Bitcoin (BTC/USD) Analysis
Key Highlights
Bitcoin started the new week with positive momentum after the Fed Chairman’s comments. It has struggled to close above the symmetric triangle ($43,300).
Over 480,000 new Bitcoin addresses were created on March 17 – a strong surge which could see further upside.
Technical Analysis
Intraday trend – Bullish
On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-sen ($39,986), Kijun-sen ($39,828), and above Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($40,238). It hits a high of $43,337 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $42,239.
Major support is seen at $40,445, any drop below this level would confirm a minor weakness. A dip till $37,000 (Mar 7th low)/$34,000/$32,950 (Jan 24th low)/$30,000/$28,600 is likely.
The immediate resistance is around $43,300, any daily close above that level confirms further bullishness. A jump to $45,356 (200-day EMA)/$50,000 is possible.
RSI – bullish
A possible strategy could be a long on dips $41,480-500 with SL around $39,000 for TP of $50,000.
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ETH/USD Daily Outlook
Key Highlights
ETH/USD jumped to $3,053 following the footsteps of Bitcoin. It is currently trading around $2,990.70.
On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-sen ($27,40.95), Kijun-sen ($2,672), and slightly below Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($3,026).
Major support is seen at $2,800, any drop below this level confirms the bearish trend. A dip till $2,740/ $2,670/$2,600/$2,500/$2,445/$2,300 (Feb 24th low)/$2,150 is possible.
The immediate resistance is around $3,026; any close above targets of $3,300/$3,512 are possible.
RSI – Neutral
A possible strategy could be a long around $2,925-30 with SL around $2,800 for TP of $3,500.
XRP/USD Outlook
Intraday trend – Bullish
Key support – $0.70, $0.50
Key Resistance – $0.865 (Mar 12th 2022)
XRP’S price is holding above short-term (55-day EMA) and long-term (200- day EMA) on the daily chart. Any breach above $0.8650 confirms a bullish continuation; it is currently trading around $0.8488. Look for a short-term trend reversal only if it breaches $1.02 (23rd Dec high).
A likely option would be to buy above $0.860 with SL around $0.80 for a TP of $1.02.
BCH/USD Outlook
Intraday trend – Bullish
Key support – $300, $259
Key Resistance – $363
BCH/USD’s price holds above short-term (55-day EMA) and long-term (100- day EMA) on the daily chart. Any break out above $363 confirms further bullishness – it is currently trading around $355.58. Look for a short-term trend reversal only if it breaks $430.
A possible option would be long around $320 with SL around $270 for a TP of $395/$429.
Bitcoin Support /Resistance
R1- $43,300, R2- $46,000, R3- $50,000
S1- $37,000, S2- $34,000, S3- $30,000
Ethereum Support/Resistance
Resistance
R1- $3,030, R2- $3,200, R3- $3,300
Support
S1- $2 740, S2- $2,670, S3- $2,600
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