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Ethereum: strong technical structure while Bitcoin remains weak

While Bitcoin’s technical structure remains weak, in contrast to the one of Ethereum, the up and down continues: today, in contrast to yesterday, there is a group climb for the whole sector. Over 95% of cryptocurrencies are in positive territory. 

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Source: COIN360.com

There are many double-digit rises. The highest jump is that of Dogecoin (DOGE) which flies over 80%, with quotations rising over $0.015, the highest level in the last 3 years (January 2018).

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This is thanks to a tweet from the now-famous SubReddit group Wallstreet Bets, whose founder this morning mentioned the Dogecoin token and asked if it had ever risen to €1. This created a meme and attracted the attention of traders that led to GameStop’s rally in recent days. Through this tweet, Dogecoin’s price is rising fast.  

Other gains of the day among the big names included Polkadot (DOT) which rose double digits to above $17. Chainlink (LINK) followed, returning to the all-time high of $25 recorded at the beginning of the week. 

Volumes also jumped up, returning to trade in excess of $415 billion. Bitcoin’s dominance fell by more than 1% to 62.5%. Ethereum remains above 16%, while Polkadot, the third-largest by capitalization, consolidates its market share above 1.6%.

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DeFi’s TVL remains near all-time highs at just under $26 billion. Tokenized bitcoin continue to grow, today above 43,500 units.

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Bitcoin chart by Tradingview

Bitcoin (BTC) 

Bitcoin’s technical structure continues to remain weak. The price has been fluctuating around the $32,000 mark for a week now. The technical structure therefore remains unchanged with a side-channel becoming increasingly important. 

If it breaks upwards above $34,000 or downwards below $29,000, it will most likely start to mark a more precise directionality.

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Ethereum chart by Tradingview

Ethereum (ETH): a strong technical structure 

In contrast to Bitcoin, Ethereum continues to show signs of strength, with prices not suffering from the weak phase of recent days. In these hours, Ethereum prices are managing to stay latched on to $1,350, confirming a bullish trend even in the short term. 

Should it maintain this technical structure, in the event of a break of $1,480, the price of ETH is destined to rise further. Conversely, the first sign of weakness would only occur with prices below $1,100.

 

Federico Izzi
Federico Izzi
Analista finanziario e trader indipendente – Socio S.I.A.T. & Assob.it. Opera attivamente sui mercati azionari e dei derivati (futures ed opzioni) dal 1997. Precursore dell’analisi ciclica-volumetrica è noto per aver individuato i più importanti movimenti al rialzo ed al ribasso sui mercati finanziari degli ultimi anni. Partecipa annualmente come relatore all’ ITForum di Rimini dall’edizione del 2010 ed InvestingRoma e Napoli dalla prima edizione del 2015. Interviene come ospite ed esperto dei mercati durante le trasmissioni “Trading Room” e “Market Driver” di Class CNBC, Borsa Diretta.tv e nel TG serale di Traderlink. Da luglio 2017 è ospite fisso su LeFonti.TV nell’unico spazio nazionale settimanale dedicato alle criptovalute insieme ai più importanti esperti internazionali del settore. Periodicamente pubblica articoli su ITForum News, Sole24Ore, TrendOnLine, Wall Street Italia. E’ stato intervistato in qualità di esperto di criptovalute per: Forbes Italia, Panorama, StartupItalia, DonnaModerna. E’ stato riconosciuto come primo analista tecnico italiano ad aver pubblicato la prima analisi ciclica secolare sul Bitcoin. Federico Izzi è… Zio Romolo
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