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Better call SOL: Month-long consolidation puts Solana price en route to $275
Solana (SOL) price technicals suggest SOL can hit $275 in the coming sessions. The upside outlook for the world's sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization comes as it consolidates inside a range that appears like a bull pennant. In detail, Bull Pennants are bullish continuation indicators that form as the price consolidates inside a symmetrical triangle-like structure following a strong move upside. The consolidation trend accompanies declining volumes, reflecting on the trend's underlying weakness. And, as the price approached the apex — the point where the pennant's trendlines converge, it tends to undergo a breakout to the upside, with the bull …
Bitcoin Price / Oct. 15, 2021
Polygon can hit $3.50 in Q4 as MATIC’s 20% weekly rally triggers bull flag setup
Polygon (MATIC) has the potential to reach $3.50 by the end of this year as it charts a pattern that’s starting to resemble a bull flag. In detail, bull flags are bullish continuation patterns that emerge when the price consolidates following a strong move higher. In doing so, the price tends to trend lower while leaving behind a sequence of higher lows and lower lows. A breakout occurs when the price closes above the flag’s upper trendline (or resistance). In other words, the price can rise by as much as the height of the previous uptrend, also known as a …
Markets / Oct. 15, 2021
Binance Coin eyes $560 next after BNB price 'Cup and Handle' breakout
The ongoing price boom in the Binance Coin (BNB) market is painting a classic bullish chart pattern with an upside target of $560. Dubbed as Cup and Handle, the pattern appears when the price forms an advance that appears like a U-shaped trend (Cup). That follows up with a formation of a descending channel range (Handle). A breakout above the Handle range typically leads to an upside continuation, with a bullish target at a length equal to the Cup's size. So it appears that BNB has undergone a price trajectory that looks like the Cup and Handle pattern. Furthermore, the …
Markets / Oct. 13, 2021
Ethereum loses key support level as ETH price falls to two-month lows against Bitcoin
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), rallied by more than 15% in the first 12 days of October. But, compared to Bitcoin’s (BTC) 30% gains in the same period, the second-largest cryptocurrency is currently in a downtrend when priced in BTC. So far into October (and the fourth quarter of 2021), the ETH/BTC exchange rate has plunged by over 12%, reaching 0.060215 BTC for the first time in more than two months on Oct. 12. The drop also pushed ETH/BTC below one of its longest-standing support zones, the 200-day exponential moving average (200-day EMA; the orange wave), as shown in the …
Etf / Oct. 12, 2021
Shiba Inu is now a top-20 cryptocurrency with SHIB price soaring 300% in 9 days
The run-up in the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) so far in October has pushed the SHIB token to become the 20th largest digital asset by market capitalization. Shiba Inu's circulating market valuation jumped to $11.08 billion earlier this week and is currently above $10 billion, putting it in the top-20 by market cap for the first time. As a result, the Dogecoin-inspired meme cryptocurrency became more valuable than popular blockchain projects like Stellar (XLM), Polygon (MATIC) and Tron (TRX). The growth in Shiba Inu's valuation came on the heels of a tweet published by Elon Musk. On Oct. 4, …
Markets / Oct. 9, 2021
Bitcoin history repeating? 3 indicators suggest October will reignite the BTC bull market
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break the so-called September curse, with its price falling by a little over 7% into the month despite a strong rebound rally right ahead of its close. Nonetheless, Bitcoin looks to be making a comeback in October, a month known for painting aggressive bullish reversals. Bybt data shows that Bitcoin has closed October in profit the majority of the time since 2013 — with a success rate of over 77%. Last year, the cryptocurrency surged by 28% to reach levels above $13,500 after finishing September at around $10,800, following an approximate 7.5% decline. Similarly, Bitcoin climbed …
Bitcoin / Oct. 1, 2021
DYDX gains 80% in a week — What's driving the DEX token rally?
Decentralized exchange dYdX's native token DYDX surged by nearly 80% this week as traders assessed its potential against China's recent ban on crypto transactions. The DYDX price hit a new high of $26.50 on the FTX exchange after trading at around $13 a week ago. The China ban was an apparent boost for the dYdX decentralized exchange (DEX) that offers perpetuals, margin and spot trading, as well as lending and borrowing services to its users. Holding DYDX gives owners the right to propose and vote on changes to dYdX's layer 2 protocol. DYDX stakers receive rewards by depositing to the …
Decentralization / Sept. 29, 2021
Axie Infinity (AXS) gains over 45%, but ‘death cross’ fears persist
Axie Infinity’s native cryptocurrency, Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), bounced higher on Sept. 23 as the market’s focus shifted to its listing on two major crypto trading platforms, Bitfinex and Bitstamp. The AXS/USD exchange rate surged 15.52% to $69.86, negating all the losses that it incurred at the beginning of the week. The intraday rally came as a part of an overall bullish retracement that began on Sept. 21 when AXS was changing hands for $48.05. Crypto assets recover On Sept. 20, markets were on edge due to looming economic trouble in the Chinese property market surrounding Evergrande, which is massively …
Markets / Sept. 23, 2021
Ethereum 'head & shoulders' chart pattern puts ETH price at risk of dropping to $2K
Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) rates may fall to a two-month low after it slid below support at around $2,954, based on a classic trading pattern. The $2,954 level represents a so-called neckline constituting a head and shoulders setup. In detail, the said support level appears to be a floor to three peaks, with the middle one (HEAD) higher than the other two (SHOULDERS). A breach below the $2,954 level signals a trend reversal, suggesting that ETH/USD may fall by a length equal to the distance between the head's peak and neckline. Peter Brandt, CEO of global trading firm Factor …
Bitcoin Price / Sept. 21, 2021
Ethereum forming a double top? ETH price loses 12.5% amid Evergrande contagion fears
Prices of Ethereum's native asset, Ether (ETH), slumped on Sept. 20 amid a broad sell-off in the cryptocurrency market, led by worries about a potential housing bubble crisis brewing in China. The ETH/USD exchange rate dropped as much as 12.52% to $2,911 on the Coinbase exchange, hitting its lowest levels since the beginning of August. Elsewhere in the crypto market, Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) and other top tokens plunged in tandem. The drop imitated the mood in the broader market as United States equities plunged following a day of red in both the Asia-Pacific and …
Markets / Sept. 20, 2021
Bitcoin jumps to $49K amid fears of 5%-plus inflation is here to stay
Bitcoin (BTC) inched higher on Saturday as the focus shifted to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) policy meeting in the wake of lower inflation numbers last Tuesday. The BTC/USD exchange rate approached $49,000 on the Coinbase exchange, hitting $48,825 before turning lower on interim profit-taking sentiment. Nonetheless, the move uphill raised expectations that the pair would hit $50,000, a psychological resistance target, in the coming sessions. #bitcoin needs to get over $50,000 and just hold it. — David Gokhshtein (@davidgokhshtein) September 18, 2021 Inflation fears boost Bitcoin demand The Bitcoin markets received a boost from fears of persistently higher …
Bitcoin / Sept. 18, 2021
Solana chart 'bull flag' eyes $250 despite SOL price down 40% since last week
Solana (SOL) price extended its slide on Sept. 17 as a major network outage over the past week — pointing to heightened security risks — hit traders' confidence. The SOL/USD exchange rate fell up to 13.27% to its intraday low of $133.53 in a corrective trend that began after it topped out near $221.38 on Sept 9. As a result, SOL's price has crashed by almost 40% since its all-time high last week, despite more than tripling its value in the past 30 days. Outage hurts SOL price Solana backers tout its layer-1 blockchain solutions as a direct competitor to …
Markets / Sept. 17, 2021