Tanya Abrosimova
Independent Analyst
- LTC/USD is rangebound, moving in sync with the market.
- The coin has reached an important short-term support area.
Litecoin is flirting with $31.00 handle. The 8th largest coin with a current market value of $1.8B stays unchanged on a day-over-day basis, though it is down nearly 2% since the beginning of the day.
LTC/USD managed to recover 4% in recent 30 days; however, the upside momentum faded away as the cryptocurrency market entered a hibernating stage. Litecoin is moving in sync with Bitcoin and other major altcoins amid lack of LTC-specific catalysts.
Litecoin’s technical picture
Looking technically, Litecoin came close to 23.6% Fibo retracement level from the previous bearish leg that goes from November 7 high to 2018 low at $22.25. Once this barrier is out of the way, the sell-off may continue with the next major bearish target set at $27.40. In the meantime, the ultimate support comes at the above said 2018 low.
On the upside, once the downside correction is over, a new bullish wave may take the price towards $35.90-$36.00. This resistance area is created by 38.2% Fibo retracement level and the broken upside trendline. A sustainable move higher will open up the way towards psychological $40.00 and to the ultimate short-term bearish target at $43.80 (61.8% Fibo retracement).
LTC/USD, 4-hour chart
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