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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

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

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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Cryptocurrencies Mirage

The crypto market total capitalisation has reached the $345,848,996,562 level and a $15,093,140,340 daily volume, much lower compared to January 2018. Nowadays everyone wants to make huge profits by trading or investing in the cryptocurrencies. There are all kinds of economists and specialists that continue to sustain that the cryptocurrencies should drop much deeper because they are overstated. You should know that what happened on Bitcoin won’t happen again because the conditions have changed and there are a lot of factors that influence the market.

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Also, the crypto market is very volatile because the traders and investors are more cautious and they prefer to trade on the short term after last month’s major corrective phase. Last year’s amazing rally is history now, so we need to focus on what could happen in the upcoming period and maybe we’ll catch other important movements in the short to the medium term.

The high volatility makes trading very risky because the market could turn against you very fast and you can suffer a heavy loss.

In this editorial, I want to talk about the EOS because this crypto has become one of the most important and most traded cryptocurrency.

EOS/USD Analysis


 

As you can see on the Daily chart, EOS/USD rallied aggressively and reached fresh new highs in the last months. It has increased from 3.8723 on March 18, 2018, to 23.0290 level on 29 April 2018. So, EOS increased sharply and has brought amazing profits to those that have invested in it. That’s why more and more people want to trade or to invest in the crypto market. We still have great opportunities despite all the rumours and even if the market is very volatile. I’ve said in another editorial that the cryptocurrencies should be treated like any other speculative assets and that’s exactly what you should do if you don’t want to have any surprises.

EOS/USD plunged after reaching the 23.0290 top and now has found a strong support and a bottom on the median line (ml) of the ascending pitchfork, and right below the 61.8% retracement level. The two false breakdowns below the 61.8% retracement level have sent the rate higher again.

EOS/USD still has a huge potential if it stays above the median line (ml) of the ascending pitchfork, but you should know that only a valid breakout above the upper median line (uml) and above the 250% Fibonacci line will confirm another significant upside movement. The major target remains at the 23.0290 historical high.

Conclusion

You should know that there will be a lot of opportunities in the crypto market despite the high volatility and despite the bearish bias. If you’ll make a great analysis you may find cryptocurrencies with important potential, but you should take into consideration all the factors that could ruin your scenario and your expectations.

 

 

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Cryptocurrencies – Do You Have An Exit Plan?

Cryptocurrency Exit Strategy

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The cryptocurrencies are into a corrective phase, after the temporary rebound. It remains to see how long this will be as the major cryptos are almost reaching crucial support levels. Technically, the current drop was somehow expected after the impressive rally.

However, we’ll see if the buyers will step in again and if they will have enough power to push the crypto market higher again. The pessimism sentiment drives the crypto market in the short term. The investors could run away from the crypto market if the bearish movement is to continue. If you read my editorials you’ll notice that I’ve talked about a corrective phase after the temporary upside movement.

I’ve mentioned previously that the cryptocurrencies could come back down to test and retest some demand zones before they will really start a major upside movement. The major cryptocurrencies could increase again after the current sell-off, but the next major upside movement will be slower compared to what happened in 2017.

Personally, I want to see a strong consolidation in the short term before we can say for sure that the crypto market will be on an uptrend again. The cryptocurrencies are very volatile in the short term, that’s why the investors are sceptical that these speculative assets represent good investments.

Bitcoin Technical Analysis

The most important cryptocurrency approaches a critical support. A valid breakdown could confirm a massive drop for the upcoming period. You should be careful if you are long on Bitcoin because a further downside movement will ruin your account or your investment.


 

Bitcoin failed to reach the 10,000 psychological level and now is located below the 8,000 psychological level. It approaches the outside sliding parallel line (SL) of the ascending pitchfork where it could find support again.

I’ve mentioned in the previous weeks that the rate could come down to test and retest the lower median line (LML), and the sliding line (SL) after the failure to stabilise above the 50% Fibonacci line.

Price will maintain a bullish perspective as long as it stays above the SL, while a breakdown will invalidate a further increase and will send the rate towards the 5,000 level again. This scenario will crash the crypto market again and many projects will die.

The next days will be crucial for Bitcoin because a breakdown is somehow expected after the failure to stay within the ascending pitchfork’s body. Only a false breakdown below the SL, followed by a retest and by an important increase will signal another leg higher.

Ethereum dropped by 10.59% in the last 7-days, while the Ripple decreased by 9.40% and they could slip much lower in the upcoming days.

Conclusion

You should stay away from the crypto market if you didn’t take a long position in the previous weeks and you should keep an eye on it if you invested in the major cryptocurrencies because you can still get out with a small loss if the market were to crash. However, the corrective phase may be temporary and could give us a great chance to go long again after a strong consolidation.