Litecoin Price Technical Analysis for 26/8/2015 - This Rise Is A Trap!
Litecoin is trading with a positive bias as short sellers run for cover. The cryptocurrency is trading 13.44 percent higher at $2.870 as oversold conditions give way to profit booking. But this probability was already discussed in the previous Litecoin technical analysis Next Target $2.000. Adding to the comfort of the cryptocurrency is the sharp advance in Bitcoin. I am of the opinion that the current rally is a trap and that market participants should rather consider shorting Litecoin on a rise by placing a stop-loss above $3.200. And below are the latest technical indications which are....
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It seems that the big negatives I mentioned in my previous analysis are coming into play, and well. Since yesterday, Litecoin has crashed in excess of 12% and is now trading at $3.980. If Litecoin fails to recover these losses and closes today's session below the strong support of $4.100, we may see a huge decline of 25% in the coming sessions. And I strongly believe that we will see lower levels. Let's take a look at the technical analysis of the daily LTC-USD price chart above. Litecoin Chart Structure - Litecoin had been consolidating above the support level for a considerable time,....
The rebound in Bitcoin is supporting Litecoin as well. After slumping to a new monthly low, Litecoin is extending its gains to $3.534, up 1.29 percent. I think that a further rise in Litecoin will be a good opportunity to go short. Take a look at the technical considerations of the daily LTC-USD price chart. Litecoin Chart Structure. If we take a look at the chart above, it can be safely said that Litecoin is in a strong downtrend. With Bitcoin still weak, it is proving hard for Litecoin to unshackle from this range. The resistance according to the above trend comes in at around $3.850.....
Litecoin has broken above the neckline of the Reverse Head & Shoulders pattern which sets its next target at $1.800. But, the upside breach is not convincing enough; the technical indicators do not display strong optimism and the post-breakout price action fails to inspire confidence to buy. Litecoin is presently consolidating above the neckline at $1.700. A technical analysis of the 240-minute LTC/USD price chart prevents me from buying into this market trap. Litecoin Chart Structure - Even though Litecoin has broken above the neckline level of $1.690, it has not made any significant....
Litecoin bears have been smoked by the massive 27% rally in the past 24 hours following a high volume breakout from the range I discussed in my previous analysis, New Range. The surreal rise in Litecoin price has also pushed it to the highest level of 2015. Litecoin is currently trading at $3.871, a strong advance from yesterday's $3.047. Litecoin's jump to a fresh 2015-high closely follows Bitcoin's leap to a new June high, as the Greece crisis comes to its D-day. A technical look at the 240-minute LTC-USD price chart above tells that Litecoin has entered the "no-buy" zone due to its....
Litecoin has gone berserk after breaking out of the trading channel post a brief period of sideways consolidation. The price has jumped an earth shattering 59% since yesterday to hit a fresh 2015-high of $3.194. As the cryptocurrency loses some steam, the price has come down to $2.850. Litecoin's latest price action would have killed the bears, or at least made them broke. But now, even with the unprecedented rise in bullish strength, it isn't worth to buy Litecoin when it has attained stratospheric valuation. Technical analysis of the 240-minute LTC-USD price chart conveys that the....