Litecoin Price Analysis: LTC/USD struggling with a barrier at the $72.50 mark

Litecoin price is trading in negative territory by 2.25% in the session on Tuesday.
LTC/USD has been cooling for three sessions now.
There is much in the way of resistance in the early $70 price territory via the daily.

Ken Chigbo Independent Analyst

LTC/USD daily chart

The price was stuck within a bearish market structure, where lower highs were being produced. The prior high area was seen at around $65, which the bulls have managed to produce a weekly closure above.

LTC/USD 60-minute chart

Critical 60-minute support should be noted at $66, failure to hold could invite another wave of selling pressure.

Spot rate: 69.85

Relative change: -2.25%

High: 68.89

Low: 66.62

LTC/USD

Overview
Today last price	68.1929
Today Daily Change	-1.2623
Today Daily Change %	-1.82
Today daily open	69.4552

Trends
Daily SMA20	60.4541
Daily SMA50	50.1857
Daily SMA100	51.4643
Daily SMA200	62.0045

Levels
Previous Daily High	72.9511
Previous Daily Low	68.3271
Previous Weekly High	70.0854
Previous Weekly Low	52.8193
Previous Monthly High	70.0854
Previous Monthly Low	38.7677
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	70.0934
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	71.1847
Daily Pivot Point S1	67.5379
Daily Pivot Point S2	65.6205
Daily Pivot Point S3	62.9139
Daily Pivot Point R1	72.1618
Daily Pivot Point R2	74.8684
Daily Pivot Point R3	76.7858

Author

Ken Chigbo

Independent Analyst

Ken has over 8 years exposure to the financial markets. He started his career as an analyst, covering a variety of asset classes; forex, fixed income, commodities and equities.

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Litecoin Price Analysis: LTC/USD struggling with a barrier at the $72.50 mark