $34.28 and look for the Pivot S2 at $33.16 or the 100% Fib Retracement.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart signals buy.

Oscillators are leaving oversold levels and pointing up.


Pivot points

S3 41.59 
S2 40.28 
S1 38.51 
P  36.71 
R1 34.48 
R2 33.17 
R3 30.94 

BTC/USD

BTC/USD has lost -2.34% in the last 24-H while the buyers weren’t strong enough to maintain the upside momentum and to beat the important resistance at $6,700, with the opening of the Asian Market, the bearish pressure has started and Bitcoin goes back to lower levels close to the Pivot S1 and is sitting at $6,460.


The technical perspective is showing us a possible bounce in this EMA-100 of this 1H chart according to the readings of the RSI and Stochastic showing oversold levels, another test to the EMA-100 could encourage the buyers to push the price again and send it to test $6.676 again.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart signals buy.

Oscillators are leaving oversold levels and neutral.


Pivot points

R3 6830.92
R2 6750.36
R1 6627.50
PP 6546.94
S1 6424.09
S2 6343.53
S3 6220.67

XRP/USD

XRP has returned more than 62% of its last rally in just 24 hours and has not been able to keep the support at $0.4889, at this moment the price is held by the EMA-100 and if a break by the bears happens we could see a fast drop down to the $0.4500 zone.



Market sentiment 

Hourly chart signals sell.

Oscillators are in oversold levels and pointing up.


Pivot points

R3 0.5521
R2 0.5360
R1 0.5102
PP 0.4940
S1 0.4683
S2 0.4525
S3 0.4265

Conclusion


Coin Market Trends: Although a correction in the rise was expected, this has been quite long and it is still possible that we continue to see minimums in most of the pairs while the BTC continues to feel the pressure of the sellers.

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Daily Crypto Update 03.07.2018 – Slight Retracement After The Pop


General Overview


Market Cap: $272,980,602,705

24h Vol: $16,028,501,689

BTC Dominance: 41.6%

From yesterday’s high at around $270B, the cryptocurrency market capitalisation has increase by 2 billion in evaluation.

Crypto Coins News

The market is in green with an average percentage of change among top 100 coins ranging from 5-8%. Biggest gainers are Syscoin 24%, Loom Network 22%, Wax 46%, Ethos 21.89%.


Crypto Coins News


There aren’t any fundamental reasons for the green day we are seeing as there is no major news that is changing the market’s sentiment, so the recovery is based on the price action and the perceived relative value of the cryptocurrencies.

There is news regarding blockchain adoption and utilisation, as well as governmental relation to crypto.

For instance, Bank of Finland released a paper titled “The Great Illusion of Cryptocurrencies,” written by Aleksi Grym, Adviser on Digitalisation and Head of the Digital Central Bank process in the Financial Stability and Statistics Department. The main point of the paper is to explain how cryptocurrencies fundamental nature “shows how poorly understood the concept of money itself still is today” and how the Internet and social media have “muddled our sense of fact and fiction”.

Meanwhile, Japanese financial regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering to change the legal basis for how it regulates cryptocurrency exchanges, as reported by cointelegraph.

The FSA is reportedly considering to regulate crypto exchanges by the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), instead of its current legal foundation, the Payment Services Act. According to Senkai, this means that the exchanges will have stronger customer protections. The FIEA obliges securities companies to manage customer funds and securities, such as stocks, separately from corporate assets.

The Association of Thai Securities Companies (ASCO) is considering establishing a joint cryptocurrency exchange, with plans for several firms to apply together for a crypto exchange license, local news outlet Bangkok Post reports July 2.

Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, ASCO chairperson, told the Bangkok Post that several Thai securities firms will apply for a joint crypto operating license with the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (Thai SEC) in order to reduce costs and share technologies.

While we are on the topic of exchanges, a major headline that was anticipated for quite some time now is that Coinbase Custody – digital assets custodian solution for institutional investors is now launched, according to an official blog post. They have already been storing over 20 billion dollars worth of crypto for their clients, but the new service will notably be secured through an SEC-compliant and FINRA-member independent broker-dealer, Electronic Transaction Clearing (ETC).


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open at 6376$, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 3.15% and is currently sitting at 6556$. The price went further to 6684$ but has retraced since from the spike.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price found resistance at the 6647$ level from which it has retraced. I am expecting the price to fall back to the 0 Fibonacci retracement levels where it will find the support needed to propel the price higher.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart signals a sell.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages on sell.


Pivot points

S3 5712.2 
S2 6118.4 
S1 6368.0 
P 6524.6 
R1 6774.2 
R2 6930.8 
R3 7337.0

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open at 452$, the price of Ethereum has increased by 3.5% and is currently sitting at 467,9$. The price went higher to 487$ but has retraced since.



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price found resistance at the 482$ level, which pushed the price lower. Currently, the price is looking for support, and it looks like the first support has been found. If this support doesn’t hold the next one should be around the levels of yesterday’s open at 456$.


Market sentiment

Ethereum is in the sell zone.


Pivot points

S3 388.00
S2 427.80 
S1 452.30 
P 467.60 
R1 492.10 
R2 507.40 
R3 547.20

EOS/USD

From yesterday’s open at 8.14$ the price of Eos has increased by 9.23% as the price is currently 8.91$. The price spiked higher to the 9.4$ level but has retraced since.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price found resistance at the 9.27$ level which pushed the price lower. The price is looking like it has found support on the current levels, but if this support doesn’t hold, the next level I would be expecting to serve as strong support is around 8.2$.


Market sentiment 

EOS is in the buy zone.


Pivot points

S3 6.1
S2 7.4
S1 8.19
P 8.69
R1 9.4
R2 9.97
R3 11.2

Conclusion


Crypto Coins News: After yesterday’s pop in the market cap evaluation, we are seeing a first small retracement, as the prices have suddenly and quickly increased. Today we are going to see the prices find the support of the retracement and continue to go upward.

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Weekly Crypto Update 07.02.2018 – The Recovery Has Started


General Overview


Crypto Coin Market Cap: $270,492,089,135

24h Vol: $16,547,075,818

BTC Dominance: 42.3%

Last Monday on 25th of June, cryptocurrency market capitalisation was 258,924,000,000$ at it’s highest point. Since then, the market cap fell all the way to 232,613,000,000$ on Friday 29. On Saturday the evaluation rose from those levels back to the levels of Monday’s open, and now we are seeing a breakout as the evaluation exceeds Monday’s around $258B. Because the global chart is lagging behind a bit, I have drawn with a brush were the chart should be at the moment.

Crypto Coin Market Cap Chart

The market is in the green at the moment. Biggest gainers so far among top 100 coins are: Neo 16%, 0x 18.56%, Verge 18.3%, Wanchain 15%. The average percentage increase is around 6% but there are a lot of coins that have gained 10% or more in the lasts 24 hours, which is a sign of recovery.


News


There are a number of significant news items that came out in the last 7 days. Out of those that could impact the market I point out the following:

Facebook will no longer ban crypto ads, but ICOs are still on the blacklist and only verified accounts can post them, according to their announcement. This headline is good, as Facebook ads will help expose the market, however, if they are in control of the type of projects they are going to allow or particular cryptocurrencies, Facebook will have control of the content displayed to the users, and they could, in fact, help manipulate that market, or create a general impression that is aligned with their agenda around a particular coin or project. For example, I don’t believe that they are going to allow promoting Steemit which is a blockchain based social media rival that pays out their users with their native coin. But we are yet to see what happens, as the pressure is applied on to major players but the technological advancements of the blockchain.

Other significant headlines that could impact the market as they bring more exposure and open up the space for new participants are that Binance launches a crypto-fiat exchange in Uganda– Binance Uganda, as reported by cointelegraph. This will bring more cryptocurrency exposure to the retail investors.

On the other hand Blockchain.com – the best-known crypto wallet and blockchain explorer data service has introduced their institutional platform, Blockchain Principle Strategies (BPS). BPS will offer over-the-counter services managed by experts from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and UBS as part of the platform.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From last Monday, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 5.13% coming from 6282$ to the low at 5800$ at its lowest point back to 6443$ and now above the level of last Monday’s open at 6618$.



Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that the price has found support on the unconfirmed triangle support, and broken the downtrends resistance line as it’s heading in an upward trajectory. The first target I am looking at is an unconfirmed baseline support 2 (purple dotted line) at 7054$. I am expecting the first significant resistance from there to 7320$ area, and if the price gets passed through that resistance I am expecting the price to go to around 8000$.


Market sentiment

Daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points 

S3 4649.7 
S2 5440.2 
S1 5915.8 
P 6230.7
R1 6706.3 
R2 7021.2
R3 7811.7

ETH/USD

From last Monday’s opening at 451$, the price of Ethereum has increased by 5.34% as its currently sitting around 475$.



On the daily chart, we can see that the correction has ended and it was a WXY correction just like I pointed out it would most likely be in the charting section last week. I have pointed out that this correction might make another low and be complete as a WXYXZ sideways correction but that from those levels around 400$ the price is going up soon. Currently, the price has broken the downtrends resistance line and is heading upward steeply after consolidating in a descending channel.


Market sentiment 

Ethereum is in the sell zone, as indicated by daily chart technicals.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 303.76 
S2 374.27 
S1 414.06 
P 444.78 
R1 484.57 
R2 515.29 
R3 585.80

LTC/USD

In the last 7 days, the price of Litecoin has risen by 5.42% from the opening on last Monday at 81.5$ to 85.8$ where it is currently sitting.



The price of Litecoin has found support at around the 72$ level, which is the level from where the price went on to create the all-time high.  Today the price has broken the downtrends resistance line and is in an upward trajectory. Like in the case of Bitcoin, I am expecting this upward movement to be the final wave Z from the WXYXZ correction from which the price is heading lower afterwards. Some of the significant level to look out for in the following week is from 111$ to 124$ which was considers as a support area, and probably now serves as strong resistance, so I will be closely monitoring what happens at those levels because I am expecting the price to go higher than 124$.


Market sentiment

Litecoin is in the sell zone as indicated by daily chart technicals.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 55.377 
S2 67.393 
S1 74.299 
P 79.409 
R1 86.315
R2 91.425 
R3 103.441

NEO/USD

The price of Neo has increased by 15.38% coming from 31.6$ last Monday to 36.42$ where it is currently.



Looking at the Neo daily chart we can spot the similarities between the current candle formation and the last time the price of Neo has recovered from its lowest. As I have measured with the Fibonacci retracement tool, last time the price recovered to the 0.5 Fibonacci level, and I have projected the same recovery this time which fits perfectly with the potential interaction with the uptrend baseline support that was broken. In price terms, I am expecting the price of Neo to rise to around 56.89$.


Market sentiment

Neo is in the sell zone as the daily chart technicals indicate.


Pivot points

S3 16.25 
S2 23.49 
S1 27.20 
P 30.73 
R1 34.44 
R2 37.97 
R3 45.21

DASH/USD

From last Monday’s open at 238.9$, the price of Dash has increased by 5.46% as its currently sitting at 250.8$.



Looking at the daily chart we can see that like in the case of other cryptos that are covered in this report, the price has broken the downtrends resistance line and is heading upward. I have labelled this correction as WXYXZ and as you can see it has ended. I have projected that the price is mostly going to recover to the 384$ as that is the half of the range from the last retracement, much like it did two prior times.


Market sentiment

Dash is in the sell zone, as indicated by daily chart technicals.


Pivot points

S3 155.17
S2 195.52
S1 217.44
P 235.88
R1 257.79
R2 276.23
R3 316.58

ADA/USD

From last Monday’s open at 0.135$, the price of Cardano has increased by 11.42% as its sitting around 0.151$.



As you can see from the daily chart, the 5 wave move down has ended, and the price is now starting to recover in an upward movement after it broke the downtrends resistance. I am expecting the price to go up to 0.23$ where the first major resistance line is and corresponds with the half of the range.


Market sentiment

Cardano is in the sell zone.


Pivot points

S3 0.076333 
S2 0.103199 
S1 0.120628 
P 0.130065 
R1 0.147494 
R2 0.156931 
R3 0.183797

Conclusion


Crypto Coin Market Cap: After the prices have tested the old lows and dipped beyond them a bit we are seeing a trend reversal taking place. As the chart of the cryptocurrencies analysed in this report point out, this is going to be a short-term recovery, before another drop.

This was my projection from 02.06.2018 in which I have drawn the recent low the recovery I am expecting before another potentially final drop to around 178B level.
Crypto Coin Market Cap

This recovery might serve as a great shorting opportunity, but as there is so much manipulation going on, things can get pretty uncertain, so be careful.

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Daily Crypto Update 28.06.2018 – More Downside Expected


General Overview


Market Cap: $246,339,425,253

24h Vol: $10,306,976,047

BTC Dominance: 42.5%

Yesterday the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market capitalization started off with 250,553,000,000$ and from there it fell to 242,196,000,000$ today. Since that low, it has recovered to just slightly below 250B again before it fell back again.

The market is currently showing mixed colours but the more dominant is green. The average percentage change is ranging from 0.5-2%. Biggest gainer among top 100 coin by market capitalisation is Mithril which increased by 19%.


News


There aren’t any significant news items that could impact the market either positively or negatively at this point. However, there are some follow-ups from yesterday and other news that could impact the prices of particular coins.

First in the line is that ZenCash and Tron are added as payment options on Pornhub.

According to a blog post by ZenCash, the new integration will allow users to set up recurring payments and simply pay-per-use while leveraging the anonymity of the privacy coin.

This new use case for these cryptos could impact the price positively, much like it did for Verge when a similar announcement was made.

In the case of EOS, the news is negative. Dan Larimer the CTO of EOS project has proposed rehauling the project’s existing constitution to limit so-called arbitrators’ powers, in an EOSGov Telegram chat yesterday, after the recent mishaps the network has experienced. Three distinct groups work to ‘keep one another in check,’ as defined by the project’s current constitution which are known block producers and is similar to miners in the Bitcoin network.

This could impact the price of EOS negatively as FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) takes over.

In the other news that fit into law/regulation category, the most significant one is coming from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released their annual report yesterday, in which they state that they will “keep a close watch” on crypto and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), as reported by cointelegraph.

The SFC notes that since new technologies “come with risks,” they will be looking closely at crypto and ICOs and “intervening when appropriate.” The report states that the SFC took regulatory action against crypto exchanges and ICO issuers in Hong Kong this year, and released two public warnings to investors about the risk of investing in crypto.

One of the headlines that is neglected but provides an insight into the current fundamentals of the Bitcoin network is the study of Diar in which the analysed Lightning networks usage and transactions, and they have concluded that “the reliability of successfully routing a payment on the Lightning Network is still quite low”.

But while the capacity and the number of nodes as well as channels are increasing steadily, the reliability of successfully routing a payment on the Lightning Network is still quite low, especially for larger amounts. The success rate for a payment for no more than a few dollars between random LN nodes is 70%

The last headline is the one that follows up on Facebook’s ad unban. As you may remember, a few days ago Facebook has decided to lift the ban from cryptocurrency related advertisements.  This follow up is a more detailed view of the implications and the actual changes that are going to be made to their “misleading or deceptive promotional practices” policy.

On June 26, the same policies were again updated and Facebook announced that it would allow cryptocurrencies to be advertised again, but ICOs would remain banned. The company stated that it had been looking at the best way of refining its blanket ban on cryptocurrency adverts.

The revised “prohibited products and services policy” now reads:

“Starting June 26, we’ll […] allow ads that promote cryptocurrency and related content from pre-approved advertisers. But we’ll continue to prohibit ads that promote binary options and initial coin offerings.”

The phrase that caught attention was ‘pre-approved advertisers’, which means that not everyone who wants to advertise will be able to do so.

This censorship will allow Facebook more power to promote those coin and projects that are aligned with their agenda or even moderate content as to create a certain impression of a particular project.


Analysis


XRP/USD

Since yesterday’s open, the price of Ripple hasn’t changed much, as the percentage change is only +0.6%. The price went higher than on the open but it fell down to the prior levels quickly.



 

As you can see from the hourly chart, there’s a bearing pennant from which I am expecting a breakout on the downside. Currently, the price is on the levels of the pennants support in an upward trajectory which is why first I would look out for a bounce from the resistance line before confirming the breakout’s direction.


Market sentiment 

Ripple is in the sell zone, as indicated by hourly chart technicals.


Pivot points

S3 0.40898 
S2 0.43698 
S1 0.45409
P 0.46498 
R1 0.48209 
R2 0.49298 
R3 0.52098

NEO/USD

From yesterday’s open the price of Neo has increased only by 1.34% and is now sitting at around 30$ like yesterday.



The price action has formed a triangle and the breakout is near. From which side the breakout is about to happen we are yet to see but judging by the steepness of the support angle it looks like buyers are more aggressive at this point. But as this is a symmetrical triangle, a breakout from both sides has the same probability. If the price goes up I would be looking at a 33.8$ level as a target, and if it goes down I would look out for 26.28$ level.


Market sentiment 

Neo is in the sell zone, as indicated by the hourly chart technicals.


Pivot points

S3 27.82 
S2 28.97 
S1 29.67 
P 30.13 
R1 30.83 
R2 31.29 
R3 32.44

DASH/USD

From yesterday’s open at 229.4$, the price of Dash has decreased by 3.25% and is now sitting at 221.5$.



On the hourly chart, nothing has changed much. My target of 211.8$ remains the same.


Market sentiment

Dash is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are signalling a sell and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 208.22
S2 217.78
S1 223.09
P 227.34
R1 232.65
R2 236.90
R3 246.46


Conclusion


As the market cap evaluation hasn’t gone beyond the 250B level, and the chart of three cryptos that were covered in this report are forming bearish patterns, more downside is expected.

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Cryptocurrencies and Manipulation

Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation

Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation

It’s a well-known fact that cryptocurrency market manipulation is caused by many factors. But so is every other market in the world. So why are cryptocurrencies so much more volatile in the times of manipulation?

Why Does Manipulation Affect Cryptos So Much?

Cryptocurrencies, and mainly Bitcoin are extremely susceptible to manipulation. The reason for that is the big growth crypto movement had in the past years. If you think about it more, market cap certainly does not reflect the total money that went into the crypto markets. Another reason would be the youth of the market and the general mentality of an average crypto investor.

Overleveraged Dollar Value

Early investors could buy Bitcoin for as low as $400 not so long ago. And as the value of a cryptocurrency is just as much about what the next person is willing to pay, with more adoption and speculation, the price rose. With the price, market cap rose too. That made every dollar put in become overleveraged and worth a lot more, for both up and down moves. In trading, this means that less actual money is needed to bring a market up or down. People brought markets down, and rose it up for several billion market cap wise, with only several million dollar orders.

Average Investor Mindset

If we look at an average crypto market investor, it does not match the profile of a traditional markets investor. A traditional investor is in his mid-40s or 50s, middle class and calm. On the other hand, an average crypto investor is young, without much knowledge of the markets, financially dependent and very susceptible to fear of missing out and fear of losing. That’s why the reactions of crypto investors are much more linear, both to the up and down side.

This creates a problem as an already overleveraged market cap of cryptocurrencies gets shook by multi-million dollar manipulative order, and that creates unreasonable fear with the investors. And since our average investor is young and does not handle stress well, he buys or sells in excess, which further accentuates the move. This happens in both a downturn and an upswing.

Conclusion

Cryptocurrencies will remain volatile for a couple more years until the profile of an average investor changes. When investors become more mature, the market will follow. This, however, will not happen in a month or two. Market maturity is a process that every tradable asset needs to go through.

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Weekly Crypto Update 27.06.2018 – One More Low Expected To The Bottom


General Overview


Market Cap: $245,897,879,486

24h Vol: $10,982,438,642

BTC Dominance: 42.6%

From last Monday, the cryptocurrency market has been in a constant decline as the market fell from 294,184,000,000$ which was last weeks high on Tuesday 19.06.2018. The lowest the crypto market has been was on Sunday when the crypto market capitalization hit 235,331,000,000$.

Those levels were expected to be a lower low after which the cryptos were going to recover, but as the new high failed to exceed the prior one, there aren’t any signs of a trend reversal, and the evaluation is close to the last low levels. This situation implies that a lower low is more likely and that this is the bottom after which the trend reversal is going to start.


News


Out of those stories that marked the past week, the most significant one is the Bithumb hack.

Bithumb, which has fallen from 6th to 10th place for cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide by trading volume, has had about $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies stolen in an apparent hack.

This headline created a lot of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the market and many blamed this event as the fundamental reason of the continuation of the bear market, which was not the case as this exchange is not that large.

In the law and tax category, there are two major headlines. First is that  U.S. federal employees will have to report their cryptocurrencies holdings if they equal more than $1,000 or made more than $200 during the reporting period. The other one is that the Uruguayan Chamber of Fintech has announced the creation of a special committee to develop a framework for crypto regulation and promote innovation to support the country’s financial system.

Both of this news is positive, as the first one implies that cryptocurrency is valuable and should be reported as “other forms of securities.”

In the adoption category, the news items that stands out is the news of Square receiving the New York BitLicense. The announcement means that Cash App users in every state except for Georgia and Hawaii now have the option to buy and sell Bitcoin.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From the opening on Monday, June 18 at 6875$, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 11.19% as it is now sitting around 6110$. The opening price is the highest Bitcoin has been, and the lowest was at 5770$, from which it quickly recovered closing as a Doji candle with a big a wick from the downside on the daily chart on 24.06.2018.



Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the current wave is near completion, but it looks like another low might happen whos target I’ve projected to be from 5664$ on the supportive significant level (purple dotted line), to 5515$ which is the support line from which Bitcoin created the all-time high. As I think this current wave is the wave X of the WXYXZ sideways correction, I am waiting to see signs of the short-term trend reversal, before the price continues to new lows.


Market sentiment 

Daily chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving average signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 4426.3 
S2 5365.2 
S1 5758.6 
P 6304.1 
R1 6697.5
R2 7243.0 
R3 8181.9

LTC/USD

From last Monday, the price of Litecoin has depreciated in value from 100$ to slightly below 80$ which is a 20% decrease in ten days. The opening on Monday was the weeks high, and the lowest Litecoin has been is to the 73.5$ area on Sunday.



Looking at the daily chart, I am seeing another low ahead to the support line at 71.29$ which is significant as from that level the price of Litecoin went on to create the all-time high. If that level holds I would be expecting a short-term trend reversal as I think that the current wave is an X from the WXYXZ sideways correction


Market sentiment

Litecoins daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 44.663 
S2 66.371 
S1 74.517 
P 88.079 
R1 96.225 
R2 109.787 
R3 131.495

EOS/USD

At the start of last week on Monday, June 18, the opening price of EOS was at 10.95$. Since then the price has decreased substantially to 8$ which is a decrease of 25.81%. The price went even lower on Sunday when it spiked to 6.89$.



Looking at the daily chart, we can clearly see that the corrective move was a WXY correction and that the Y wave is near completion. I am expecting the price to drop to the 6.58$ level were an 8/1 Gann fan level is and another support level from a prior range from whom similarly to the case of Bitcoin and Litecoin, the price created the all-time high. As this would be the last low a trend reversal would be expected, but how long would it live we are yet to see from the formations and patterns ahead.


Market sentiment

Daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are indicating a sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 3.3173 
S2 6.2033 
S1 7.2797 
P 9.0893 
R1 10.1657 
R2 11.9753 
R3 14.8613

XRP/USD

From the opening price at 0.55$ last Monday, the price of Ripple has decreased by 15.48% as it is now sitting at 0.47$.



On the chart, we can see that the support at the prior low level at 0.4541$ held the price again. As the current wave is the last impulse wave I am expecting a trend reversal, but the price may fall a bit lower before that happens. The new potential low would be at the next support level at 0.4144$. However, this level may hold and the trend reversal starts happening from here. The move up would be a corrective move, probably in a form of another three-wave ABC move, which is why I am expecting the price to go down further.


Market sentiment

Ripple’s daily chart technicals indicate a sell.

Oscillators are signalling a sell, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 0.32270 
S2 0.41468 
S1 0.45231 
P 0.50666 
R1 0.54429 
R2 0.59864 
R3 0.69062

XMR/USD

The price of Monero is on the same levels like on Monday last week which is around 128$. The price fell by 17% from Monday to Sunday to the weeks low at 106.78$.



Looking at the 4-hour chart, we can see that the price is currently on the rise, but that would only be a corrective move from where I am expecting the price to go lower to the 100$ level, which would be the support line 2 of the support area.


Market sentiment

Monero is in the buy zone.

Both oscillators and moving averages signal a buy.


Pivot points

S3 97.133 
S2 102.972 
S1 108.811 
P 126.405 
R1 146.510 
R2  190.105 
R3 210.210

Conclusion


If you remember this was my projection from 02.06.2018

As you can see I was expecting to see on the global chart that the prior lows at around 250 billion dollar evaluation get retested, after which another similar pattern would appear.

The lows were retested and the evaluation is hovering around those levels which is why now I am looking for signs of a reversal.

After looking at the charts of major cryptos, and especially Bitcoin as it has the 42% market dominance, I think that another low is going to happen before some short-term recovery. Those lows would be to tests the support levels from where the all-time high was made in all cryptos that we’ve covered in this report.

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Daily Crypto Update 27.06.2018 – More Stagnation


General Overview


Crypto Market Capitalization Chart:

Market Cap: $246,600,162,313

24h Vol: $11,274,713,968

BTC Dominance: 42.5%

In the last 24 hours, the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market capitalisation has decreased from $256B to 242,426,000,000$ and has recovered slightly since.

Crypto Market Capitalization Chart

The market is currently in red with an average percentage change among top 100 coins ranging from 3 to 6%. Monaco, Nebulas and Qtum are the only ones in green with an increase of 11, 8, 7%, respectively and everything else is in red with biggest losers being around 11%.


News


In the last 24 hours, the most significant headlines that came out, many of them regarding cryptocurrency exchanges, are as follows. The first that came out is Binance suspended trading and withdrawals due to a risk warning, according to a note from Binance.

“Due to a warning from a pre-trade check in our risk management system, we will postpone the start of trading and withdrawals.

Please stay tuned for more information regarding the reopening of trading and withdrawals.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.”

 

Meanwhile Singapore-based CoinBene and Hong Kong-based Bit-Z have introduced a new “transaction fee mining” model which made them the largest volume holders in the last 24 hours, with the first one ranked as first with more than $2.1 billion in trading volume, and second one ranked as second with about $1.5 billion in trading volume over a 24 hour period.

This impacted the rank of Binance, which previously sat in the number one spot and is now ranked fourth, with 629$ million in daily trading volume.

The third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by 24-hour trading volume, Huobi has announced in an email sent to investors in Japan on Wednesday, that they are to remove the Japanese option from its homepage and suspends trading services from July 2, as reported by Coinpost.

As suggested in the Coinpost report, Huobi Pro made the decision to withdraw Japan-based services because is not registered with the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan’s financial watchdog, as mandated under a money transaction law introduced in 2016. It is not currently clear if the exchange has been contacted by the FSA over the issue.

While we are on watchdogs, another significant headline that fits into the exchange category is that Korean Watchdog is to tighten the rules on crypto exchange bank accounts.

South Korea’s financial regulator has amended the anti-money laundering rules that apply to cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, requiring domestic banks to tighten up monitoring of related bank accounts.

According to an announcement from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) on Wednesday, the amendment – which will initially be in effect for a year – means domestic banks who provide services to crypto exchanges must now monitor all the accounts held by an exchange.

Out of the news items that’s not in the exchange related category, the most significant one is that Facebook has updated its policy to allow cryptocurrencies to once again be advertised, while upholding its ban on the promotion of initial coin offerings (ICOs), in an announcement published Tuesday, June 26, as reported by cointelegraph.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open at 6251$, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 2.66% as it’s now sitting at 6090$.



As you can see on the hourly chart, from the resistance found at 6277$, the price has been in a constant steady decline. The price interacted with the downtrends resistance line with a quick spike in order to test that resistance. We can expect that the price is going to continue its downward movement today and go to the support line at 6000$.


Market sentiment 

Bitcoin is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 5673.6 
S2 5904.2 
S1 5988.8
P 6134.8 
R1 6219.4 
R2 6365.4 
R3 6596.0

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open at 461.22$ the price of Ethereum has decreased by 6% coming to around 432$ where it is currently sitting.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price is currently on the levels of the downtrend resistance line where the price is looking for support, but as the trend is down the support goes down as well. We will see if the support hold, but lower low is more likely at this point.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are signalling neutral and moving average a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 374.87
S2 407.37 
S1 418.35
P 439.87 
R1 450.85
R2 472.37 
R3 504.87

XRP/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ripple has decreased by 3.91% from 0.4819$ to 0.4629$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price is on the same levels of the recent low as it retested the 0 Fibo level. It has recovered slightly but not nearly that fast in order to show some sign of strength, which is why I think we are in for more downside today.


Market sentiment 

Ripple is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 0.39681 
S2 0.42945 
S1 0.44081 
P 0.46209 
R1 0.47345
R2 0.49473 
R3 0.52737

Conclusion


Looking at the charts of the three cryptos we covered in this report, I am under the impression that the prices are struggling and aren’t stable. They are at or close to the levels of the recent low as the recovery was short-lived. We are potently going to see another low today, but the continuation of the stagnation with some sideways movement is more likely.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 26.06.2018 – Stagnation May Cause Another Low


General Overview


Market Cap: $253,329,490,428

24h Vol: $18,385,228,119

BTC Dominance: 42.0%

In the last 24 hours, evaluation of the crypto market cap has been stagnating and is on the same levels as on yesterday’s open. It went a bit higher to 258,595,000,000$ but since that high, it has been steadily declining.

Real Trade News:

The market is showing mixed colours, with an average percentage change among top 100 coins ranging from 1-3%. The biggest gainer is Theta Token which increased by 23%.


Real Trade News


In the last 24 hours, there are three news headlines that can impact the market. First by its significance is that  Tether (USDT), has issued 250 million more tokens yesterday, according to data from Omni Explorer.

While it is still unclear whether Tether is printing their coins on there own, or investors are purchasing USDT and they increased the supply in a proper 1:1 ratio, one thing is certain – more Tethers mean that Bitcoin’s price is going up.

One of the headlines that could impact the market negatively is that Hyun Song Shin, economic adviser at The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS), said that cryptocurrencies should be treated the same as stocks and bonds, Business Times reported June 25.

“If people pay to hold the tokens for financial gain, then arguably they should be treated as a security and come under the same rigorous documentation requirements and regulation as other securities offered to investors for a return.”

And the last of the three significant headlines is that cryptocurrency with a market capitalisation of $2.7 billion, Tron (TRX),  has activated its mainnet following a migration to its independent public blockchain, according to a blog post published June 25. This could impact the price of Tron positively.


Analysis


TRX/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 0.04271$, the price of Tron has decreased by 3.84% as the price is currently sitting at 0.041$



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price action is currently in a triangle and it looks like the breakout is near. Judging by the steepness of the triangle resistance line, the breakout is going to be from the downside, which means that the fundamental news may not impact the price just yet.


Market sentiment 

Tron is in the sell zone.

Oscillators signal a sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 0.036658 
S2 0.039447 
S1 0.040771
P 0.042236 
R1 0.043560 
R2 0.045025 
R3 0.047814

ETH/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ethereum has decreased by 1.3%, which is not significant as the price is hovering around the same levels since yesterday’s open.



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price action is in an ascending channel in which it is correcting after the last low. The price found support at the descending channels resistance (purple line) yesterday, but we are yet to see how far can the price go before another drop.


Market sentiment

Ethereum is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 401.33 
S2 430.45 
S1 444.73 
P 459.57 
R1 473.85 
R2 488.69 
R3 517.81

BCH/USD

From yesterday the price of Bitcoin Cash hasn’t changed at all as the price is still hovering at around 748$.



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price is hovering at the baseline support 1, as it is consolidating after the recent low and verifying that support level.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals are the same as two prior ones – sell.

Oscillators are on sell and moving averages on a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 663.0
S2 709.2 
S1 731.0 
P 755.4 
R1 777.2 
R2 801.6 
R3 847.8

 Conclusion


Real Trade News: After the recent low, the prices have recovered a bit, but that recovery was short-lived as the prices are now stagnating and even decreasing a bit. As the low had a V shape that is common at the bottom in the markets, I was convinced that the low was the bottom for a short-term recovery. Now, a day later and after analysing the charts, I am not so sure anymore. We might see another low in the following days, so be careful not to fall into the trap of thinking the market has to do something (has to recover after a steep low)- it doesn’t have to do anything.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 25.06.2018 – Short-term Recovery Expected


General Overview


Live Trading Update:

Market Cap: $254,201,622,949

24h Vol: $15,258,651,571

BTC Dominance: 41.7%

In the last 24 hours, the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market capitaliSation started off at 259,367,000,000$ and shortly after that it fell to 235,331,000,000$ yesterday. This is the lowest cryptos have been since the correction has started, and the last time we saw this evaluation was in the first half of November last year. Currently, the evaluation has recovered from yesterday’s low and is sitting on the levels prior to the drop.

Live Trading Update

The market is currently in green with an average percentage of change ranging from 5-10%. Biggest gainers among top 100 coins are WaykiChain 39%, Cortex 38%, and Theta Token 26%.


News


There aren’t any significant news items that came out in the last 24 hours. Most of the headlines are analytical in nature as the cryptocurrency market experienced the recent low, followed by interviews that reassert the bullish views on cryptos over the long run.

These are some of the headlines:

Bitcoin Price Hits 2018-Low at $5,825, Where Will it Bottom Out?

Bitcoin’s Defense of $6K Raises Odds of Relief Rally

Ether Price Drops to 10-Week Low Near $400

Cardano Co-Founder: Wall Street Will Bring ‘Tens of Trillions of Dollars’ to Crypto

Blockchain CEO Says Bitcoin Adoption Will Take a Long Time, Survivors Will Win

One of the headlines that stand out and is not from this category is that China’s state-backed monthly ratings are out and according to them, EOS in number 1. The rating is called “Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index” and is published by the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

EOS’ top ranking is attributed to the “outstanding technical advantages in transaction confirmation efficiency, network throughput, and transaction costs” of the protocol.

While conceding the EOS Mainnet’s recent mishaps – since going live on June 15, the network has faced technical issues, and criticism for freezing some accounts – the evaluation nonetheless judges the project to be “highly active in technological innovation,” a “new generation public blockchain” that is “currently most regarded by the industry.”

Source: cointelegraph


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s low at 5777,3$ the price of Bitcoin has recovered by 7.54% and is currently sitting at 6224$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price of Bitcoin has fallen below the 6000$ level which was a psychologically significant level as are most round numbers. This spike at around 5700$ played out yesterday just like I’ve predicted and now the price is likely going to start to recover.


Market sentiment 

Bitcoin’s hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are signalling a buy and moving averages are signalling a buy.


Pivot points

S3 5061.5 
S2 5556.2 
S1 5852.1 
P 6050.9
R1 6346.8 
R2 6545.6 
R3 7040.3

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s low at 0.4417$, the price of Ripple has recovered by 9% as it is currently sitting around 0.481$.



On the hourly chart, we can see that the price has fallen below the 0 Fibonacci retracement level, which means that the price fell lowest since the correction has started as this is the ending point of the prior retracement. Currently, it looks like is testing for support on the last range support and we are yet to see if it holds.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a buy.


Pivot points

S3 0.35393 
S2 0.41192 
S1 0.44334 
P 0.46991 
R1 0.50133 
R2 0.52790
R3 0.58589 

EOS/USD

From yesterday’s low at 6.96$ the price of Eos has recovered significantly as it rose by 15.3% coming to around 8$ where it is currently sitting.



On the hourly chart, we can see that the price action created a similar U shape bottom as in the case of Bitcoin and Ripple. After the recovery the price has experienced, it is currently looking for support on the levels from which the drop appeared.


Market sentiment

EOS is in the buy zone.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a buy.


Pivot points

S3 4.7107 
S2 6.2507 
S1 7.1489 
P 7.7907 
R1 8.6889 
R2 9.3307 
R3 10.870

XMR/USD

Monero is another coin which experienced significant recovery. From yesterday’s low at 108.6$ the price has increased by 15.8% coming to 127$. Currently, the price has retraced a bit and is now sitting at 124.7$.



Unlike other cryptos, Monero didn’t just spike down to its lows but instead retested those levels two more times after the first spike down. The price is now above the levels from which it previously dropped, looking for support, as you can see from the chart.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a buy.


Pivot points

S3 80.973 
S2 99.403 
S1 110.097
P 117.833
R1 128.527 
R2 136.263 
R3 154.693

 Conclusion


Live Trading Update: As the prices of all major cryptos fell to their lowest since the correction has started, and in a way, retested the lowest cryptos have ever been, I am now looking for signs of a short-term trend reversal that will serve as a retest of prior highs. Spikes that we’ve seen look like the bottoms as they are V-shaped and were short lasted which is how markets usually bottom out. As those spikes could be interpreted as a missed opportunity by buyers, fear of missing out on the bottom can push the prices higher.

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Why is Bitcoin in the Bear Market?

 Why is bitcoin in the bear market?

Many people wonder what happened to Bitcoin after the spike during late last year. How did it go from the highs of up to $20,000 to now where the price is hovering around $6000 to $7000 levels? What affected it? Many tried to explain why this happened. Neither the rise or the fall of Bitcoin (and the whole cryptocurrency world for that matter) was purely organic. Many things influenced the markets, both upwards and downwards. However, one factor that people mostly forget is in play here.

 

What actually happened to Bitcoin?

Bitcoin has been in a bear market ever since the start of 2018. People usually blame only one thing for the rise or the fall of the Crypto markets, but that’s simply not true. That is systemically incorrect because there were many factors contributing to bringing Bitcoin to the current situation.

The Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise of Bitcoin

Cryptos are a fast moving asset. However, the parabolic rise Bitcoin (and the whole crypto market for that matter) had was more speculation than real adoption. So what could possibly be the reason for this?

Besides the organic bubble creation cycle which happens when people ignore the true value of the asset and invest simply because of the potential to earn money, there is one far more serious reason.That would be printing of the USDT (Tether).

 

Tether is a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar value. It’s claimed that for every Tether created, there is one US dollar “sitting” in the bank in order to make tether truly stable. But the recent news and happenings are telling us a different story. It was clear that something was wrong after Tether (which is connected to Bitfinex exchange) called off the auditors. People started to be distrustful, and many started to avoid using Tether cryptocurrency.

The timing of printing tens (even hundreds) of millions of Tether match the times of Bitcoin spikes in volume and price. This amount could clearly manipulate the market and change the minds of investors. The new “gold fever” started as the spikes in price piled up, and the bubble was created, completely inorganically and without a need or a purpose.

 

The Fall of Bitcoin

The Fall of Bitcoin

Many factors affected Bitcoins’ moves in the past couple of months, and they include Bitcoin Futures (both CBOE and CME), Mt.Gox trustee selling Bitcoins in a price-changing fashion, price spoofing… Here are the possible reasons of why the price went down:

  1. Bitcoin Futures Market

After CME and CBOE started offering Bitcoin futures, some clear patterns were appearing on the charts right near the end of each contract. The price moved down quite a bit almost every single time. On top of that, people reacted to the creation of a Bitcoin futures index, as it meant that CFTC (US commodity futures trading commission) had its hands in Bitcoin and is trying to centralise it.

After the first contract came due, market sentiment started to become somewhat rationalised. January was the time that CME requested trading data from four cryptocurrency exchanges, but they did not want to provide such data, with the explanation that the request was too intrusive. Ultimately, the exchanges did handle the data, but only after CME agreed to shorten the time request for the data from one day to a few hours. Surprisingly, before CME requested the data the regular way, they tried to do it by using a third-party company, which ran its own trading platform. The exchanges said no.

 

Bitcoin Futures market

 

  1. Mt. Gox trustee

Another possible reason and something that surely affected Bitcoin on its way down was Mt. Gox trustee selling big amounts of Bitcoins on exchanges without much care (or with intention of manipulating the price) instead of using OTC trading with individuals, because that would not affect the price.

Mt. Gox is the largest crypto exchange, which was based in Tokyo, Japan. It was created in July 2010, and by 2014 it was handling over 70% of all Bitcoin transactions worldwide. In February of 2014, Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy and shut down the business. The hackers that caused them to file for bankruptcy stole 850,000 Bitcoins. Over the years, 200,000 Bitcoin were found and restored, and are now handled by the Mt. Gox trustee. His job is to sell the remaining Bitcoin in order to settle the claims of creditors.

 

Mt. Gox trustee

 

  1. Spoofing

Another way of tipping the price up or down is by controlling the sentiment of the market. Influential traders (ones with a lot of capital) can do this by placing large buy or sell orders just above or below the selling price. That way, the market sentiment changes to another direction once they see a “wave of orders”. But, has it contributed to Bitcoin going up and down?

The story can be told both ways. Yes, spoofing has happened, and it will happen in the future. However, it has not been done to that extent that it changes the whole trend of the market, and for such a long time. That would be nearly impossible.

  1. Bitmex and Binance exchanges

Bitmex is the biggest trading “exchange” of cryptocurrencies and its derivates. Traders can long or short Bitcoin or its derivates, with up to 100x leverage. Binance, on the other hand, is the biggest cryptocurrency exchange (in the purest form) by volume even though Bitmex technically has higher volume. It would all be fine and dandy with these two until we heard of a serious problem that might affect the market. They both claimed that they trade AGAINST THEIR USERS!

Both Bitmex and Binance have trading desks which consist of traders that constantly try to make money in various ways.

Bitmex users are allowed using margin (leverage) trading, which means that people’s capital is more exposed and that people can lose their capital faster. They ordered their trading desks to place buy and sell orders in order to move the price in both directions for just a fraction, in order to trigger stop losses. Binance traders also have their way of making additional money for themselves.

Even though both Bitmex and Binance are trading against their users, it did not and it can not affect the price in such a way that it changes the direction of the trend for such a long time.

 

Bitcoin Bear Market

 

  1. Adoption versus speculation, expectations versus reality

Market sentiment is exactly how it is because of the adoption rates and the speculative positions. Investors bought Bitcoin and altcoins not because of their value and their ability to change the world, but rather because of how much money they can make in a day, month, year. This kind of action has created a “cult” of crypto-lovers that did not agree with any valid point against crypto at this moment in time.

Truth being told, cryptocurrencies are not ready for the world yet (and the world is not ready for cryptos to some extent)… They have to undergo many changes, fixes and optimisations in order to actually contribute to how the world works. As far as use case goes, not many cryptocurrencies have it, except for being a beacon of hope for people who value decentralisation. After the crypto-market crashed, people who were speculators ran away from cryptos, while other got their eyes opened in a very painful way. The price of Bitcoin will stop falling when the expectations level with reality.

 

Conclusion

Market manipulation has happened in every single tradable asset market in the world, cryptocurrencies included. The cryptocurrency market is so young that market manipulations are a bit more prominent, and the average investor is much younger and has less knowledge, and that’s why the market moves faster and sharper. If we take into consideration the invested money versus current valuation of the field (real invested money versus current market cap) we can argue that cryptocurrencies are a very fragile market and one susceptible to manipulation. Also, we are safe to say that USDT was responsible for close to half of the Bitcoins upwards moves in the past year.

People are often asking when the market will get to its previous highs. My question for the curious is: How and when can/will the crypto market reach new highs if the previous highs were created artificially? We are awaiting for a sign of trend reversal out of Bitcoin bear market.

All being said and done, I certainly believe cryptocurrencies are the biggest invention of our lives and I’m extremely bullish in the long term. But, the world might not be ready for the true form of cryptocurrencies yet. Only time will tell in what form and how cryptocurrencies will survive.

 

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 19.06.2018 – Will Yesterday’s Spike Trigger a Trend Reversal


General Overview


Market Cap: $287,823,534,235

24h Vol: $12,135,483,741

BTC Dominance: 40.0%

In the last 24 hours, something strange has happened. After a period of stagnation, all of a sudden the evaluation of the crypto market cap has spiked up from 276,698,000,000$ to 289,453,000,000$. The spike wasn’t caused by news or any fundamental factors, which is why this is strange.

I have written my take yesterday on what I think has happened in the post entitled ‘The Reason Of The Sudden Rise In The Crypto Market May Be Manipulation‘ which you can read here.

The market is currently in green as a result of the rise with an average percentage change ranging from 3-5%.


News


There aren’t any significant news items that came out in the last 24 hours that can justify the up move we have seen in the market. Top headlines that came out are informative in nature and every major news outlet reported on the sudden rise in the crypto market capitalisation rise.

Crypto Markets See $13 Bln Price Spike in One Hour, Despite Negative BIS Report – cointelegraph

Investors Turn Bullish as Cryptocurrency Market adds $12 Billion 24 Hours – ccn

Bitcoin Recovery Stalls Raising Risk of Price Drop – coindesk

Majority of analysts expected a steep fall to 6000$ for Bitcoin, which is why this unexpected rise is considered a news event and was reported by many.

Other relevant news in the crypto space are the following:

US: Federal Employees to Disclose Crypto Holdings Following New Guidance

The US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has ordered federal employees to report their holdings of virtual currency, according to new guidance issued June 18. The guidance will affect around 2 million federal executive branch employees, including the Departments of Homeland Security, the Army, Justice, Veterans Affairs, and others.

Source: cointelegraph

EOS Vulnerability Will Lead to ‘Massive Exchange Hack’, Predicts Cornell Blockchain Researcher

Cornell professor Emin Gün Sirer forecasted his belief that EOS, will be the root cause of a significant cryptocurrency exchange hack at some point during the next calendar year.

“I’m calling it: there will be a massive exchange hack within the next year, taking advantage of an EOS vulnerability. That exchange will lose its hot wallet.”

“If EOS uses its arbitrators to reverse the hack, the contagion will spread downstream,” he added. There will be threats of lawsuits involving the devs and the [block producers].”

While clarifying that this prediction is not based on any specific vulnerability he has identified or believes lies hidden within the EOS source code, he argued that such an exploit is likely inevitable given the way developers “handle safety critical bugs.”

Source: ccn


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 6378$ until now, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 5.28% and is currently sitting around 6714$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price interacted with the unconfirmed baseline support 2 (black dotted line) and was stopped at resistance found on those levels at 6850$. Currently, the price is sitting quietly in the middle of the range, as market participants are waiting to see if the spike up will push the prices higher.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart signals a buy.

Oscillators are on buy and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points 

S3 5685.4 
S2 6164.3 
S1 6436.7 
P 6643.2 
R1 6915.7 
R2 7122.2 
R3 7601.1

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s opening, the price of Ripple has increased by 4.91% going from 0.52$ to 0.547$ where it is currently.



The price has found support at the 0.51$ level and bounced off it, and is starting to interact with the minor resistance line, as you can see from the hourly chart. We will see what happens in the following hours, but if this resistance line gets broken I would expect the price to go up to the purple dotted line which is a significant level that served as support in the past.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 0.43653 
S2 0.48395 
S1 0.51157 
P 0.53137 
R1 0.55899 
R2 0.57879 
R3 0.62621

LTC/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Litecoin has increased by 4.29% rising from 93.6$ to 98$ where it is currently.




On the hourly chart, we can see that the price broke out of the bearish pennant on the upside and has stopped at a minor resistance line like other coins.


Market sentiment 

Litecoin is in the buy zone.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 82.890
S2 90.100
S1 94.469
P 97.310
R1 101.679
R2 104.520
R3 111.730


Conclusion


After the sudden rise, the prices of all major cryptos including these that are covered in this report have spiked up but were stopped out at minor resistance levels which means that the momentum behind the move wasn’t strong. Today, we will see if the spike serves as a signal for market participants to start buying, and that will be confirmed if the minor resistances are going to be broken and we see a high exceeding the prior one. That will in the case of Bitcoin be around 7000$, in the case of Ripple around 0.578$ and in the case of Litecoin around 111$.

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Weekly Crypto Update 18.06.2018 – Retest of the Lows Expected


General Overview


Market Cap: $276,493,181,374

24h Vol: $10,178,348,969

BTC Dominance: 40.1%

From last Monday, 11th of June, the cryptocurrency market cap has experienced a short-term rise from 294,722,000,000$ to 301,321,000,000$ which was the weeks high, and after that, it has fallen to 265,974,000,000$ which was the weeks low on 13th of June. After the low, the market has recovered slightly and is currently sitting in the middle of the high-low range as you can see from the graph below.

 

Crypto Weekly Update


News


Top stories that came out in the last week are the following:

German Government Doesn’t Think Bitcoin Threatens Financial Stability

Officials from Germany’s federal government do not believe that Bitcoin poses a threat to the existing financial structure, as the volume of crypto transactions is too low compared to the size of the global financial system to be a great influence. However, the government added that cryptocurrency should be regulated as they continue to monitor the crypto space.

Proposed Bills In Michigan Classify Blockchain Tampering As Crime

Two bills currently proposed in the Michigan state legislature would make altering the public digital record on a blockchain with intent to defraud into a felony punishable by up to 14 years in prison, as well as adding definitions of distributed ledger technology to the Michigan penal code.

CBOE President Says SEC Calling ETH Not A Security Paves Way For ETH Futures

The president of CBOE–which released the first Bitcoin futures last December–said that the SEC’s recent decision that Ethereum will not be regulated as a security has removed a big “stumbling block” from the possibility of offering Ether futures.

Source: cointelegraph

 


Analysis


EOS/USD

From last Monday, the price of EOS has dropped from 11.3$ to 10.22$ which is 9.28% decrease.



As you can see from the daily chart, last Monday’s opening was the highest price it has been, and that level now serves as resistance. On June 13th, on which we saw the market experienced a low was also the day that EOS was at its lowest, closing as a Doji on that day. The next day price recovered significantly but was stopped out by the resistance of Monday’s open. Currently, the price pattern is looking unstable and I would expect another low from here to around 9.1$ at least which was last weeks low, or even further down to the support at 8.69$.


Market sentiment 

Daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are signalling a sell, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 1.1720
S2 6.2113
S1 8.3731
P 11.2506
R1 13.4124
R2 16.2899
R3 21.3292


LTC/USD

From 108.461$ which was the opening price last Monday, the price of Litecoin has decreased by 13.87% and is currently 93.395$ per Litecoin.



As you can see from the daily chart, the opening on 11th of June was the highest price Litecoin has been, and since then it has fallen to 89.277$ on 13th of June and recovered slightly, but today’s candle is on the levels of 13th of June’s close. The price is currently about to break out from the triangle in which it was consolidating, and judging by the market sentiment the breakout from the downside is expected.


Market sentiment

Daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators signal a sell, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 44.706
S2 72.869
S1 84.755
P 101.032
R1 112.918
R2 129.195
R3 157.358


DASH/USD

The price of Dash has dropped from 281.27$ which was the opening price on Monday 11th of June to 251$ where it is currently sitting, which is a decrease of 10.2%.



As you can see from the daily chart, the price of Dash has followed the same pattern as the other cryptos as markets are strongly correlated – the price was at its highest on last Monday, its lowest on 13th of June and is now looking like its going to break out from the downside of triangle.


Market sentiment

Dashes daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are signalling a buy, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 130.32
S2 198.03
S1 231.81
P 265.73
R1 299.51
R2 333.43
R3 401.14

XMR/USD

From last Monday until today, the price of Monero has been dropping from 140.89$ to 103.84$ on 13th of June which was the lowest Monero has gone in the past week. Since that low, the price has recovered and went above the support line at 121.775$, but is now back below it.



On the daily chart, we can see that the support at 121.775$ is a significant level as that was the prior range resistance, from which the price went on a steep upward trajectory to the all-time high. We will see what happens on this level, maybe today’s candle will close above it, however, that’s highly unlikely considering the market correlation and the bearish sentiment.


Market sentiment 

Monero’s daily chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal strong one.


Pivot points

S3 22.723 
S2 75.123 
S1 100.647 
P 127.523 
R1 153.047 
R2 179.923 
R3 232.323

Conclusion


Crypto Weekly Update: As the prices were mostly consolidating after the low experienced on June 13th, the crypto market was mostly stagnating. The consolidation period is near completion and from my analysis of the four cryptocurrencies that are covered in this report, I conclude that we are in for another low. This week will most likely be the week of the retest of the lowest points cryptos have experienced in this prolonged correction after which I am expecting a short-term trend reversal.

This was my projection published on 02.06.2018 in my weekly update post, and it looks like it all going in accordance with my projection. What I meant by a ‘retest of the lowest points cryptos have been’ is to see the market at around $250B. After that, I would expect a short-term trend reversal to slightly below last high and then a final down move that many would consider ‘capitulation’, but I would consider it a great buy opportunity.


Crypto Weekly Update Chart

Market cap on 02.06.2018 with my drawn projection 

 

Market cap today 

 

For more on what I think it’s coming next, make sure to check out the weekly update video in which I will provide my longer-term analysis and the potential scenario of this correction using Elliott Wave principles.

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Daily Crypto Update 18.06.2018 – Another Low Ahead


General Overview


Market Cap: $276,643,180,630

24h Vol: $10,182,196,782

BTC Dominance: 40.1%

From yesterday’s open at 281,509,000,000 cryptocurrency market cap has decreased by around 4,5 billion dollars. The evaluation has been hovering around these levels for the most part as you can see from the graph below.

It looks like its forming a plateau as market participants are waiting to see if this is the bottom. Buyers don’t want to come in just yet as prices may decline further, and those who are thinking of selling don’t want to sell if this is the bottom.

Currently, the market is mostly in red, with an average percentage change ranging between 1-3%.


News


There aren’t any significant news items that came out over the weekend that could impact the market neither positively or negatively. Most significant headlines are those regarding technical improvements in particular cryptos and situations in their ecosystem.

Out of those stories that fit into this category the first that stands out is that Bitcoin Core Version 0.16.1 has been launched, according to the post from Linux Foundation

This is a new minor version release, with various bugfixes as well as updated translations.

This Bitcoin Core version removed miner block size recalling the depreciation of the “-blockmaxsize” option for miners to limit their blocks’ sizes in version 0.15.1. It states that miners now should apply “-blockmaxweight” option if they want to limit the weight of their blocks.

Ethereum is going to combine Casper and Sharding upgrades, as reported by cointelegraph.

The key point of the recent meeting is rescheduling the releases of two main Ethereum chain upgrades such as Casper and Sharding. Casper should have been released as a smart contract separately from the sharding upgrade. The new proposals suggest that Casper may be released on a shard, or a sidechain instead.

EOS blockchain is live again after a bug froze the network

The bug is now fixed and the network is up and running.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 6542$, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 2.05% as it is currently sitting at 6430$.



As you can see from the hourly chart the price action has formed a symmetrical triangle and it looks like a breakout is soon going to happen. After the price consolidated a bit, it looks like it ready for a move, and I think a move to the downside is more likely to around 6000$, to retest of the lowest points and give potential buyers a better price, as the last low hasn’t triggered significant amount of buying that could push the price upward.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell overall.

Oscillators are signalling a buy, and moving averages a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 6182.3
S2 6330.5
S1 6384.5
P 6478.7
R1 6532.7
R2 6626.9
R3 6775.1


ETH/USD

From yesterday’s high at 507$, the price of Ethereum has decreased by 3% and is now 492,68$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price action is also forming a triangle like in the case of Bitcoin. The breakout from the downside is more likely as the purple line represents the resistance from the descending channel which held the price strong in the past.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages on a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 469.31
S2 484.44 
S1 490.76 
P 499.57 
R1 505.89 
R2 514.70 
R3 529.83

LTC/USD

The price of Litecoin has decreased over the last 24 hours by 4.21% – from 97.65$ to 93.66$.



Again we can see a triangle forming as market correlation is strong in the bear market, and judging by the steep angle of the triangle resistance line we can conclude that sellers are more aggressive at the moment, which means the breakout from the downside is more likely.


Market sentiment 

Litecoin is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 88.024 
S2 91.986 
S1 93.430 
P 95.948 
R1 97.392 
R2 99.910 
R3 103.872

Conclusion


As you have seen consolidative triangles are on all of the cryptos that I have covered in this report, and the breakout is about to happen today. As market sentiment is bearish, technical indicators signal a sell and judging by the steepness of the resistance line from the triangles I conclude that we are in for another low. I am expecting the price of Bitcoin to retest 6000$ level, Litecoin to 85$ and Ethereum to 460$ or less. Overall that would mean another 8% drop in the whole market which would bring the crypto market cap to around 250B which was the prior low.

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Daily Crypto Update 15.06.2018 – Be Ready For Another Low


General Overview


Market Cap: $283,999,903,554

24h Vol: $15,738,961,943

BTC Dominance: 39.8%

In the last 24 hours, the crypto market cap has been showing sideways action as the evaluation went from 268,312,000,000$ to 290,760,000,000$ and has been decreasing since that point to around 283B where it is currently.

The market is currently mixed in colour with a small average percentage change of around 0.4-2%.


News


The most significant news that came out in the last 24 hours which may impact the space positively is that a senior U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official has said that leading altcoin Ethereum will not be regulated as a security, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

SEC Corporation Finance Director William Hinman said at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto in San Francisco today that:

“Based on my understanding of the present state of ether, the Ethereum network and its decentralised structure, current offers and sales of ether are not securities transactions.”

This news is interpreted by some analysts as the fundamental factor in charge of the rebound we are seeing currently in the markets.

Another significant news headline is that Coinbase Index Fund opens for large-scale investors, as reported by cointelegraph.

The fund, whose creation was announced in March, is available only to U.S. resident accredited investors – those who have a net worth of more than $1 mln or an annual salary of more than $200,000 – who invest between $250,000 and $20 mln.

Both of these headlines may introduce some short-term confidence in the markets, and impact it positively.


Analysis


BTC/USD

Since yesterday’s low at 6273$, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 5.3% coming to 6605$ where it is currently sitting. The price went a bit higher to 6660$ where the resistance was found, as you can see from the chart below.



Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that current formation looks similar to that of the prior low. The price is currently above the 0 Fibonacci level, but it might drop again steeply, as the cluster is starting to form around 6660$ level which serves as resistance.


Market sentiment 

Bitcoin is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 5612.5
S2 6079.6
S1 6356.6
P 6546.6
R1 6823.6
R2 7013.6
R3 7480.6


XMR/USD

The price of Monero is on the same levels as it was on yesterday’s opening around 122$.



Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price of Monero has broken out off of the triangle on the downside and has currently found support at prior range resistance. Wednesday’s candle was a hammer Doji that tested the prior range support line and from there went on to recover quickly.



Zooming into an hourly chart, we can see that from the spike down price went to 133.6$ four times and hasn’t exceeded the level which means there’s a strong resistance there, which made the price fall back again to the support line.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 96.317 
S2 112.207 
S1 122.293 
P 128.097 
R1 138.183 
R2 143.987 
R3 159.877

DASH/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 245$, the price of Dash has increased by 6.2% and is currently sitting slightly below 260$.



Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price of Dash found support at the levels of the current range support at around 238.85$.




Zooming into an hourly chart we can see that the price action is forming the same pattern like it did last time it bottomed out, but also similar to that of the prior triangle fractal from which the price went on to continue in a downward trajectory and finally to the current low.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 201.55 
S2 231.57 
S1 249.39 
P 261.60 
R1 279.42 
R2 291.62 
R3 321.65

 Conclusion


As price action of the three cryptocurrencies that I have covered in this report are showing signs of a recovery, they are also struggling to get past the first resistance that they face. I think we might see another low to the levels of the lasts one or even a bit lower, before a short-term trend reversal.

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SAN/BTC Is The Retreat Completed?


Santiment Network Token (SAN)


Market Cap: $53.67M

Circulating Supply: 62.66M SAN

Max Supply: 0 SAN

Volume (24h) $777.54K

SAN/USD = $0.85343


SAN/BTC Technical Analysis


SAN/BTC has found a very strong support and now is fighting very hard to recover after the impressive sell-off. It remains to be seen what will happen because the rate has already found a temporary resistance. You should know that the rate remains under selling pressure as long as it is located right below some very important resistance levels.


 

It is trading at 0.000131380 level, much below the 0.000142000 today’s high signalling that we could have a retest of the near-term support levels soon. SAN/BTC has found a strong support right below the down sloping line and right below a major support zone. Actually, it has made a false breakdown below the mentioned levels and that’s why we could think of another leg higher at least in the short term.

SAN/BTC could increase only if it will stay above the 0.000127226 static support, above the down sloping line and below the lower median line (lml) of the ascending pitchfork. However, a valid breakdown below the lower median line (lml) will confirm a further drop in the short term.

Price is trapped below the downtrend line and below the 50% Fibonacci line of the ascending pitchfork. So, only a valid breakout above these dynamic resistance lines will confirm a broader rebound.


Conclusion


We’ll have a great buying opportunity only after a valid breakout above the downtrend line and above the 50% line. The major upside target it will be at the upper median line (uml) of the ascending pitchfork.

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Happenings in the Cryptoverse

Happenings in the Cryptoverse

Bitcoin Vs Altcoins: The Cryptocurrency field is in quite of a rough spot when it comes to price at the moment. With altcoins being pegged to the price of Bitcoin, any movement seems to affect cryptocurrencies globally. Why is this happening and what to do?

 

Why Are Altcoins Dropping In Price More Than Bitcoin?

Bitcoin Vs Altcoins

If, however, Bitcoin is rising in price, they are winding up slower because traders are riding the wave that Bitcoin created. After the spike up happens, altcoins take over and people diversify their portfolios from the previous gains they had.

 

Bitcoin price manipulation or something else?

Bitcoin price manipulation

Is this price fall an “attack” on Bitcoin and all of the Cryptocurrencies, or something else?

As you know, I am very conservative when it comes to accusing someone of price manipulation. There is always (in a way) a form of price manipulation from the big holders, but it’s usually not to shut down an asset, but rather just to profit from it. Also, the MtGox trustee has been a great source of fear and FUD with people, which further decreased optimism when it comes to Crypto.

 

So, it is price manipulation?

Only a small part of the price drop (I believe) is price manipulation. Investors were panic selling every step of the way down. Ultimately, the biggest reason for the drop in the value of Cryptocurrencies is nothing else but levelling of expectations and capabilities.

People had great expectations from day 1 of investing, but the truth is that Cryptocurrencies (most of them) were not ready for mass adoption and mass use, especially Bitcoin. This situation made the Crypto field a speculative field rather than an objective one. The price drop that happened levelled the expectation that people had regarding what Blockchain and Crypto could do for the world, rather than just turn a dollar into a few more, or into none.

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Advanced Cryptomarket Analysis – Reversal Setup

For the purposes of this analysis, I will be using Ethereum. I imagine most reading will be familiar with TradingView but I will also be using a professional suite of trading software called Optuma.

One of the great factors in Gann’s Analysis – and the thing that diverges most from many other forms of technical analysis – is Gann’s focus on time being the factor for trends and price action. Everything is a slave to it. The news and human behaviour are not random nor does it create the conditions for changes in trends.

Time is the reason.

Square of 9 – Time and Price Squared

We are a little over a week away from the date of June 22nd, which is an important date and angle in Gann’s Square of 9. This is a normal date range to find reversals in trends. June 22nd, (summer) 93 days from March 21st, equal to 90 degrees, opposite of Dec 23rd.

Gann Square of 90

There are a few things to take away from this chart, first, what you are looking at is a more advanced and ‘oldschool’ form of technical analysis. The geometry you see on the screen is called a Gann Square of 90. The tool is often called a Gann Box, but a Gann Box can be used to construct a number of Gann’s square variants (Square of 144, Square of 12, Square of 24, etc).

Shared Fibonacci values

Price action has formed a base at two Fibonacci zones which are the same but from different swings. The shared Fibonacci ratio is the 0.786 level. The first is from the most recent swing from the dates of April 1st, 2017 to May 5th, 2018. The next Fibonacci ratio comes from the beginning of Ethereums’ breakout back on September 14th, 2017 to the all-time high on January 13th, 2018.

The Number 144

This is probably the most important item here. The number 144 is one of the most important in Gann’s work. The number 9 is also important, probably the most important number in Gann’s work. 1+4+4 = 9. Divisions and multiples of 144 equate to various price levels that are stopping points for trends. 144 x 3 = 432, which was (depending on data feed) near the lows of the day before buying stopped further downside pressure.
We are also within the 9 day period of the 144-day cycle. The 144-day cycle terminates trends.
Consider that the all-time high was around January 20th and 144 days from that date is near June 22nd.

Gann Planetary Line of Mars

For those unfamiliar with Gann’s style of analysis, then the operation and function of the longitudinal position of planets will seem even more foreign to you than the angles and squares. A quick explanation here is that Gann plotted the longitude coordinates of all the planets onto his charts and found that they were natural support and resistance for price. They were static. Fixed. Not subjective.
And, for whatever reason, some charts were more sensitive to some planets angles. For almost every cryptocurrency I’ve analysed (about 132), they all find sensitivity to the planetary angle of Mars and it’s harmonics (the divisions between the synodic cycle/angle). Price found support at an inner harmonic of Mars. The Green and Red ‘wavy’ lines represent the longitudinal position of Mars as viewed from here on Earth (geocentric).

Gann Planetary Lines Fan

Gann was never a fan of planetary lines, but we can convert the same formula he used for planetary lines and paint them onto a chart with the Gann Fan tool. From the most recent major swing, we plot out the planet Mercury – Mercury is a fast moving planet and the degrees of its fan create excellent short-term support and resistance areas.
Price stopped at the top of the ’45-degree’ line of Mercury.

Multiple Time Frame Oversold Conditions

Another strong indication of an impending reversal and bottom found is the oversold conditions on the daily, monthly and weekly charts. The indicators here are the Composite Index (above) and the Stochastic RSI (below).
Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Simple Pattern Forming

The simple pattern of an inverse Head And Shoulders pattern is being formed. There is also a normal Head And Shoulders pattern forming on the ETHUSDShorts chart from Bitfinex – indicating shorts are abandoning their positions to cover.
Inverse Head and Shoulders

Head and Shoulders of ETHUSDShorts

Volume

Using VPA (Volume Price Analysis) and VAP (Volume At Price) we can see a confluence zone formed here. On the VAP profile, there is a very nice and supportive high volume node that price is currently sitting at. Additionally, the price is trading within the highest 35% of the volume traded. The volume itself is heavy and supports the bullish hammer candlestick that was formed on the daily.

Gartley Harmonics

Without going into a lot of detail, Gartley patterns are either dynamic in their set value zones relative to their required Fibonacci levels or they are very static. An entire series could be written regarding Gartley’s harmonic patterns, but very quickly, we need to only know what Gartley has formed on this chart: Alternate Bullish Bat Pattern. This signals a reversal in price action.

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Daily Crypto Update 13.06.2018 – Another Flash Crash Coming?


General Overview


Market Cap: $272,840,869,681

24h Vol: $15,609,802,094

BTC Dominance: 40.4%

In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market cap has declined from 295,086,000,000$ to around 272 billlon dollars which is a 23 billion dollar decrease.

The market is currently in the red, with an average decrease ranging from 10-15%. Among top 100 coins, only Decentraland (+2%) and Emercoin (+5%) are in the green.


News


Top headlines that came out in the last day are mostly regarding corporations and major players adopting blockchain technology. Some of the most significant news that fit into that category are the following:

Multiple Russian corporate giants have created a joint venture that plans to develop projects in blockchain and the digital economy, as reported by TASS.

Russian telecom company MegaFon, Gazprombank, government corporation Rostec, and the USM Group have created a joint venture – referred to as MF Technologies (MFT) – that is worth $450 mln and has a 59 percent stake in Russian Internet giant mail.ru.

Argo, crypto mining firm, set to become London Stock Exchange’s first blockchain listing, as reported by Bussines insider.

After launching its subscription service for mining contracts the same day, the company says it plans to hold an IPO, following a $2.5 mln funding round it completed in January of this year.

Argo says it aspires to “democratise” the mining landscape for four altcoins – Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and Zcash – by renting computing power from an eco-friendly facility located in Quebec.

 VeChain (VEN), Singapore-based blockchain startup, and DB Schenker, global logistics provider, have co-developed a blockchain-based supplier evaluation system, according to cointelegraph

A new decentralised application (DApp) will use the VeChainThor blockchain to score DB Schenker’s third-party logistics partners in China based on collected data – the result being an evaluation for services such as packaging, transportation, and the quality of goods.

Out of news that fit into this category, the story reported by Korea JoongAng Daily regarding South Korean commercial banks launching a blockchain-powered customer ID verification platform is the most significant one.

Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) will launch their “BankSign” identity verification system to be used in both online computer-based and mobile banking. According to Korea JoongAng Daily, the move is intended to replace the 20-year old public verification system that is reportedly notorious for its complexity and inefficiency.

Other significant headlines that are leaning on the side of the general sentiment toward cryptocurrencies are those that came from Germany and Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The German Federal Government has stated that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to financial stability, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports today, June 12. Nevertheless, the government sees the need for regulatory measures to control digital currencies.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international group that combats money laundering and terrorism financing, will start developing binding rules for crypto exchanges in June, a Japanese official familiar with the matter told Reuters June 12.

The new rules would be an upgrade to the non-binding resolutions which were adopted by the FATF in June 2015. The FAFT will consider whether existing guidelines on anti-money laundering (AML) measures and reporting suspicious trading activity are still appropriate, and if they can be applied to new exchanges. The intergovernmental organisation will also reportedly investigate how to work with countries who have moved to ban cryptocurrencies.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 6853$, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 5.49% and is currently sitting slightly below 6500$.



 

Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that the price is now below 0 Fibonacci retracement level and below the unconfirmed baseline support 2. In my weekly update, I have stated that I would expect the price to continue falling down to these levels, as there was no strong support prior that can hold the momentum. I am expecting the price to go even lower to around the 6000$ area which was the lowest point in this correction before we see some short-term trend reversal.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 5743.2 
S2 6180.5 
S1 6362.2 
P 6617.8 
R1 6799.5 
R2 7055.1 
R3 7492.4

LTC/USD

From yesterday’s opening at 107$, the price of Litecoin has decreased by 11.12% and is currently sitting around 95$.



 

On the hourly chart, we can see that the price of Litecoin is in a straightforward downfall and is going to continue moving in a downward trajectory as there’s no support until the wedge support line (blue dotted line) at 85$, so I am expecting interaction with it soon.


Market sentiment

Litecoin is in the sell zone, as indicated by hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are one sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 79.310 
S2 90.506 
S1 95.165
P 101.702 
R1 106.361 
R2 112.898 
R3 124.094

OMG/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of OmiseGo has declined by 9% – from yesterday’s open at 9.97$ to 9.08$ where it is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price found some support at the current levels, but I don’t believe that it will bounce off of it as selling pressure is strong. Most likely, the price is going to continue its downward movement and will interact with the 0 Fibonacci level much like it did in the case of Bitcoin, and form a double bottom at around 8$ level.


Market sentiment

OmiseGO is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 7.1564 
S2 8.2784 
S1 8.6688 
P 9.4004 
R1 9.7908 
R2 10.5224 
R3 11.6444

ZRX/BTC

From yesterday’s open the price of 0x has decreased by 15% coming from 15542 Satoshi to 13222 Satoshi where is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price pathway was, as I have projected it would be, in a bearish scenario – the handle pattern is a downward channel and the price fell down to the channel support for a retest.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart we can clearly see the interaction with the channel support – the price is currently below it and is back to retest it for resistance. We will see if the breakout will happen and the price breaks from the cup and handle on the downside, or will it bounce back into the channel range and continue on as I have projected the pathway.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technical signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages on a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 0.00010967
S2 0.00012567
S1 0.00013133
P 0.00014167
R1 0.00014733
R2 0.00015767
R3 0.00017367


Conclusion


As the prices of the cryptocurrencies that were covered in this report are still in a downfall with no real support in sight, I conclude that we are in for more downside. We could see a short-term trend reversal if the prices are so low that the potential buyers couldn’t resist not buying.  That’s why I believe that this trend continuation will maybe even be another flash crash, which will spike down to new lows that would exceed prior once, which would in the case of Bitcoin be around 5700$.

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Litecoin – Could It Reach The Median Line Again?


Litecoin (LTC)


Litecoin Market Cap: $5.67B

Circulating Supply: 56.96M LTC

Max Supply: 84M LTC

Volume (24h): $321.53M


Technical Analysis


Litecoin is trading in the red and seems too heavy to be stopped in the short term. Right now it is pressuring a dynamic support and could take it out as well. It should drop further if it will close below this downside obstacle.

The crypto market has started to drop aggressively and could resume the downward movement in the upcoming days, so, Litecoin is somehow expected to drop further as well.

 


 

Technically, it is expected to drop further after the breakdown from the major triangle pattern and below the 109 – 106 support zone. Right now it is pressuring the 150% Fibonacci line, so a breakdown will signal a drop at least until the upside 50% Fibonacci line of the descending pitchfork. The major downside target remains at the median line (ML) of the descending pitchfork.

We would have a great selling opportunity if the rate had retested the broken levels, but the rate moved down very quickly and I don’t know if we’ll have a retest.

It is somehow expected to drop after another failure to reach and retest the upper median line (UML) of the descending pitchfork. Litecoin also failed to stabilise above the sliding line (sl) of the descending pitchfork, so all the signs are bearish.


Conclusion


Technically, Litecoin market cap is expected to drop further even if we have a minor rebound and a retest. If you decide to sell it, then you should place a Stop Loss above the 129.870 former high and a Take Profit near the median line (ML), somewhere around $50.

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Weekly Crypto Update 12.06.2018 -Indecision (VIDEO)

From last Monday, 4th of June, cryptocurrency market capitalisation has decreased from 350,914,000,000$ to slightly below $300B where it is currently, which is a 51 billion dollar decrease.

After we have seen the prices decrease over the last 7 days, we are likely to see some sideways action in this one, followed by indecision over the weekend. I think that the prices are going to retest prior support levels which now serve as resistance and fall back further to the levels of prior lows, which for Bitcoin would be around the 6000$ area. That may trigger some buying or may create a panic selling. I am considering this week a ‘no-trade week’ as long as I don’t see either retest of the prior lows or a confirmation of a trend reversal.

For the reasons why I think that, make sure to check the video.

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Daily Crypto Update 12.06.2018 – Recovery


General Overview


Market Cap: $300,847,470,009

24h Vol: $14,745,555,309

BTC Dominance: 39.0%

From yesterday’s low at $291B, the evaluation of the cryprocurrency market capitalisation increased around 9 billion dollars, coming to around $300B.

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The Crypto market is currently mixed in colour with an average percentage of change ranging from 0.5-2%. Biggest gainers are Loom Networking which surprisingly increased by 34%, Ethereum Classic 21.7%, Dropil by 17% Cyber Miles 12%. Those who are in red haven’t decreased more than 4%.


News


News that came out in the last 24 hours is mostly analytical in nature, as this last drop in price surprised a lot of the analysts and is considered as an event. There are also significant stories that can positively impact the market sentiment which may cause some temporary confidence.

For example, news that the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is going to list Ethereum Classic on their platform resulted in the ETC increasing in price by 21.7%. In the blog post they have stated:

Per this process, we will now begin the engineering work (Step 4) for supporting Ethereum Classic. As part of this process, customers can expect to see public-facing APIs and other signs that the asset is being added. When we reach the final testing phase of the technical integration, which we expect to occur over the next few months, we will publicly announce a launch date for trading via our blog and Twitter (Step 5).

While we are mentioning exchanges, another related major news story is that Binance is going to support fiat-crypto trading. 

Crypto exchange Binance announced plans to allow fiat-crypto trading this year through a separate Malta-based exchange, a Binance representative told Cointelegraph today, June 11

While Bloomberg reported today that Binance will “soon allow customers to convert digital tokens into fiat currencies”, a Binance representative clarified to Cointelegraph that “Binance.com is a pure crypto-to-crypto exchange.” They confirmed that crypto-fiat trading will only be offered through a separate local exchange the company is opening in Malta. Binance Malta will most likely begin fiat trading with a euro-Bitcoin (BTC) pair, the representative told Cointelegraph.

Yesterday at the Cebit ‘18 Expo in Germany, IOTA and Volkswagen demonstrated a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) that uses IOTA’s Tangle system for autonomous cars. This is significant as it may impact the price of IOTA positively in the following days, much like the prior news story did for Ethereum Classic.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday, the price of Bitcoin increased by 1.5% from 6724$ to 6822$ where is currently sitting.



 

Looking into the hourly chart we can see that the price broke out from the triangle in which it was consolidating and is currently on the rise. As the price broke out from the daily triangle two days prior, the price is likely going to continue going higher, probably in the form of an ascending wedge, and eventually reach its support which now serves as resistance at the 7126$ level.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 6262.1
S2 6531.4 
S1 6702.3 
P 6800.7 
R1 6971.6 
R2 7070.0 
R3 7339.3

IOTA/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of IOTA has increased by 3% from 1.35$ to just slightly below 1.4$ where it is currently.



 

As you can see from the hourly chart, the price found support on the 0.236 Fibonacci level and is currently on the rise. I would expect the price action to form an ascending wedge or an upward channel.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 1.0946 
S2 1.2543
S1 1.3570 
P 1.4140 
R1 1.5167 
R2 1.5737
R3 1.7334

ETC/USD

The price of Ethereum Classic increased 21.5% from yesterday’s opening – from 12.67$ to 15.4$ in the last 24 hours.




As you can see from the hourly chart, my targets which I have projected in the charting section last month have been met perfectly. After those lows have been tested, the fundamental news impacted the price positively and you can see the strong green candle proudly waving a bull flag. The price is currently consolidating inside a triangle and we are likely going to see the uptrend trend continue.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signals a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 11.073 
S2 11.879 
S1 12.375 
P 12.685 
R1 13.181 
R2 13.491 
R3 14.297

Conclusion


Today we are going to see some recovery and some sideways action as the prices are going to recover from yesterdays lows.

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Daily Crypto Update 11.06.2018 – “Buy The Dip” May Lead To Short-Term Recovery


General Overview


Daily Cryptocurrency Tracker:

Market Cap: $297,297,869,282

24h Vol: $19,935,454,309

BTC Dominance: 38.9%

In the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency market capitalisation experienced a significant drop from yesterday’s opening at 340,435,000,000$ to 291,000,000,000$ which was today’s low so far.

Daily Cryptocurrency Tracker:The market is in red as you would presume, with an average decrease of 12% amongst the top 100 coins. Biggest losers are: Skycoin -26%, Cortex -18%, WaykiChain -24.45%, and only Veritaseum is green among top 100 with an increase of 6.19%.


News


Most significant headlines that came out in the last 24 hours are those regarding the reason why the markets are pungling hard.

On Saturday, CoinUpdates reported that a “Huge Bitcoin Whale With 94,000 BTC, Transfers Crypto Onto an Exchange, Rattling Nerves” in which they analysed using blockchain data that 8000 BTC where sent to Huobi exchange in two transactions:

Blockchain data shows that bitcoin address 1KAt6STtisWMMVo5XGdos9P7DBNNsFfjx7 accumulated more than 93,947 BTC — at one point worth more than $700 million — during a two-month period between March 25 and May 27. Since then, the wallet owner has reduced their balance by 8,000 BTC.

The post continues on by speculating to whom this address may belong as it is the “sixth-richest in the bitcoin ecosystem”, after Bitfinex, Binance, Bittrex, Huobi, and Bitstamp addresses.

China-based news outlet BABI Finance found that most of the funds appear to have been garnered from wholesale trading on over-the-counter (OTC) platforms. BABI cites an anonymous source involved with OTC cryptocurrency sales who said that the wallet belongs to a broker in Dubai acting on behalf of an unknown — perhaps institutional — buyer.

Many blamed the current dump on the fact, that another exchange, CoinRail, got hacked. According to coindesk, the crypto exchange has suffered a loss of 40 million dollars, which caused a lot of FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt). However, that can be true as this exchange is not that significant

Data from CoinMarketCap showed the platform was ranked around 90th largest around the time of the hack, with some $2 million 24-hour trading volume on the site.

According to cointelegraph “All of Top 100 Cryptocurrencies See Red Amidst CFTC Price Manipulation Probe“.

The sharp decline in cryptocurrencies’ prices takes place in the wake of the news that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested trading data from crypto exchanges Bitstamp, Coinbase, itBit and Kraken. These are respectively the 21st, 14th, 45th and 13th largest exchanges in the world by trade volume, according to Coinmarketcap.

This also doesn’t make sense even though those are significant exchanges with large trading volume, unlike CoinRail, but I don’t see how exchanging subpoenas for potential price can manipulate and scare investors, and push them to sell their crypto.

What is more likely is what is reported on a Coinsupdates post titled “What Caused a Flash Crypto Crash?” in which the stated reason is “Bitcoin investors in the United States are selling off their crypto to pay off capital gain tax”.

First-time investors in Bitcoin are faced with large capital gain taxes from the profit they made in 2017. Reports show that they are now selling off quickly before they file their April taxes. If an individual buy and sells Bitcoin within the same year, the person will be taxed on short-term capital gains which can be as high as 39% depending on the tax bracket. However, when a person holds on to Bitcoin for more than a year before selling, it will only be liable for what the IRS refers to as long-term capital gains. The rate for this kind of tax is significantly lower from about 15 to 23.8%.

While fundamental reasons for this sell-off are still unclear, they always tend to come after the fact as a bias justification. So as a predominantly technical analyst, I am always looking for clues that come beforehand, and the chart told me all of this throughout last week that the prices are going lower. So in my mind, there is no other reason than basic price action and human psychology.


Analysis


BTC/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has been declining steeply from 7501$ to 6675$ which is an 11% decrease and is currently up a bit, sitting at 6748$.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see the interaction with what was until now unconfirmed baseline support 2, like I had predicted in my last week’s weekly update video. If the price bounces back to the upside I am going to confirm the baseline support 2. The price is currently consolidating in a triangle. We will see what happens next. Maybe we will see another straightforward drop after the consolidation, or we may see a bounce off of the baseline support 2 and a quick recovery.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 5199.1 
S2 6078.8 
S1 6418.4 
P 6958.5 
R1 7298.1 
R2 7838.2 
R3 8717.9

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open at 579$, the price of Ethereum has dropped by 14% to today’s low at 503$.



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price has bounced back from those levels by 30$, off the 0.236 Fibonacci level leaving a wick below it. The price has fallen steeply to the levels of prior low, as like I’ve expected it.


Market sentiment 

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages signal a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 343.83
S2 440.75 
S1 482.15 
P 537.67 
R1 579.07 
R2 634.59 
R3 731.51

XRP/USD

The price of Ripple decreased by almost 16% in the last 24 hours from 0.6571$, which was yesterday’s open to 0.55214$, which was today’s dip.



On the hourly chart, we can see that the price is currently sitting on the support at 0.573 and on the uptrend significant level (dotted purple line) which also served as support. So the price found some temporary support there, but we will see if that support is strong enough to stop the momentum, after which I will confirm it, as the price fell below it leaving a wick.


Market sentiment 

Ripple is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 0.38312
S2 0.48954
S1 0.53503
P 0.59596
R1 0.64145
R2 0.70238
R3 0.80880


Conclusion


Daily Cryptocurrency Tracker: After the steep decline that major cryptos have experienced, today, I am expecting a recovery as there’s a “buy the dip” psychology in the cryptomarkets. Buy the dip is considered to be a good strategy in a bull market, but crypto investors are not that knowledgeable and are acting on what they hear. So after they see that they are holding heavy bags, the sell-off will continue.

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NEO Could Hit The Floor


NEO (NEO)


Market Cap: $3.39B

Circulating Supply: 65M NEO

Max Supply: 100M NEO

Volume (24h) $79.80


Technical Analysis


NEO/USD is trading in the red and seems determined to extend the current drop. It has failed to stay higher and now moves towards important support levels. The major cryptocurrency drops as the crypto market is in the red again.

It could drop further in the upcoming days if Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc. will resume the bearish momentum. Several false breakdowns and some rejections have signalled that the crypto pair could drop further in the short term.


 

The price has escaped from the ascending pitchfork’s body and now could drop towards the 50.00 psychological level. The drop was confirmed by the false breakout above the lower median line (lml) of the ascending pitchfork and after the valid breakdown below the sliding line (sl) of the ascending pitchfork.

Right now we need a confirmation that the crypto will drop further. It has slipped below the SL of the major descending pitchfork and below the 150% Fibonacci line of the ascending pitchfork. Only a valid breakdown below the mentioned lines and below the upside 50% Fibonacci line of the minor descending pitchfork will signal and will really confirm a drop towards the UML of the major descending pitchfork and towards the sliding line (sl1) of the minor descending pitchfork.

I’ve drawn a descending pitchfork to show you that the rate is trapped within a down channel. A further drop could be invalidated only by a valid breakout above the upside sliding line (sl) of the minor descending pitchfork.


Conclusion


NEO/USD will drop further if it will close below the 51.81 yesterday’s and today’s low and could reach the sliding line (sl1) and the median line (ml). The Stop Loss could be placed somewhere above the sl2.

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Is Bitcoin Already Exhausted?


Bitcoin (BTC)


Market Cap: $130.38B

Circulating Supply: 17.08M BTC

Max Supply: 21M BTC

Volume (24h) $ 4.29B


Bitcoin Price Analysis


Bitcoin has rebounded on the short term, but the upside movement seems completed.  The cryptocurrency is showing some exhaustion signs and could attract the sellers again. The next days could be crucial because a significant decrease will confirm a drop at least to the 6000 psychological level. The major cryptocurrencies have increased a little since last week, but this may be only a temporary rebound before the prices will drop again.


 

If you read my articles and editorials about Bitcoin, you’ll notice that I’ve talked about the importance of the outside sliding parallel line (SL) of the ascending pitchfork. I’ve said that the rate could drop after the retest of the downtrend line and after the failure to make a valid breakout above the third warning line (WL3) and above the SL2.

The sliding line (SL) represented a crucial dynamic support and I’ve mentioned that a valid breakdown will invalidate a potential leg higher and will confirm a further drop. The minor rebound could validate the breakdown if the rate will stay below it and if it will drop again.

Technically, the rate was somehow expected to increase after the valid breakout from the minor down channel, but Bitcoin remains under huge pressure as long as it is trading below the sliding line (SL), the fourth warning line (WL4) and much below the downtrend line.


Conclusion


Bitcoin Price Analysis: You can sell it again if it stays below the SL and below the 7779.0 static resistance with a first downside target at the 150% line of the ascending pitchfork. The Stop Loss could be placed around 7900 level.

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Daily Crypto Update 07.06.2018 – Nothing Has Changed Since Yesterday


General Overview


 

Market Cap: $345,346,669,155

24h Vol: $14,967,182,843

BTC Dominance: 37.9%

 

In the last 24 hours, the crypto market cap has been moving sideways. Yesterday started off at around $344B and has been hovering around these levels before it dropped steeply to $338B only to go up again to previous levels. Today’s high was at 349,653,000,000$ and since then, the evaluation has retracted back to yesterday’s levels.

The market is currently showing mixed colours. Biggest gainer among top 100 is Aeternity whose price increased by 13.7%, and the biggest loser is Nexus who’s price decreased by 15.16%.


News


 

The most significant news that came out in the last 24 hours is that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton stated that the agency won’t change securities laws to cater to cryptocurrencies

“We are not going to do any violence to the traditional definition of a security that has worked for a long time,” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC on Wednesday. “We’ve been doing this a long time, there’s no need to change the definition.”


That means that cryptos are intended to compete with sovereign currencies like the US dollar, won’t be defined as a security.

“(Cryptocurrencies) These are replacements for sovereign currencies, replace the dollar, the euro, the yen with bitcoin,” Clayton said. “That type of currency is not a security.”

However, those tokens that are sold during an ICO are securities by Clayton’s definition.

“A token, a digital asset, where I give you my money and you go off and make a venture, and in return for giving you my money I say ‘you can get a return’ that is a security and we regulate that,” Clayton said. “We regulate the offering of that security and regulate the trading of that security.”

This is fairly good news, but we are yet to see the implications of it. For example, many ICOs are emphasizing their token’s utility to escape being seen as a security.

While we are mentioning SEC, another significant headline that came out in the last 24 hours is that Van Eck Associates Corp. and SolidX Partners Inc. filed a request to list a Bitcoin-linked ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, as reported by Bloomberg.

SEC has rejected Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF last year, so we are yet to see if these two companies make the ETF. The important thing is that this fund will be physically backed, meaning they will hold the actual Bitcoin, which would be insured in a theft or loss event.

Another news item regarding regulation and filing is that Circle Internet Financial Limited – a peer-to-peer payments technology company, who obtained the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is pursuing both a federal banking license with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and registration as a brokerage and trading venue with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as reported by Bloomberg

Similar news is that Coinbase is aiming at becoming an SEC regulated broker, through an acquisition of securities dealer Keystone Capital Corp. according to their blog post.

Today, we’re announcing that Coinbase is on track to operate a regulated broker-dealer, pending approval by federal authorities. If approved, Coinbase will soon be capable of offering blockchain-based securities, under the oversight of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). This step forward is being made possible by our acquisition of a broker-dealer license (B-D), an alternative trading system license (ATS), and a registered investment advisor (RIA) license.

CFTC denies FOIA request for Bitfinex and Tether subpoenas, as reported by Coindesk.

The top U.S. futures regulator has denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for subpoenas reportedly issued to crypto exchange Bitfinex and the closely-linked ‘stablecoin’ operator Tether, according to records obtained by CoinDesk.

The FOIA request, filed by an individual who requested anonymity when speaking to CoinDesk, sought “subpoenas issued to iFinex inc. also known as Bitfinex and it’s subsidiary companies, as well as subpoenas issued Tether Limited and its subsidiary companies” and was initially submitted in February.

Thus, we still don’t have the light shed on the controversy surrounding Bitfinex and Tether Stablecoin.

Parity urges users to install the update after discovering a Testnet vulnerability

Users of Ethereum software issued by Parity Technologies face enforced updates this week after warnings a testnet vulnerability could spread to the Ethereum network, according to Parity’s blog post on June 6.

Parity is a UK-based provider of infrastructure software for interacting with the Ethereum network. A blog post from the company June 5 originally flagged the security problem, describing it as a “potential consensus issue with Parity Ethereum.”

For those who don’t know this isn’t the first time Parity had a bug, as in November last year there was a “Parity multisig hack” in which about $300M was frozen and (probably) lost forever.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s low at 7510$, the price of Bitcoin rose up to 7700 which is a 2.37% increase.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price is currently in another cluster below the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level. However, the price is above the baseline support line and the triangle resistance line. This is a very crucial time for the price of Bitcoin because if the price continues to go higher that may trigger buying and we can see a short-term trend reversal. I think that’s now going to happen, as the likely scenario is that the price fells below those resistance lines again from this current cluster as it did before and retest old lows at around 7000$.


Market sentiment 

Bitcoin is in the buy zone as indicated by hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages on a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 7198.6 
S2 7406.9 
S1 7530.5 
 P 7615.2 
R1 7738.8 
R2 7823.5 
R3 8031.8

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s low at 594$, Ethereum’s price has increased by 1.6% coming to 606$ currently.



As you can see from the hourly chart, the price bounced off the 0.236 Fibonacci level where it found support yesterday, and since then it has broken out of this short-term triangle like pattern and is now back on prior resistance for a retest of support. The price is also above the purple bold line which is the descending channel resistance line.


Market sentiment 

Ethereum is in the buy zone as indicated by the hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are on neutral.


Pivot points

S3 562.18 
S2 582.91 
S1 594.79 
 P 603.64 
R1 615.52 
R2 624.37 
R3 645.10

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s low, the price of Ripple has increased by 3.2% from 0.659$ to 0.681$ where it is currently sitting.



Looking at the hourly chart we can see that the price broke out of the symmetrical triangle two days ago on the upside as I’ve projected it would, but my short term target hasn’t been met. The price has stopped out at 0.68$ level and retraced to 0.659$ which was yesterday’s low and is now back on those same levels struggling to make a new high, and I still think it is going to get there which would be slightly below 0.7$


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a buy.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are signalling a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 0.61446 
S2 0.64266 
S1 0.65853 
 P 0.67086 
R1 0.68673 
R2 0.69906 
R3 0.72726

Conclusion


Things haven’t changed much since yesterday. We are still yet to see where the prices are going from these levels. As the prices are looking unstable I am expecting another drop to prior lows for a retest, before a short-term trend reversal.

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AMP/USD Falling Wedge?


Synereo (AMP)


Market Cap: $17.89M

Circulating Supply: 100.73M AMP

Max Volume: 0 AMP

Volume (24h) $100.53K


Technical Analysis


The Synereo (AMP) cryptocurrency is on a declining path on the daily chart and seems determined to drop much deeper in the upcoming period. The perspective remains bearish on the daily chart as long as the rate stays below the downtrend line. AMP/USD has developed a Falling Wedge, but this pattern is far from being confirmed.

A reversal signal could appear only after a valid breakout from the Falling Wedge pattern. The crypto has shown little action in the short-term signalling that the bears could be exhausted.


 

You can see on the Daily chart that the rate dropped again after the last two failures to reach and retest the median line (ML) of the major descending pitchfork. You should know that a valid breakdown below the 0.17160910 level will confirm a further drop towards the downside line of the Falling Wedge. A further drop is somehow expected after the failure to reach and retest the upside line of the chart pattern. However, a rejection from here will send the rate at least up to the upside line but is less likely to happen as the crypto market maintains a bearish bias despite the minor rebound.

You can see that the rate was rejected and was sent higher by the sliding parallel line (SL) of the descending pitchfork, but you should know that a valid breakdown will send the rate towards the LML.


Conclusion


The perspective remains bearish for now, so you should stay away until we really have a bullish signal. We may have a great buying opportunity if the AMP/USD rate stays above the SL and if it will manage to take out the downtrend line. Unfortunately, the crypto is under massive selling pressure as it continues to stay near the sliding line (SL).

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CFI/BTC Did You Buy It?


Cofound.it (CFI)


Market Cap: $19.54M

Circulating Supply: 325M CFI

Max Supply: 0 CFI

Volume (24h) $472.54K


Technical Analysis


The CFI/BTC crypto pair increased today and it seems like we’ll have a breakout attempt above a very strong dynamic resistance. A valid breakout will announce a potentially larger rebound for the upcoming period. However, you should stay away for now because another leg higher needs to be confirmed. CFI/BTC has shown little action in the short-term, signalling that the bears could be exhausted. The price is moving sideways somehow in the short term, that’s why we need to be very careful because anything could happen.


 

You can see on the Daily chart that the rate has finally managed to break out above the first warning line (WL1) of the descending pitchfork and now has reached the downtrend again. The price has failed to reach and retest the downtrend line in the past week signalling a bearish pressure. A valid break out above the downtrend line could help us to go long on this cryptocurrency.

I’ve drawn a minor ascending pitchfork, so a breakout above the downtrend line followed by a retest of the lower median line (lml) will confirm a rebound in the short term.


Conclusion


We can buy CFI/BTC if the rate stays above the 0.00000711 static support and within the ascending pitchfork’s body. The first important upside target will be at the median line (ml) of the ascending pitchfork. A failure to breakout above the downtrend line and a valid breakdown below the 0.00000711 level will invalidate the bullish scenario for now.

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Ethereum – Is This A Bullish Signal?


Ethereum (ETH)


Market Cap: $58.98B

Circulating Supply: 99.88M ETH

Max Supply: 0 ETH

Volume (24h): $1.84B


Ethereum (ETH) Technical Analysis 


ETH/USD changed little today but continues to be under selling pressure in the short term. The rate has managed to rebound and to stay above a crucial support level. Right now we need a confirmation that the rate will increase further in the short term because the rate dropped significantly in yesterday’s trading session.

However, yesterday’s drop could be considered to be only a temporary one because the rate could try to test and retest the broken dynamic resistance. We’ll see what will really happen because Ethereum (ETH) and all the major cryptocurrencies have decreased a little after the last day’s increase.


 

Ethereum increased after the false breakdown below the lower median line (LML) of the ascending pitchfork. It has managed to jump and close above the outside sliding line (SL) of the descending pitchfork. The price has come back to pressure the broken sliding line (SL), so, it remains to see if this will really be a valid breakout. ETH/USD could test and retest the LML as well before it will really decide to increase.

The false breakdown below the LML has signalled another leg higher, so we can go long on this but only if the rate will stay above the SL and above the LML. 


Conclusion 


Ethereum (ETH) has turned to the upside on the short term, but only a rejection from the SL and from the LML will really confirm a further increase. You can go long on this if the rate will stay above the mentioned support lines having a first target at the 50% Fibonacci line and the second target at the ML of the ascending pitchfork. The Stop Loss can be placed below the LML.

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Monero Further Drop On The Cards


Monero (XMR)


Market Cap: $2.57B

Circulating Supply: 16.1M XMR

Max Supply: 0 XMR

Volume (24h) $38.49M


Monero (XMR) Technical Analysis


Monero plunged today and erased the yesterday’s gains. The price maintains a bearish perspective on the short-term after today’s drop. The rate has failed to close above a dynamic resistance (support turned into resistance) and now it seems determined to challenge a major support area. A valid breakdown will signal a further drop.

All the major cryptocurrencies have dropped today signalling that the rebound could be temporary and the crypto market could resume the downside movement.


 

You can see that the rate has increased a little after the false breakdown below the 151.260 static support, but yesterday’s failure to close above the lower median line (lml) of the ascending pitchfork has signalled that the rate could resume the corrective movement.

We can go short on this cryptocurrency if it will make a valid breakdown below the 151.260 static support, and if it will close below the 145.810 former low. The price could stabilise below the first warning line (WL1) of the ascending pitchfork, which represents another bearish signal. It has also retested the minor uptrend line which represents the downside line of the triangle chart pattern.


Conclusion


You can sell Monero if the bearish scenario will be confirmed. The first downside targets will be at the 150% lines. The Stop Loss can be placed above the 177.780 yesterday’s high.

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Weekly Crypto Update 04.06.2018 – Sideways Movement Expected


General Overview


Market Cap: $344,628,122,166

24h Vol: $16,760,046,234

BTC Dominance: 37.8%

From Monday 28th May, the cryptocurrency market cap evaluation has been rising overall, but it experienced a lot of choppy movement, as for every new high it made, a sharp downward movement occurred. That means the market sentiment is still bearish as sellers are waiting anxiously for the right price in order to sell.

The resistance line at around 342 billion dollars has been crossed and it is now being retested for support.


News


This weeks top headlines are the following:

South Korea is in the process of lifting the ICO ban 

The National Assembly has officially made a proposal to allow domestic initial coin offerings (ICOs). As the administration is sitting on its hands after imposing a total ban on ICOs in September last year, the National Assembly has come forward with an official recommendation.

Source: http://www.businesskorea.co.kr

Major vulnerability found in the EOS blockchain days before the mainnet launch. 

China’s largest Internet security company, Qihoo 360, has found several high-risk security vulnerabilities in EOS’s blockchain platform. These vulnerabilities would enable remote attacks on all EOS nodes, Qihoo 360 claimed on Weibo Tuesday, May 29.

Crypto exchange Binance plans to create 1 billion dollar fund.

Binance, currently the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, plans to create a $1 bln cryptocurrency-based fund, an executive confirmed June 1. Using only Binance’s BNB tokens as an investment vehicle, the fund will be administered through the exchange’s incubator spin-off Binance Labs.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD

From Mondays open, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 4.2% coming from 7294$ to 7608$ where it is currently. The rise was in the form of an upward channel/wedge.




On the daily chart, we can see that the price was at its lowest last Monday and below the baseline support (bold black line). Since then the price went above the baseline support with strong momentum, as those lows triggered buyers who have pushed the price higher. The price is currently inside the triangle again and was repealed by the triangle resistance line and 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level, so the price fell back to the baseline support again.


Market sentiment

Bitcoin daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on buy, but moving average signal a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 6141.4 
S2 6800.2 
S1 7219.1
P 7459.0 
R1 7877.9
R2 8117.8 
R3 8776.6

ETH/USD

From Monday, May 28. Ethereum’s price increased by staggering 22.27% from 494$ which was the week’s low, to 605$ where it is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price found support at the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level and the unconfirmed support, and is currently repealed by the downward channel resistance line and is heading down to the 0.382 Fibo level. Overall last week was bullish for Ethereum, but judging by how much has the price increased and the interaction with the significant trendlines, this week may not be the same.


Market sentiment

Ethereum is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are signalling a buy, but with 8 on neutral, and moving averages are signalling a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 343.61 
S2 452.53 
S1 521.49 
P 561.45
R1 630.41 
R2 670.37 
R3 779.29

XRP/USD

In the last 7 days, the price of Ripple has been increasing steadily from 0.544$ to 0.656$ which is a 19.54% increase overall.



 

On the daily chart, we can see that Monday’s opening was the weeks low. From there the price went above the 0.573 with a strong momentum as indicated by the big green candle on Tuesday. Since then the price has been steadily increasing but it was now stopped out by prior range support, which now serves as resistance at 0.699$ levels.


Market sentiment

Daily chart technicals are signalling a sell.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are signalling a sell.


Pivot point

S3 0.39577 
S2 0.50453 
S1 0.57380
P 0.61329
R1 0.68256 
R2 0.72205 
R3 0.83081

LTC/USD

From last Monday’s open, the price of Litecoin has increased by 9.73% from the weeks low on Monday at 110.2$ to 121$ where it is currently.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price of Litecoin fell below the retracement zone which is at the 111$ level on last Monday which triggered some buying. That buying pressure was short lived as the price failed to stay above the retracement zone level at 124$ and is now back in it again.


Market sentiment

Litcoin is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on buy but with 8 on neutral, and moving averages are signalling a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 88.590 
S2 103.930 
S1 113.810 
P 119.270 
R1 129.150 
R2 134.610
R3 149.950

Conclusion


The market conditions are now similar to that of Jun 2014. After a strong runup, we are seeing a triangle being formed on the global chart.

Market cap chart back in 2014.

As you can see after the evaluation broke out from the triangle it halved in evaluation from the first high that was formed outside of the triangle.

So if the similar thing happens again this would be something that I would expect – a downfall to around $178B which would bring the price of Bitcoin to around 4500$ which would correlate perfectly with my Elliot Wave correction count which can be seen on the weekly update video.

In any way, I would be expecting a lot of sideways movement in the following weeks as the evaluation is clearly in a range.

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Daily Crypto Update 04.06.2018 – No Trade Zone


General Overview


Market Cap: $345,759,677,827

24h Vol: $16,991,056,608

BTC Dominance: 37.7%

In the last 24 hours, the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market capitalization has been on the rise from 343,187,000,000$ to 354,900,000,000$ at the highest point and has retraced sharply since to 343,918,000,000$.

The market is mixed in color, but the dominant one is red with an average decrease of 4% amongst the top 100 coins. Biggest losers are IOTA which experienced a decrease of 9%, Loom network the same around 9% and MOAC by 8.3%.


News


There haven’t been any major headlines over the weekend that can impact the market’s sentiment, however, those stories that came out as significant are positive overall. Many are analytical in nature, as analysts are eager to see if the prices have bottomed out.

For example, Joost van der Burgt, policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco who is leaning on the work of Hyman Minsky and his five stages of an asset bubble (displacement, boom, euphoria, profit-taking, and panic), believes that Bitcoin is in the profit taking stage and that the panic stage is yet to come.

Positive headlines are those regarding blockchain tech adoption and governmental relation to crypto.

China

Baidu, the Chinese multinational technology company specialising in Internet-related services and products, is planning to launch a protocol aimed at reducing mining energy consumption, according to a report by China News Weekly today, June 3.

Spain

Spanish Congress unanimously supported draft legislation that would favourably regulate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the country. However, there are complications with the EU laws compliance, but the attempts to legalise cryptos in Spain are going to be successful.

South Korea

The South Korea National Assembly is set to re-legalise Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in the country.

Abu Dhabi

Maqta Gateway LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has become the first entity in Abu Dhabi to deploy its own blockchain solution, Construction Business News reports June 2.

On the flipside, the negative news is about ZenCash 51% hack

ZenCash became the target of a 51% attack like we saw recently on Bitcoin Gold. The hacker obtained more than 50% of the hashrate, giving him control over the network, but the team at ZenCash acted immediately, containing the attack to only two double spending transactions of 19,000 ZEN which is around 558,000$.


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by only 0.45%. The price has been rising from 7639$ to 7751$ and has retraced since to the 7602$ level where it is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price of Bitcoin is in the cross-section of many significant trendlines. The price went above the baseline support (bold black line) but was stopped out at the triangle resistance (bold blue line) and 0.236 Fibo level, and it has retraced back to the baseline support.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see that the price broke out from an ascending wedge from the downside and is currently below the baseline support.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technical signal a sell.

Oscillators are on neutral and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 7341.0 
S2 7520.0 
S1 7619.0 
P 7699.0 
R1 7798.0 
R2 7878.0 
R3 8057.0

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Ethereum has increased by 1.7%. The price went from 594$ to 625$ but it has retraced since to the high of 603$ where it is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price of Ethereum has hit the downward channel resistance line and was repealed by it and is now heading down.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can clearly see the momentum behind the upward movement, and how the price interacted with the resistance line – it went above it, retested it for support but the support wasn’t there so the price fell below it again and is currently sitting on the support line of the ascending triangle from which it broke previously.


Market sentiment

Ethereum is in the sell zone, as indicated by the hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 343.61 
S2 452.53 
S1 521.49 
P 561.45 
R1 630.41
R2 670.37 
R3 779.29

LTC/USD

From yesterday’s open the price of Litecoin has decreased by 1.38%. The price went from 123$ to 127.9$ at the highest point and has retraced since to 122$ where it is currently sitting.



On the daily chart, we can see that the price of Litecoin went above the retracement zone, but quickly fell into it again leaving a wick on yesterday’s candle.



Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see clearly what happened at these levels – the price went above the 124.87$ support level, retested it for support but it didn’t find it, which is why the price quickly fell below it back to the retracement zone to the prior resistance line, where it did find some temporary support.


Market sentiment 

As in the case of Bitcoin and Ethereum, Litecoin is in the sell zone.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 110.023 
S2 117.893 
S1 121.657 
P 125.763 
R1 129.527 
R2 133.633 
R3 141.503

Conclusion


We can see that the prices are struggling to get above their resistances even though the buying was triggered. A lot of sideways movement is experienced, and a lot of significant trendlines are near, so without any confirmation as to where the prices are going from here, I conclude that we are in a no trade zone.

 

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Can We Buy Ethereum Classic?


Ethereum Classic (ETC)


Market Cap; $1.57B

Circulating Supply: 101.96M ETC

Max Supply 0 ETC

Volume (24h) $ 130.57M


Technical Analysis


Ethereum Classic posted minor gains today and the upside is still uncertain.  The price has found temporary support in the short term and is now trying to bounce back. It is approaching a very important dynamic resistance, so a valid breakout could attract more buyers.

ETC/USD has shown some oversold signs on the daily chart, so we can start thinking about another leg higher if the rate will validate our scenario.


 

As you can see, the rate dropped but it has made two false breakdowns below the downside 50% Fibonacci line of the major descending pitchfork, signalling that the buyers can step in again. The increase is very fragile, but I hope that a valid breakout above the 150% Fibonacci line of the minor descending pitchfork will open the door for more gains.

I’ve drawn a minor ascending pitchfork hoping that I’ll catch the next upside movement, so a retest of the lower median line (lml) followed by a significant increase will announce a bullish momentum. The rate stays much above the 13.046 static support. You can place your Stop Loss below this level if you go long on this crypto.

The last drop was expected after the false breakout above the median line (ML) of the major descending pitchfork.


Conclusion


A valid breakout above the 150% line will signal a further increase in the upcoming period. The next upside target will be at the median line (ML) of the major descending pitchfork. The 13.046 level could represent an invalidation level, a valid breakdown below it will confirm a further drop.

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Daily Crypto Update 01.06.2018 – Ascending Triangles


General Overview


Market Cap: $335,204,491,129

24h Vol: $16,264,540,111

BTC Dominance: 38.6%

In the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency market capitalisation has been struggling to get past the level of around $335 billion dollars, but no new highs have been made. However, we can see that higher lows have been made as buyers are pushing the evaluation, forming an ascending triangle pattern. 

The market is showing mixed colours, with an average percentage change among the top 100 being very small. Biggest gainers are IOTA by 11%, Hshare 11,28%,  Huobi token 22%.


News


In the last 24 hours, a lot of news has came out. I have filtered out those that are most significant and could impact the market sentiment. Top stories are mostly positive in nature, however, there are some that could impact the market negatively. These are the headlines:

Polish Gov’t Invites BitBay to Join Working Group as Exchange Forced to Leave Country

Recently expatriated Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitBay tweeted yesterday, May 30, that the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has asked them to join a Blockchain Working Group.

Tenth Largest Crypto TRON to Leave Ethereum, Launches Beta Version of Own Blockchain

TRON (TRX) launched a beta version of its independent public blockchain at 12 am UTC, today May 31, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. Tron is currently the tenth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation.

Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends Report Shows Interest in Crypto ‘Exploding’

Former Wall Street analyst Mary Meeker’s well-known annual Internet Trends report for 2018, published May 30, shows interest in cryptocurrency “exploding” since January of last year. The report also highlights that a course on Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency technologies made it into the top 10 most popular university classes in 2017.

Spain: Innovation-Aimed Crypto Regulation Wins Cross-Party Support in Congress

Draft legislation that would favourably regulate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies has received unanimous support in the Spanish Congress, Europa Press reported yesterday, May 30.

Ripple CEO Compares Bitcoin to Napster, Says BTC’s Influence on Market Could Lessen

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple (XRP), thinks that Bitcoin’s (BTC) influence on cryptocurrency market prices will eventually decrease, CNBC reported yesterday, May 30.

Coinbase Board Member: Crypto Ecosystem Will Not See Regulation for Years

Kathryn Haun, board member of Coinbase and HackerOne claimed that cryptocurrency and blockchain will not see regulation for years, Techcrunch reports May 31. Haun made her statements on regulation at the Code Conference in California today.

IMF Official Calls for Regulation, Tech Adoption By Banks to Fight ‘Crypto Competition’

An official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested that central banks need to make fiat currencies “more attractive for the digital age” in an article published May 31. Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department Dong He suggested three responses to combat potential competition to central banks from cryptocurrencies.

Norway’s Largest Bank to Explore Applications for IOTA’s Distributed Ledger Technology

DNB ASA (Den Norske Bank), Norway’s largest financial services group, and the IOTA Foundation (IOTA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), according to a press release May 31. DNB and IOTA will now reportedly co operate to explore applications of the IOTA Tangle, a “third-generation” distributed ledger (DLT).

US Crypto Exchange Signs Agreement to Offer Fiat-Crypto Trading to Corporate Clients

Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex has signed a banking agreement that will allow corporate investors to trade selected cryptocurrencies for fiat, Bloomberg reports today, May 31.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 2.37% – from 7374$ to 7535$ where it is currently sitting.



 

On the daily chart, things haven’t changed much. The price is still below the baseline support which now serves as strong resistance.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart we can see the same pattern as on the global graph for the cryptocurrency market capitalisation – an ascending triangle which is a bullish sign.


Market sentiment

Bitcoin hourly chart technicals signal a strong buy.

Oscillators are on buy and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 6951.1 
S2 7212.8 
S1 7349.3 
P 7474.5 
R1 7611.0
R2 7736.2
R3 7997.9

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Ethereum has increased by 4.38% – from 560$ to 584$ where it is now.



 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price went higher than in the previous two days but has now retraced back to the levels of yesterday’s candle high.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see a similar ascending triangle forming and it looks like the breakout is very close. Ascending triangles are bullish in nature, but in this case, it looks more like a rising wedge which is a bearish sign. And if we take the proximity of the 0.382 Fibonacci level which serves as resistance we conclude that the price is likely going to break out from the downside.


Market sentiment 

Ethereum is in the strong buy zone.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are indicating a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 504.05 
S2 538.11  
S1 557.55  
P 572.17  
R1 591.61 
R2 606.23
R3 640.29

XRP/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ripple has increased by 4%, coming from 0.591$ to 0.614$.



 

On the daily chart, things haven’t changed much, the price is still in the range between the support at 0.573 and 0.236 Fibonacci retracement levels. The current candle is green but hasn’t exceeded prior two candle wicks.



 

On the hourly chart, we can see a familiar pattern again, as markets are strongly correlated.


Market sentiment

Ripple is in the buy, as indicated by the hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are signaling a buy, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 0.54396 
S2 0.57567 
S1 0.59333 
P 0.60738 
R1 0.62504 
R2 0.63909 
R3 0.67080

Conclusion


The global charts, as well as charts from three major cryptocurrencies, are forming an ascending triangle pattern which is a bullish pattern. Technical indicators are also bullish as they are signaling a buy. We cannot conclude that the bottom is in before we see a breakout from the ascending triangle on the upside, but I am pretty sure that we have hit a temporary bottom, and I say temporary because I am expecting new lows, but first, the price needs to be pushed higher to trigger large selling. Watch carefully what happens in the next 24 hours.

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XEM/BTC Finally Poised To Bounce?


NEM (XEM)


Market Cap: $2.31B

Circulating Supply: 9.00B XEM

Max Supply: 0 XEM

Volume (24h) $ 17.15M

XEM/USD = $0.25736


Technical Analysis


XEM/BTC increased today and has resumed the last day’s humble gains. The price remains under selling pressure in the short term because it is still located below some very important resistance levels. A valid breakout above the near term resistance levels will bring us a great buying opportunity. The crypto pair dropped in the short term as the crypto market retreated.

The crypto market has shown some recovery signs in the last days, but we still need a confirmation that the major crypto will increase again.


 

You can see that the rate has found temporary support on the minor uptrend line and on the 50% Fibonacci line of the minor descending pitchfork. We can go long on this pair only after a valid breakout above the minor downtrend line and above the median line (ml) of the minor descending pitchfork. XEM/BTC failed to drop towards the 0.00002857 static support, signalling that the bears could be exhausted in the short term.

Price could continue to move sideways in the short term and could reach the 150% Fibonacci line of the major ascending pitchfork. The rate also failed to approach and retest the 50% Fibonacci line of the major descending pitchfork.

It could move towards the median line (ml) of the major descending pitchfork if it will make a valid breakout from the minor triangle (chart pattern).


Conclusion


We may have a great long opportunity if the rate will have enough energy to stay above the 0.00002857 static support and if it will jump and will stabilise above the median line (ml) of the minor descending pitchfork. We’ll have an important target at the median line (ml) of the major descending pitchfork.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily crypto update 30.05.2018 – Buying Has Been Triggered, But Who Has More Power?


General overview


Market Cap: $328,089,417,655

24h Vol: $18,528,052,314

BTC Dominance: 39.0%

From yesterday’s low at 303,340,000,000$, cryptocurrency market cap evaluation has increased to 334,675,000,000$ which is the today’s high for now and has since retraced back to around $327 billion dollars.

Crypto Market Daily NewsThe market is currently in green, with an average increase of 7-10% among top 100 coins. Biggest gainers are Bytecoin +26%, 0x +17%,  Theta Token +31%.


Crypto Market Daily News


The top story that came out in the last 24 hours is about South Korea changing the direction with relation to cryptocurrency in a more acceptive way. These are some of the significant headlines:

S. Korea: Financial Regulator ‘Sympathizes’ With Demands to End Crypto-Blockchain Regulatory Split

A South Korean blockchain researcher has criticized the government’s approach to regulation of the technology at the 2018 Seoul Financial Forum, local media reported May 29. Addressing the head of South Korean regulator the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Lee Geun-woo, Park Sung-joon, head of the Blockchain Research Center at Dongguk University, said adopting different approaches to cryptocurrency and blockchain was futile. One, he argued, cannot exist meaningfully without the other:

“In the digital asset trading market, virtual currency and blockchains can not be separated because they need the appropriate means of payment.”

Lee Geun-woo responded by saying:

“I sympathize with the words of Park Chan-hee, and I will pass on his suggestions to the financial authorities.”

South Korea: Government Committee Plans to Make ICOs Legal Again

South Korea plans to pursue the road to re-legalizing initial coin offerings (ICOs), local news media reported May 29, citing government officials. According to Business Korea, a National Assembly committee dedicated to studying the so-called ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ said it would seek to enhance the legal “basis” of cryptocurrency in the country, part of which would be reversing the ICO ban which the government enacted in September 2017.

$14.5 Bln South African Investment Firm to Launch Crypto Exchange

Sygnia Asset Management, a major South African investment firm with 180 bln rand ($14.5 bln) under management, has revealed that it will launch a cryptocurrency exchange later this year, BusinessTech reported May 25.

Survey: Three out of Ten Germans Are Considering Crypto Investing

Twenty nine percent of Germans are interested in cryptocurrencies as a form of investment, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported Tuesday, May 29. German bank Postbank came to this conclusion after a survey of 3,100 Germans, which was conducted from the end of February to the end of March 2018.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 5,2% – from 7104$ to 7481$ where it is now.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price almost went to the triangle support (blue bold line), but hasn’t interacted with it. Currently, price action is forming a cluster below the baseline support (bold black line), which serves as resistance.



 

If we zoom into the hourly chart, we can see that the cluster has a form of a rising wedge, which is a bearish sign. If we consider that the baseline support serves as resistance, the most likely scenario would be that the price is heading down from here, probably to the triangle support for a proper test.


Market sentiment

Bitcoin is in the buy zone, as indicated by hourly chart technicals.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are on a buy.


Pivot points

S3 6355.1 
S2 6851.1 
S1 7158.1 
P 7347.1 
R1 7654.1 
R2 7843.1 
R3 8339.1

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s opening till now, the price of Ethereum has increased by 10,89% – from 511$ to 567$ where it is now sitting.



 

As you can see from this daily chart yesterday’s candle showed a strong momentum that was needed to break above the resistance line at 539,5. Today’s candle body is bearly noticeable, and as you can see from the upper wick the price went higher buy was repealed by a fair amount of selling pressure.



 

If we zoom into the hourly chart we can see that today’s price action is in an upward channel which hight bearly exceeded the prior high levels.


Market sentiment 

Ethereum’s hourly chart technicals indicate a buy.

Oscillators are signaling a buy, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 422.51 
S2 486.39 
S1 526.69 
P 550.27 
R1 590.57 
R2 614.15 
R3 678.03

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s open till now, the price of Ripple has increased by 12,3% – from 0,547$ to 0,614$.



 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price rose strongly above the resistance line at  0,573$ but was stopped out by 0,236 Fibonacci level which serves as resistance.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart we can see that the price is currently breaking out from the bull flag, and is on an upward trajectory. The Fibonacci level is very close, so we will see what happens at these levels.


Market sentiment 

Ripple is in the buy zone.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong buy.


Pivot points

S3 0.45320 
S2 0.51892 
S1 0.55954 
P 0.58464 
R1 0.62526 
R2 0.65036 
R3 0.71608 

Conclusion


Crypto Market Daily News: As I have said yesterday the lows can trigger some buying, and that’s exactly what happened – we are seeing new buying pressure arising in the markets. The question is how powerful are the buyers? Can they push the prices up to prior levels, and then exceed prior highs? I think not. I think that as soon as the price is pushed a bit higher, which would mean a better price for sellers, they are going to start selling again. They did not want to continue selling on the month’s lows, as they were hesitant to make a mistake losing their bitcoin if the prices go higher, and people who were waiting to get into the bandwagon have entered the market. We will see what happens but for now, I am still bearish.

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Santiment Bullish Scenario


Santiment Network Token (SAN)


Market Cap. $75.26M

Circulating Supply: 62.66M SAN

Max Supply: 0 SAN

Volume (24h): $1.17M


Technical Analysis


SAN/USD moves sideways on the short term and seems determined to increase and to recover a little after the last bearish movement. The price developed a triangle chart pattern, so a breakout could bring us a perfect trading opportunity on the short term. Right now you should stay away because it is still under pressure. It is trapped below some very strong dynamic resistance levels, so only a breakout will announce a significant upside movement and will confirm the bullish scenario.



 

The rate dropped again after the breakout above the median line (ML) of the descending pitchfork. It has tested and retested the median line (ML) and now is moving away from it signalling that the bears are exhausted on the short term and that the bulls can step in again. It is still premature to say that we’ll have a sharp increase in the upcoming days.

We could have a great buying opportunity if the rate will make a valid breakout above the downtrend line and above the 1.6630 static resistance. The first bullish signal will be given by the breakout above the upside 50% Fibonacci line (descending dotted line) of the descending pitchfork.


Conclusion


You can go long on SAN/USD after a valid breakout above the downtrend line and outside the descending pitchfork’s body and you can place your Stop Loss somewhere below the former low or below the 0.8350 static support. We’ll have an important upside target at the first warning line (WL1) and another one at the median line (ml) of the ascending pitchfork. A drop below the 0.8350 level will invalidate the bullish scenario.

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Daily Crypto Update 29.05.2018 – Price Action is Showing Signs of a Struggle


General Overview


Crypto Coin Market News:

Market Cap: $306,776,676,366 
24h Vol: $15,425,897,276 
BTC Dominance: 39.8%

In the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency market capitalization has been declining steadily from $328,1B which was yesterdays high to $306B where it is currently sitting. 
Crypto Coin Market News:

The market is mostly in red as you would presume, with an average decline of 3-4% among top 100 coins. There are some in green as well. For example, Cardano (ADA) is up by 6.4%, Icon by 2.16%, Golem by 5% and CyberMiles is the biggest gainer amongst the top 100, experiencing an increase of 21%.


Crypto Coin Market News


Top stories that came out in the last 24 hours are mostly about fundamentals and are analytical in nature. As far as sentiment is concerned, it looks like the tone is bullish reassuring.

 

Despite Hitting Monthly Price Lows, Bitcoin Network Fundamentals Keep Growing

While the crypto markets overall are seeing a downward trend, some of the fundamental Bitcoin indicators such as the hashrate and the number of the Segregated Witness (SegWit) transactions are growing steadily, indicating the continued development of the network.

Ethereum’s Price Drop Possibly Due To Large ETH Sell-Off By EOS, Report Says

Etherscan shows that wallet address marked as EOSCrowdsale still has around 200,000 ETH, and wallet address marked EOS-Owner around 916,000, together equaling over 1.1 mln ETH.

1090 DApps And 700 Tokens Launched on Ethereum Network in 2017, Analyst Says

In 2017, 1,090 decentralized applications (DApps) and more than 700 tokens have been deployed on the Ethereum (ETH) network, Finance Magnates reports May 28.

Bank of England: Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Jeopardize Commercial Banks

The Bank of England has issued a May 2018 staff working paper, which suggests that the adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could pose a competition threat to commercial banks.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis 


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Bitcoin dropped by 3.23% going from $7343 to $7117 where it is currently sitting.


 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price is between the baseline support (black line) and the triangle support (blue line). After those, there is a third support level which is an unconfirmed baseline support 2 (dotted line). The price is likely heading down toward one of them, as the search for support continues.


 

Zooming into the hourly chart we can see that we are about $135 away from the triangle support line at around $7000 and that the price is going to meet that level. When the price does reach that level, I would be looking for either a sign of a trend reversal or trend continuation which is a more likely scenario from a probability standpoint. If the trend continues I am expecting the price of Bitcoin to fall to the dotted line which is an unconfirmed baseline support 2 at around $6600.


Market sentiment

  • Bitcoin hourly chart technicals signal a sell.
  • 9 oscillators are on neutral, and 11 moving averages signal a sell.

Pivot points

S3 6448.5 
S2 6823.9 
S1 6960.9 

P 7199.3 

R1 7336.3 
R2 7574.7 
R3 7950.1

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Ethereum has dropped by 7.68% from $568.9 to $522 where it is currently.


 

On the daily chart, we can see that the price bounced off of the 0.236 Fibonacci level, but judging by the hight of the candle the momentum behind the bounce was not strong enough to even come back to the prior support line which now serves as resistance at $539.5.


 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see that the price action is currently in a triangle from which it’s likely heading lower, and we are going to see a breakout from the downside.


Market sentiment

  • Ethereum is in the sell zone.
  • Oscillators are on buy, but with 9 on neutral, and moving averages signal a sell.

Pivot points

S3 363.16 
S2 444.66 
S1 478.32 

P 526.16 

R1 559.82
R2 607.66 
R3 689.16

XRP/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ripple has decreased by 4.83% – from yesterday’s open at $0.604 to $0.58.


 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price is interacting with the prior support which now serves as resistance at $0.573.


 

If we zoom into the hourly chart we can see that the price is above it, but we need to wait for the candle to close to be sure, as selling pressure can slap the price back below it, leaving a wick.


Market sentiment

  • Ripple hourly chart technical signal a buy.
  • Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages signal a buy.

Pivot points 

S3 0.44321 
S2 0.50486 
S1 0.52601 

P 0.56651 

R1 0.58766 
R2 0.62816 
R3 0.68981

Conclusion


Crypto Coin Market News: Prices are getting pushed to new lows which may trigger some buying. That’s why I am expecting some short-term sideways movement, before another final drop. Bitcoin is near the support levels, Ethereum is in a triangle and Ripple is struggling to move back above the support line which means that price action is showing signs of a struggle. These are significant levels on which the prices of three major cryptos are at the moment and what happens today will affect what happens in the following days. If these lows trigger buying, we can see the prices bounce back to the prior high level, if not we are in for lower lows.

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Daily Crypto Update 28.05.2018 – Major Support Has Been Broken


General Overview


Market Cap: $312,693,245,353
24h Vol: $15,021,077,612 
BTC Dominance: 39.3%

Over the weekend, cryptocurrency market capitalisation has been bouncing in a range from $325B to $336B, and weeks low has at around 321 billion dollars. This morning the market cap has dropped below what seems as support level at $325B, in a straightforward manner.

Crypto Market NewsThe market is currently in red, with approximately 4-8% decrease among top 100 cryptocurrencies. Biggest losers are Augur -10%, Fusion 14.23% and Centrality 10.86%. There are some in green like All Sports +25% and MyBit Token +24%, but they are newly introduced coins to the market.


Crypto Market News


There aren’t any significant stories that came out over the weekend and in the last 24 hours. As the market plummets, many are analytical in nature and have a bearish tone. These are some of most notable headlines:

Bitcoin and Crypto on Continuous Decline: Major Factors and Trends

Analyst Says Bitcoin May Drop to $5,500 Before New Upside In Q3/Q4 2018

Spanish Central Bank Governor Perceives Cryptocurrency Risks, Distributed Ledger Technology Potential

Buy Bitcoin, Sell Your Altcoins, Says Pioneering Wall Street Blockchain Analyst


Analysis


BTC/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has dropped by 1.56% coming from 7326$ to 7212$ where it is currently sitting.



 

The most significant thing that we see on the daily chart is that the price has fallen below the baseline support, and is now heading to the second one which intersects the ending point 0 of the Fibonacci retracement.



 

Zooming into an hourly chart we can see the interaction with the baseline support. The price oscillated above and below it, struggling to find stable support, and the wedge prior support served as stronger resistance which repealed the price and pushed it lower.


Market sentiment

  • Bitcoin hourly chart technicals signal a sell.
  • Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages on a strong sell.

Pivot points 

S3 6896.8
S2 7111.1 
S1 7225.4 
P 7325.4 
R1 7439.7 
R2 7539.7 
R3 7754.0 

ETH/USD

From yesterdays open until now, the price of Ethreum has decreased by 8.94%, and that’s not the lowest its been. The price went from 585$ to 503$ but quickly bounced from there to 532$ where it is currently sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price went to touch the 0.236 Fibonacci level and left a wick below it which is the mentioned drop to 503$.



 

Looking at the hourly chart, we can see the interaction with the support at 539.5$. The price is currently on an upward trajectory heading back to that support for a retest.


Market sentiment

  • Ethereum is in the sell zone, as hourly chart technicals signal a sell.
  • Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages on a strong sell.

Pivot points

S3 492.75
S2 532.10
S1 550.55
P 571.45
R1 589.90
R2 610.80
R3 650.15


XRP/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ripple has dropped by 5.64% coming from 0.608$ to 0.57495$ where it is now sitting.



 

On the daily chart, we can see that the price is below the 0.236 Fibonacci level and is currently sitting on the support which was the prior range resistance.



 

Zooming into the hourly chart we can see the interaction with the support level, and judging by the momentum behind the down move, the price is likely to be heading down further.


Market sentiment 

Ripple is a sell, as hourly chart technicals signal.

Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages on a strong sell.


Pivot points

S3 0.57247 
S2 0.58842 
S1 0.59624 
P 0.60437 
R1 0.61219
R2 0.62032 
R3 0.63627

Conclusion


Crypto Market News: As seen on the charts, major support lines have been crossed below and the prices are now heading even further down as the strong momentum behind the down move has to find strong buying pressure in order to see a trend reversal.

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DigiByte – Can We Have a Bulls Attack?


DigiByte (DGB)


Market Cap: $361.82M

Circulating Supply: 10.30B DGB

Max Supply 21B DGB

Volume (24h) $2.05M


Technical Analysis


DGB/USD changed little today and seems undecided in the short term. Price has found a temporary support and now is struggling to stay higher even if the selling pressure is still high. The rate increased in yesterday’s trading session and closed above a dynamic resistance.

It is still premature to say that the rate will start another upside movement. Only a false breakdown is enough for us to go long again. We still need a confirmation that the rate will increase significantly again.


 

The price has started a corrective phase, after the failure to make a valid breakout above the median line (ML) of the ascending pitchfork. DGB/USD has turned to the downside also because the crypto market has plunged in the short term

The rate has reached the lower median line (LML), which represents a crucial dynamic support. A valid breakdown below this level will open the door for more declines. As you can see, the rate has made a false breakdown below the LML and now stands above this downside obstacle.

DGB/USD has shown some oversold signs where it has failed to reach and retest the sliding line (sl) of the descending pitchfork. The next days will be crucial for the DigiByte because a valid breakdown will invalidate a potential upside movement.


 Conclusion


Personally, I believe that a rejection from here followed by a valid breakout above the upside sliding parallel line (sl1) will bring a great buying opportunity. The next major upside target remains at the median line (ML) of the ascending pitchfork.

You should know that it remains under selling pressure as long as it stays below the upside sliding line (sl1).

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Daily Crypto Update 25.05.2018 – Prior Support Now Resistance Ahead


General Overview 


Daily Crypto News Updates
   Market Cap: $334,350,848,700 
      24h Vol: $18,412,644,843 
BTC Dominance: 38.2%

In the last 24 hours, market capitalisation has been rising, from yesterdays low at 320,1B to 342,74B and then fell back to 332,666B where it is currently sitting.
Daily Crypto News

The market is in green, with biggest gainers among top 100: Mixin +24%, CyberMiles 16%, Bitcoin Private 21%, Eos 11.6%.


Daily Crypto News 


Top stories that came out in the last 24 hours are the following:

German Bank and Steel Conglomerate Execute Forex Transaction via Blockchain

German bank Commerzbank and steel company Thyssenkrupp have completed a €500,000 pilot transaction of a forex (FX) forward on a blockchain, reported Cointelegraph auf Deutsch May 24.

Singapore Fires Compliance Warning at 8 Crypto Exchanges, Orders an ICO to Halt Sales

Singapore’s central bank said today, May 24, that it had issued a warning to eight cryptocurrency exchanges over securities compliance and ordered an ICO to stop issuing tokens.

Russia’s Largest Bank to Pilot First Official ICO

Russian bank Sberbank CIB and the National Settlement Depository (NRD) will pilot the country’s first official Initial Coin Offering (ICO) using the Bank of Russia’s regulatory sandbox, ForkLog reports today, May 24.

South Africa’s Central Bank Calls Crypto ‘Cyber-Tokens’, Not Currency

The South African Reserve Bank, the central bank of the Republic, has chosen to call digital currencies “cyber-tokens” because they “don’t meet the requirements of money,” Bloomberg reported May 24.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD 

From yesterday’s open, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 0.8% coming from 7574$ to 7510$ where it is currently.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that support baseline was respected and that yesterday’s candle closed above the support line, leaving a wick below it. Today’s candle is red and its back on the levels of yesterdays opening, as the price is retesting the support.


 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see the interaction with the baseline support. The price bounced quickly but was repealed by the wedge support line which now serves as resistance.


Market sentiment

  • Bitcoin hourly chart technicals signal a sell.
  • Oscillators are neutral, and moving averages signal a sell.

Pivot points 

S3 6582.5 
S2 7052.3 
S1 7314.5 
 P 7522.2 
R1 7784.4 
R2 7992.0 
R3 8461.8

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open the price of Ethereum has increased by 3.34% coming from 588$ to 605$ where it is currently.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that after the price spiked down to the first support, it went back up above the 0.382 Fibonacci level and is currently a doji candle with wicks from both sides. As you can see the current candle’s high is at the levels of a prior range support which now serves as resistance.


 

Zooming into an hourly chart we can see the interaction with the support line, and that even on the hourly chart there was a quick spike down. We can see some sideways movement as the price action is bouncing up and down between the range in which it is currently.


Market sentiment

  • Ethereum hourly chart technicals signal a buy.
  • Oscillators are on buy, and moving averages are signalling a buy.

Pivot points

S3 443.64 
S2 513.55 
S1 558.03
 P 583.46 
R1 627.94 
R2 653.37 
R3 723.28

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s open, the price of Ripple has increased by 2.46% from 0.6$ to 0.617$ where it is currently.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price failed to exceed the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level which serves as resistance, and as soon as the price hit it, it has retraced to the levels of prior range support.


 

Zooming on the hourly chart, we can see the interaction with the 0.236 Fibo level clearly. The price struggled to go beyond it but failed to keep up the momentum. As it entered the seller’s territory, the selling has begun.


Market sentiment 

  • Ripple is still in the sell zone.
  • Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages signal a strong sell.

Pivot points

S3 0.48865 
S2 0.55127 
S1 0.59016 
 P 0.61389 
R1 0.65278 
R2 0.67651 
R3 0.73913

Conclusion


Daily Crypto News Update: As we have seen yesterday, a strong momentum by the drop in price and the first interaction with the support levels, we are now seeing a reaction in a form of a quick bounce. Because the prices of three major cryptos are now back on the support levels of a prior range which now serve as resistance, we are either going to see buyers coming in a pushing the prices higher, which would mean that the correction has ended and that we are in for new highs, or the second and more probable scenario in which the prices enter seller’s territory and we are in for another low.

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Daily Crypto Update 24.05.2018 – The Prices Found First Support


General Overview


Crypto News Daily Updates:  
   Market Cap: $323,628,725,976 
       4h Vol: $20,747,314,659 
BTC Dominance: 39.1%

In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market cap evaluation has fallen from 363,2 billion dollars to 320,1 billion dollars, which is a 43,1 billion dollar decrease.

Crypto Daily News

The market is in red with the biggest losers being around -10%. Only Steem +3,2% and 0x +9,1% are in green


Crypto Daily News


The top stories that came out in the last 24 hours are the following:

Coinbase Announces Launch of Coinbase Pro, Paradex Acquisition

Coinbase has announced Coinbase Pro, the new version of its trading platform GDAX, in a blog post Wednesday. The announcement comes on the same day as Coinbase’s acquisition of relay platform Paradex.

Bloomberg: US DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into BTC, ETH Price Manipulation

A criminal probe into Bitcoin (BTC) price manipulation by crypto traders has been opened by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Bloomberg reports today, May 24. Bloomberg cites four unnamed sources close to the matter as reporting that the criminal investigation – run by U.S. federal prosecutors and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – will look into how traders could have engineered prices by illegal activities like spoofing and wash trading.

UN’s Project Services Arm Partners With IOTA to ‘Expedite’ its Mission With Blockchain

The United Nations signed a “memorandum of understanding” with blockchain platform IOTA to explore how the technology can increase efficiency, the two parties confirmed May 22. In a press release about the partnership, which features the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the organization said the focus was on cutting intermediaries using blockchain.

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis



BTC/USD

From yesterday’s, open the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 7.67% from $7954 to $7355 where it is currently.


 

Looking at the daily chart the most important thing we see is that the price is currently interacting with the baseline support 1 which was the main support line from 14.07.2017, and held pretty strong in the past. Below that baseline is another unconfirmed which may serve as support if this one is broken.


 

Zooming into an hourly chart we can see the interaction with the support baseline, and that the price is currently below it. That doesn’t mean that the price is going further below, as this has happened twice before, the price interacted with that baseline support. We will see how today’s candle closes, but I am expecting a wick on the daily chart.


Market sentiment


  • Bitcoin is in the sell zone.
  • Oscillators are 9 on neutral, and moving averages signal a sell. 

Pivot points

S3 6404.6 
S2 7021.9
S1 7258.3 
 P 7639.2 
R1 7875.6 
R2 8256.5 
R3 8873.8

ETH/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ethereum has dropped by 9.6% – from $649 to $586.5 where it is now.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price is below 0.382 Fibonacci level and is looking for support at the levels of prior range resistance. As you can see from the wick, there was a good amount of buying pressure which propelled the price in an upward trajectory.  The price went above 0.382 Fibo level again for a while but has retraced since leaving a wick, which indicates the equal amount of selling pressure from above.


 

On the hourly chart, you can see that the price touched the prior resistance at $539.5 and bounced quickly, but it looks like now its entering seller’s territory. 


Market sentiment

  • Ethereum hourly chart technical signal a sell.
  • Oscillators are 9 on neutral, and moving averages signal a sell. 

Pivot points

S3 425.88
S2 511.34 
S1 544.12 
 P 596.80 
R1 629.58 
R2 682.26 
R3 767.72

XRP/USD

In the last 24 hours, the price of Ripple has dropped from $0.637 to $0.573 where it found temporary support and is now sitting at $0.615 which an overall decrease of 3.36%.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price fell below 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level with strong momentum.


 

Zooming into an hourly chart we can see where the price found support, and it was on the levels of prior range resistance at $0.573. As you can see currently the price is up again, but on the same levels from which it has fallen before, which means that sellers are near, so we can expect another drop from these levels. 


Market sentiment

  • Ripple is in the neutral zone.
  • Oscillators and moving averages are signaling a neutral.

Pivot points

S3 0.46433
S2 0.53360
S1 0.56156
 P 0.60287
R1 0.63083
R2 0.67214
R3 0.74141

Conclusion



As prices of three major cryptocurrencies only made a quick dip toward their first support from which they bounced back to the prior high, I am expecting to see some short-term upside movement in the form of an upward channel after which the prices are likely to be heading down again for another low for a proper retest.

 

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Weekly Crypto Update 20.05.2018 – More Correction Coming


General Overview


Weekly Cryptocurrency Update:

Market Cap: $383,203,468,592 
24h Vol: $15,118,655,008 
BTC Dominance: 37.2%

At the start of the week on Monday 14th May, the cryptocurrency market cap evaluation was $407,285,000,000 and it soon dropped to $386,345,000,000 before it spiked up to $412,903,000,000 which was the week’s high. From Monday to Friday, the market cap has been steadily dropping and it hit $361,113,000,000 which was the week’s lowest point.

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Cap Update

From yesterday, the evaluation has been increasing but it looks like it entered the bearish territory, judging by the spike to $383,159,000,000, and a quick drop. However, this may be a new support level, as the evaluation appears to be stabilising around these levels.


Analysis


BTC/USD

At the start of the week, the price of Bitcoin was $8700 and the only time it went higher was on the same day when it hit $8815 after a drop to $8365. It is now sitting at $8370 which is a 4.8% decrease.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that Monday’s candle was a pin bar doji which indicated stronger buying pressure than the pressure from the sellers, but the position of the candle, however, indicated more downside.

Yesterday’s candle closed as a red doji and as you can see from the wick, the price hit the 0.382 Fibonacci level and retraced since so judging by the wick there’s still a lot of selling pressure.

Today’s candle is green, which is very unusual for Sunday, as on weekends there’s a lot of selling going on. 


Market sentiment

Daily chart technical signals a strong sell.

Oscillators are on a sell and moving averages are indicating a strong sell with 13 MA’s on sell


Pivot points

S3 5360.5 
S2 7120.1 
S1 7795.5 

P 8879.7

R1 9555.1 
R2 10639.3
R3 12398.9

ETH/USD

From Monday until today, the price of Ethereum has decreased by 2.8% going from $733 to $712 where it is now sitting. The price fell even lower to $660 on Friday which is the week’s low.




On the daily chart, we can see that the candle on Monday was a pin bar doji like in the case of Bitcoin and since then, the price fell to the 0.5 Fibonacci levels, where it found support. Yesterday’s candle was a doji also like in the case of Bitcoin, and the current one is green but not higher than yesterday’s which is still a bearish sign. 


Market sentiment

Ethereum’s daily chart technicals signal a buy.

8 oscillators are on neutral and moving averages are signalling a strong buy. 


Pivot points

S3 499.01 
S2 596.73 
S1 646.17 

P 694.45 

R1 743.89 
R2 792.17 
R3 889.89

XRP/USD

From Monday’s open until today, the price of Ripple has declined by 5.82% going from $0.73 to $0.688 where it is currently sitting. The price went down further on Friday to $0.645, but since then, it has been steadily rising to the levels on where it is currently.




Looking at the daily chart we can see that Monday’s candle was a pin bar doji like in the case of Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the correlation doesn’t end there as we can see that yesterday’s candle was a doji also, like it was on the BTC and ETH daily charts. 


Market sentiment

Ripple is still in the sell zone, as daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are;- 3 on sell and 8 on neutral, but moving averages signal a strong sell with 12 on sell.


Pivot points

S3 0.48085
S2 0.58545
S1 0.63011

P 0.69005

R1 0.73471
R2 0.79465
R3 0.89925

LTC/USD

Overall this week, Litecoin has decreased by 3.38% from $144 on Monday’s opening to $139.2 where it is today. The price went higher than it was on the opening to $151 on Monday, and it was lower than today’s (Friday), to $129 which was the week’s low.




Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price of Litecoin is currently interacting with the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement level which serves as resistance. On Monday there was great indecision which can be seen on Monday’s candle wicks. On Wednesday we had a pin bar doji that closed above the Fibonacci level which indicated buying pressure, but as you can see the buyers failed to push the price higher, and the sellers were stronger so the price fell below the Fibo level on the next day. 


Market sentiment

Daily chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators signal a sell, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 90.493 
S2 114.733 
S1 124.937

P 138.973

R1 149.177
R2 163.213
R3 187.453

Conclusion


Weekly Cryptocurrency Update: I don’t believe that the corrective move is over. The prices of four major cryptocurrencies failed to exceed prior highs even though we are experiencing a move to the upside in the last couple of days. I think we are in for another low.

Weekly Cryptocurrency Update

This will correspond with a retest of prior resistance for support which is around $333B.

For more information about what’s likely coming in the following week make sure you watch the substitutionary video in which I provide a forecast and reasons why I believe there’s another low coming.

 

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Crypto Market Analysis

MTL/USD Symmetrical Triangle?


Metal (MTL)


Market Cap: $86.24M

Circulating Supply: 24.21M MTL

Max Supply: MTL

Volume (24h) $11.89M


Technical Analysis


MTL/USD changed little today and continues to be under pressure on the Daily chart. It approaches a critical support, so a valid breakdown will confirm a further drop. The price has developed an important chart pattern. It remains to see the breakout direction. MTL/USD has made a false breakout in the last days, which could attract more seller’s on the short term.

However, it is premature to say that we’ll have a further drop because anything could change when the rate will touch the dynamic support.


 

It moves sideways on the daily chart, but this range will end soon because it cannot move like this forever. The crypto is trapped within the upside 50% Fibonacci line and the downside 50% Fibonacci line of the descending pitchfork.

Personally, I believe that a rejection from the minor uptrend line and a failure to approach and reach the downside 50% Fibonacci line will signal an oversold and a potential upside movement.

Unfortunately, it has failed to make a valid breakout above the (SL) and above the median line (ml) of the descending pitchfork, signalling that the bears are very strong.

A false breakdown below the downside line of the chart pattern followed by an impressive jump above the median line (ml) and above the outside sliding parallel line (SL) could signal a broader upside movement.


Conclusion


We could buy Metal (MTL) if it will remain within the chart pattern’s body, and if it will stabilise above the median line (ml). We’ll have an important upside target at the warning line (WL1) of the descending pitchfork. However, a valid breakdown from the mentioned triangle will send the rate to at least the 50% line. A valid breakdown below the downside 50% line will give us a great chance to go short.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 18.05.2018 – Lower Lows Ahead


General overview


Crypto Market Cap Live Update:

Market Cap: $370,028,549,685

24h Vol: $19,283,416,338

BTC Dominance: 37.4%

In the last 24 hours, the crytocurrency market cap went from $381,331,000,000 to $391,463,000,000 which was yesterdays high. Since then, the evaluation has fallen to $361,113,000,000 this morning, and is slightly up from then.

Crypto Market Cap Live UpdatAs you would have suspected, the market is mostly in red, with an average decrease of 4-6% per coin amongst the top 100. Some of the biggest losers are iExec RLC -17%, Dragonchain -13%,  biggest gainers are Syscoin +19.3% and Huobi token 11.95%.


News


Top stories that came out are either about blockchain tech adoption or familiar names adopting it, but we can also see some negativity and criticism. These are some of the significant headlines:

 

Chinese IT Ministry Cryptocurrency Ratings Released: Ethereum 1st, Bitcoin 13th of 28

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released its official cryptocurrency ratings. The “domestic experts” awarded Ethereum 1st and Bitcoin 13th out of 28 places. May 17. First-rate domestic experts and scholars” contributed to the ratings, which they calculated on the basis of three indexes: “technology,” “application” and “innovation.”

 

Germany’s 2nd Largest Stock Exchange To Launch Zero-Fee Crypto Trading App

Germany’s second largest stock exchange, the Stuttgart Börse, which reportedly has a trading volume of $100 bln, has announced it is launching a zero-fee cryptocurrency trading app, Thursday, May 17. The smartphone app, dubbed ‘Bison,’ will be free to use as of Autumn 2018, and has been developed together with fintech startup Sowa Labs.

 

JP Morgan Announces Prototype Blockchain Platform to Streamline Capital Markets Infrastructure

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co presented a prototype of its blockchain platform for capital markets, which aims to cut costs and enable smoother securities transactions. The announcement took place at NY’s Consensus conference Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported May 16.

 

Wall Street Journal Research Finds ‘Red Flags’ In almost 19% Of ICOs

The Wall Street Journal released findings from its analysis of almost 1500 initial coin offerings (ICOs) May 17, concluding 18.6% of them raised “red flags.” The latest source to investigate the still-booming ICO market, the WSJ warned that of the 1450 offerings it found, 271 of them were using what it described as “deceptive or even fraudulent tactics.”

 

JPMorgan Creates and Fills New Position of Head of Crypto Assets Strategy

Leading US banking group and financial services firm JPMorgan Chase has recently created and filled the new position of head of crypto-assets strategy, Business Insider reported today, May 17. London-based Oliver Harris, 29, will take the new role, reporting to the head of blockchain development, Umar Farooq. Harris will also lead JPMorgan’s internal blockchain project Quorum, which began testing by JP Morgan Chase and the National Bank of Canada last month.

 

Bitfinex Requires Customer Tax Info which it ‘May Exchange’ with Gov’t, Tax Authorities

Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex has recently distributed a letter to certain users, saying that they are required to disclose their tax information, which the exchange may share with the government, according to a statement from the exchange on Twitter May 17.

 

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Develops ‘First Of A Kind’ Blockchain Lending Platform

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has developed a “first of a kind” blockchain-based securities lending platform, according to a press release May 16. The new platform was completed in partnership with Israeli fintech firm The Floor, global professional services company Accenture, and Intel.

 

Swiss Government Requests Study on State-Backed Digital Currency

The Federal Council of the Government of Switzerland has requested a report on the risks and opportunities of introducing its own state-backed digital currency, or so called “e-franc”, Reuters reported May 17.

 


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open at $8382 the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 3.11% coming to $8116 where it is now sitting. The price has fallen even further to $7940 but bounced back quickly to the levels at which it is now.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price is below the 0.382 Fibo level in a downward trajectory heading toward the 0.236 level.



 

On the hourly chart, we can see that the price is back at prior support, which now serves as resistance.


Market sentiment

Bitcoin hourly technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are in favor of sell even though 8 are signaling neutral, and moving averages are indicating a sell.


Pivot points:

S3 7173.6 
S2 7673.3 
S1 7863.8 

P 8173.0 

R1 8363.5 
R2 8672.7 
R3 9172.4

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s high at $712, the price of Ethereum fell to $660 this morning but has since bounced back a bit to $680 where is now sitting, leaving an overall decrease of 4.6%.



 

On the daily chart, we can see that the price found support at the 0.5 Fibonacci level and has increased since it hit it.



 

On the hourly chart, we can see the interaction with the 0.5 Fibo level. The price went below it and quickly bounced back, but it is currently at the prior support levels which now serve as resistance.


Market sentiment

Ethereum is still in the sell zone.

Oscillators and moving averages both signal a sell.


Pivot points

S3 565.61
S2 624.01
S1 645.93

P 682.41

R1 704.33
R2 740.81
R3 799.21

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s open at $0.7 the price of Ripple has decreased by 5.3% to $0.67 where it is now sitting.



 

Looking at the daily chart we can see that things haven’t changed that much. The price action is still stuck between 0.382 and 0.236 Fibonacci levels. Today’s candle is green but it hasn’t exceeded prior highs.



 

The hourly chart tells us that the price broke out of the upward channel from the downside, found tempory support and is currently hovering around the levels of prior support which now serves as resistance.


Market sentiment

Ripple hourly technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators and moving averages are both signaling a sell.


Pivot points

S3 0.54850
S2 0.61100
S1 0.63479

P 0.67350 

R1 0.69729
R2 0.73600 
R3 0.79850 

Conclusion


Crypto Market Cap Live Update: The prices of three major cryptos that we cover in this daily report have experienced the same thing in the last 24 hours – breakout to the downside and retesting of prior resistance for support. After this retest is done I am expecting another downside movement and creation of lower lows.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 16.05.2018 – New Lows Ahead


General overview


Daily Crypto Market Update:

Market Cap: $377,867,819,649

24h Vol: $22,547,487,155

BTC Dominance: 37.2%

From yesterdays highest point at $412,9B  cryptocurrency market capitalization evaluation fell approximately by 40B, coming to $372,9B this morning.

cryptocurrency market capitalization

Amongst the top 100 coins, about 98% are in red, with an average decrease in percentage from 13%. Biggest losers are Augur -15%, Mixin -16%, Mithil -22%, Kin -22%, Salt – 15%. Out of those who are in green, Wax is the biggest gainer, increasing by 4%.


News

Top stories that came out in the last 24 hours are mostly positive in sentiment. There are many established companies mentioned starting to adopt blockchain technology, or starting their own blockchain projects. Here are some of the significant headlines:

 

IBM Partners With Veridium Labs To Let Companies Track Carbon Footprint Via Blockchain

IBM announced a partnership with Veridium Labs to tokenize carbon credits that will allow companies to track their carbon footprint with blockchain today, May 15, in a press release shared with Cointelegraph.

 

FedEx CEO: Blockchain Is The ‘Next Frontier’ For Global Supply Chains

Delivery services multinational FedEx said it is “quite confident” blockchain has “big, big implications” for supply chains in a speech May 14, as it continues engagement with the technology.

 

Coinbase Targets ‘$10 Bln’ Institutional Investor Market With New Suite Of Products

The four products – Coinbase Custody, Coinbase Markets, The Coinbase Institutional Coverage Group and Coinbase Prime – all focus on alleviating major concerns that have allegedly caused institutional investors to hold back from entering the cryptocurrency space so far, such as security and regulatory compliance.

 

World’s Fifth Largest Bank To Trial Own Cryptocurrency In 2019

The banking unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to trial its own cryptocurrency as early as 2019, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, May 15.

 

Two Ex-JPMorgan Blockchain Leaders Reveal New Decentralized App Store Startup

The Two former leads of JPMorgan’s blockchain program unveiled a new startup, a decentralized app (DApp) store, Fortune reported yesterday, May 14.

 

Amazon And ConsenSys’ Startup To Offer Simplified Blockchain Platforms

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the tech giant’s cloud computing arm, is partnering with ConsenSys’ blockchain startup Kaleido to offer simplified blockchain cloud platforms for its clients, CNBC reports today, May 15.

 

HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

Consumer electronics corporation HTC has unveiled “the first native blockchain phone”, HTC Exodus, which will launch with support for multiple blockchains, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) networks, PCMag reported May 15. HTC Vive creator Phil Chen announced the forthcoming project at the Consensus conference in New York City today.

 

Belarus Considers Digital Economy a Top Priority, Develops Resolution For OSCE Meeting

Belarus considers the digitization of the economy a top priority and is developing a resolution promoting digital economy for a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), local news BelTA reports May 15.

 


Analysis


BTC/USD

From yesterday’s open at $8683, the price of Bitcoin has decreased by 5.73% coming to $8191 where it is now sitting.


 

On the daily chart, we can see that the price has fallen below 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level and is now sitting at the level of the opening candle on the 12th of May where it temporarily found support.


 

Looking at the hourly chart, we are seeing that the price broke out of the upward channel support line, and is heading towards the 0.236 Fibo level.


Market sentiment

Bitcoin is still in the sell zone.

Oscillators are signaling a sell, and moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points

S3 7698.0 
S2 8138.7 
S1 8303.1 

P 8579.4 

R1 8743.8 
R2 9020.1 
R3 9460.8

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s open at $726, the price of Ethereum has decreased by 5.26%, coming to $688 where it is now.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price has fallen to the levels on the opening candle on the 13th of May. 50 day and 100 day EMA are getting closer, and if 50 EMA goes across the 100 day from above, we will get a buy signal. However, I doubt that is going to happen, as the down move is only getting larger.


 

As you can see from the hourly chart, hourly EMA’s are crossing in a bearish manner, meaning 50 hour EMA is crossing 100 EMA from above. The price has broken out of the upward channel and has bounced off of the prior downward channel resistance line.


Market sentiment

Ethereum’s hourly chart technicals signal a strong sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages are on strong one.


Pivot points

S3 623.96
S2 668.50 
S1 686.78 

P 713.04 

R1 731.32 
R2 757.58 
R3 802.12

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s high at $0.741 which is on the 0.382 Fibo level, the price of Ripple has decreased by 8.92%, coming to $0.674 where it is now sitting.


 

On the daily chart, things haven’t changed much. The price action is still between 0.236 and 0.382 Fibonacci retracement levels, below 50 day and 100 day EMA’s.


 

On the hourly chart, we are seeing a breakout from the upward channel from the downside, like in the case of Bitcoin and Ethereum, which shows a strong correlation in the market. The price found temporary support at the levels of the channels starting point.


Market sentiment

Ripple is in the sell zone with hourly technicals signalling a strong sell.

Oscillators are signalling a sell while moving averages a strong one.


Pivot points:

S3 0.56768 
S2 0.63718
S1 0.66337 

P 0.70668 

R1 0.73287 
R2 0.77618 
R3 0.84568

Conclusion


Daily Crypto Market Update: While we have seen a bullish move in a form of upward channels yesterday, today we are seeing a breach from the downside. From this, I conclude that the correction to the downside is continuing and we are in for new lows.

 

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Daily Crypto Update 15.05.2018 – Indecisiveness


General Overview


Market Cap: $406,983,271,081

24h Vol: $22,745,382,371

BTC Dominance: 36.6%

Daily Cryptocurrency Update 15.05.2018

Since yesterday’s low at $386,345,000,000, the Cryptocurrency Market Capitalisation has been increasing rapidly and has reached $413B, from which it has retraced a bit to $407B, where it is now sitting.

As you would presume, the market is in green, with small exceptions on those cryptos that experienced a rise in price while everything was decreasing. Biggest gainers among top 100 are Zcash (44%), Salt (17%), Enigma (16%), and average increase is from 5-12% among the top 100.


News

Top stories that came out in the last 24 hours are extremely positive. These are some of the significant headlines:

HSBC Completes ‘World’s First’ Blockchain Trade Finance Deal, Ships Soybeans

UK-based banking giant HSBC has reportedly completed the world’s first ever trade finance transaction powered by blockchain, the Financial Times (FT) reported today, May 14.

New York City Wants To ‘Lead The Way In Blockchain’, Unveils Industry Initiatives

The President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced blockchain-related initiatives for the city today, May 14. The initiatives include the launch of the NYC Blockchain Resource Center and a public competition for blockchain apps to improve the public sector.

Forex Platform Serving Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Adds Crypto Trading

Software developer Kx Systems has launched cryptocurrency trading on its white label forex (FX) trading platform Kx for Flow, the company reported in a blog post May 14. Starting today, Kx for Flow customers are able to conduct spot trading of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and Ripple (XRP).

CFO of Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Quits Role To Join EOS Token Developer Block.One

Rob Jesudason, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Australia’s Commonwealth Bank (CBA), has left the bank to join a blockchain company, the Sydney Morning Herald reports May 14. Jesudason resigned with immediate effect in order to become the group president and chief operating officer of blockchain software firm Block.one.

CME Group Launches Ethereum Price Indexes In Partnership With Ethereum Futures Exchange

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) in partnership with Crypto Facilities, a UK-based digital asset exchange specializing in crypto futures, have launched the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and Real Time Index, according to an announcement May 14. The indexes will provide users access to a real-time Ether (ETH) price in US dollars.

US: Seminole County Florida To Accept Crypto For Tax Payment

The Seminole County, Florida, tax collector Joel M. Greenberg announced May 14 that the county will begin accepting cryptocurrency for payment for various services this summer in order to eliminate heavy fees and improve payment accuracy and efficiency.

‘Global Blockchain Leader’ At Deloitte Resigns To Join Blockchain-Based Startup

Eric Piscini, former Global Blockchain Leader and Partner at one of the “Big Four” consulting firms, Deloitte, has left the company, Forbes reports May 14. Piscini, who helped build a $50 mln global blockchain practice, is joining the startup Citizens Reserve to move supply chain networks to a blockchain.

Taiwan: Taipei Bank Launches First Blockchain Payment System In The Country

Privately-held Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank has reportedly become the first bank in Taiwan to deploy a blockchain-based payment system, local media Taipei Times reports May 14. The bank announced that it deployed its blockchain-based payment system for restaurants and merchants near the National Chengchi University. Taipei Fubon Bank first revealed its plans to introduce a blockchain-based payment network in March 2017 when it signed a contract with the university to carry out “key technology and engineering R&D for [a] blockchain payment network.”

First Crypto Exchange Using Nasdaq’s Tech Announces Launch, Excluding US Customers

The first cryptocurrency exchange to use US stock market giant Nasdaq’s technology revealed it plans to launch next month in an exclusive with Finance Magnates Monday, May 14. Nasdaq, the second largest stock exchange in world by market capitalization after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is providing the technology to power the new centralized crypto exchange, DX, according to the project’s CEO Daniel Skowronski. Skowronski called the upcoming exchange a “one-stop-shop” for “exchanging fiat and crypto, holding coins and as well as wallet services.”

Source: cointelegraph.com


Analysis


BTC/USD

Since yesterdays low at $8362, the price of Bitcoin has increased to $8726, which is a 4.28% increase.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price is currently below the 50-day EMA with which it interacted with and bounced back, leaving a wick from the upside. Yesterday’s candle closed as a Doji with a higher wick from the downside which indicates buying pressure.


 

Zooming into the hourly chart, we can see that the price is currently in an upward channel that intersects the downward one. The price has broken the upper resistance line of the downward channel and retested it for support.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals are on neutral.

Oscillators and moving averages are both on neutral.


Pivot points

S3 7381.8 
S2 7995.3 
S1 8333.0 

P  8608.8 

R1 8946.5 
R2 9222.3 
R3 9835.8

ETH/USD

From yesterday’s low at $695, the price of Ethereum increased by 4.71%, going to $728.


 

On the daily chart, we can see that the price interacted with its 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level yesterday, and has retraced since closing as a shooting star. Today’s candle is currently a doji which means indecision.


 

As in the case of Bitcoin, the price of Ethereum is in an upward channel on the hourly chart and is currently interacting with the support line.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technical signal buy.

Oscillators are on neutral, and moving averages are signaling a buy in a 6:8 ratio.


Pivot points

S3 601.44 
S2 659.80 
S1 693.61 

P  718.16 

R1 751.97 
R2 776.52 
R3 834.88

XRP/USD

From yesterday’s low at $0.692, the price of Ripple has increased by 5.56% and is currently sitting at $0.73.


 

Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price of Ripple interacted with its support at $0.7 and quickly bounced back, closing on a Doji yesterday. Since then the price is slightly up, as indicated by today’s green candle, but it hasn’t exceeded the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level which serves as resistance.


 

Zooming into an hourly chart, we can see the interaction with the 0.382 Fibo level. The price is above 50 and 100 hourly EMA’s which look like they are about to cross in a bullish manner. The price action is currently forming an ascending triangle, which usually means that the price will drop the same hight as the triangle, which would be somewhere around $0.692 in this case.


Market sentiment

Hourly chart technicals signal a sell.

Oscillators are on sell, and moving averages on neutral in a 7:1:7 ratio.


Pivot points

S3 0.59291 
S2 0.65694 
S1 0.69195 

P  0.72097 

R1 0.75598 
R2 0.78500 
R3 0.84903

Conclusion


The corrective move is definitely over, but it may be only the first one, and we are seeing a retracement to the upside before more downfall. I am still bearish until I get a confirmation. And the confirmation would be if we see the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market cap above $470B levels, which would be a higher high than on the March 5. on which this downfall to $250B levels started. There is a lot of indecisiveness in the price action and a lot of uncertainty at the moment.