The Kiss of Death? Litecoin Forms Brutal Bearish Crossover

ADA price has been struggling against the U.S. dollar in October. Cardano (ADA) has formed a deadly "death cross" on its daily chart against Bitcoin (BTC) — a market signal that's generally seen as a warning of more downside in the near term.The ominously-titled indicator kicks in when an asset's short-term moving average closes below its long-term moving average. In doing so, it calls for technically-minded traders to increase their bearish positions in the market. ADA/BTC in troubleOn Tuesday, ADA's 50-day exponential moving average (50-day EMA; the velvet wave) dropped below its 100-day....

In September of 2020, the frontman for the rock band Kiss, Gene Simmons, tweeted a cryptic message about bitcoin with one of the cofounders of the Gemini crypto exchange. Then on Sunday, the Kiss singer tweeted to his 900k Twitter followers that he bought “bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and others.” The bassist and co-lead singer of the classic rock band Kiss discussed cryptocurrencies on Twitter on Sunday, after a few months ago when he tweeted about the subject with Cameron Winklevoss last September. His tweet at the time simply said “I will. I am,” in response to a....

Golden crosses and death crosses are key signals that technical analysts use to determine whether an asset is trending upward or downward. How can traders use the golden and death crosses in their trading strategies?Traders typically buy during a golden cross and sell during a death cross. Different traders will have different approaches to crossover signals. Some traders might wait for a confirmed golden or death cross before entering or exiting a trade. Others might use the crosses as confirmation signals in conjunction with other technical indicators.In general, however, the golden and....

Bitcoin traders are sitting on their hands after spotting a death cross on the daily chart but could this be a buy signal for contrarian investors? Bitcoin’s (BTC) succession of sharp corrections from its all-time high at $64,900 has turned investor sentiment negative, at least for the short-term. While some analysts believe the bottom may have been hit, others are warning of a further fall due to the “Death Cross” pattern that, at the time of writing, is on the verge of completion. For new traders, the name death cross itself brings a lot of negativity and a feeling of impending doom.....

The bearish crossover between Bitcoin's 20-day and 200-day exponential moving averages hints at a drop toward the $40,000-$42,000 area. A technical sell signal is about to appear on the Bitcoin (BTC) daily chart.On Dec. 18, the BTC price will experience a death cross, a market indicator that occurs when a short-term moving average slips below a long-term moving average. In this case, Bitcoin's 20-day exponential moving average (20-day EMA) will close below its 200-day exponential moving average (200-day EMA).The indicator may end up alerting traders and investors about a potential selloff....