Bitcoin trader explains why BTC outperforming Ethereum is just 'simple math'
Bitcoin has been outperforming Ethereum in the past few days as one popular trader says this is a result of "simple math." Bitcoin (BTC) has been outperforming Ether (ETH) in the past several days as BTC surged above $50,000 for the first time in history. Meanwhile, one popular cryptocurrency trader explains that this is "simple math" given the growing institutional demand for BTC. BTC vs. ETH (orange) performance in February. Source: TradingviewWhile ETH is beating BTC in USD terms year-to-date, Bitcoin is gaining steam in February, up 60% compared to Ether's 50%. Ether did rally by....
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Ethereum is still struggling to gain pace above $2,000 against the US Dollar. ETH price is still below the 100 hourly SMA, while bitcoin surpassed $35,000. Ethereum is still struggling to clear the $2,050 and $2,060 resistance levels. The price is trading near the $2,000 barrier and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was […]
Chain engineer Erik Rykwalder wrote an educational blog post yesterday, The Math Behind Bitcoin. Specifically, Erik concisely explains some of the fundamentals of Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). When the term "key", "key pair" or "private/public key" is used in Bitcoin it means an ECDSA key pair. These keys are mathematically linked and can be used to encrypt and decrypt data. Bitcoin needs a bit more than just ECDSA key pairs to transfer ownership of bitcoins, however. Core developer Gregory Maxwell dropped by the Reddit post to explain some of those subtleties. As....
Ethereum price is up over 10% and surpassed the $2,000 resistance. ETH is outperforming Bitcoin and might rise further toward the $2,200 resistance. Ethereum rallied above the $2,000 and $2,050 levels. The price is trading above $2,050 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term rising channel forming with support near $2,115 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move higher toward the $2,200 resistance in the near term. Ethereum Price Regains Strength In the past 2-3 analyses, we discussed high chances of Ethereum surging....
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Using Ethereum (ETH) as my specimen I watched prices gap lower and run directly into support, and in the case of ETH it was a simple math calculation establishing $166 per coin as a dependable level of support, and the sell off held this support level trading to $170 before reversing. I think it is important to ask what should happen now. Let’s review the price action and examine the technical analysis logic we have been using. In 2017 ETH traded from $18 to $408 and sold off more than 50% trading down to $170, if you do the math $170 was about a 62% retracement which is standard in....