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Bitcoin bulls are in control, Ethereum and Ripple ones have their struggles

  • BTC/USD is poised for further rises, with the initial hurdle only at $7,256.
  • ETH/USD needs to break above $297 to surge to higher ground.
  • XRP/USD targets 0.3625 but has some hurdles on the way.

Cryptocurrencies continue consolidating the significant gains with some gentle upwards movements. What’s next? We see a cleaner path for Bitcoin, one hurdle for Ethereum, and a more challenging path for Ripple. The good news for all three digital coins is that they are all well supported. Corrections may be limited in scope and temporary.

BTC/USD 1 D

Bitcoin has minor resistance at $7,189  which is the convergence of the Pivot Point one-day Resistance 1 and the Bolinger Band 4h-Upper.  However, the more serious resistance is at $7,256  which is the Pivot Point one-week Resistance 2, a potent line. Beyond this level, there are no notable lines until at least $7,366.

More significant technical lines are waiting below to provide support to the BTC/USD. An immediate  cushion awaits at $7,079  which is the congestion of the BB 15m-Lower, the BB one-hour Middle, the Simple Moving Average 5-4h, the SMA 10-1h, the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day, the SMA 100-15, and the SMA 50-15m.

The powerful Fibonacci 61.8% one-month awaits at around $7,000. Close by, we find $6,968  which is the confluence of the PP one-week R1, BB one-day Upper, the Fibonacci 61.8% one-day, and the SMA 50-oned-ay, the SMA 50 one-hour, and the SMA 200-15m.

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Bitcoin confluence technical August 29 2018

ETH/USD  1D

The $297  level looms over Ethereum. It is the confluence of the potent BB 1h-Upper, the PP one-month S3, the one-day high, the SMA 5-15m, the SMA 10-15m, the 4h-high, and the BB 15m-Upper.

The next convergence is already much weaker. At $307  we find the meeting point of last week’s high, the PP one-day R2, and the PP one-week R1.

Looking down, the ETH/USD has immediate support at $293  which is the meeting point of the BB 1h-Middle, the Fibonacci 23.6% 1d, the BB 1d-Middle, the BB 15m-Middle, the SMA 5-1h, the Fibonacci 38.2% one-day, the SMA 100-15m, the BB 15m-Lower, the SMA 50-15m, the SMA 10-1h, and the SMA 5-4h.

The next support level is at $282  which is the convergence of the SMA 100-1h, the SMA 10-one-day, the BB 4h-Middle, and the one-day low.

Ethereum confluence technical levels August 29 2018
XRP 1D

Ripple has to surpass $0.3510  to rally. This is the convergence of the potent Pivot Point one-week Resistance 1, the one-hour low, the SMA 10-15m, and the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day.

Next up we see  0.3550  as the confluence level of last week’s high, the BB one-hour Upper, and the BB 15m-Upper.

The target for the XRP/USD is $0.3610  which is the meeting point of the all-important Pivot Point one-month Support 2 and also the SMA 200-4h.

Immediate support awaits at $0.3483  which is the confluence of the SMA 5-4h, the Fibonacci 38.2% one-day, the BB 15m-Middle, the SMA 100-15m, and the BB one-hour Middle.

If Ripple loses that level, the next significant cushion is only far lower, at $0.3385  which is the convergence of the PP one-day S1 and the Fibonacci 61.8%.

Ripple XRPUSD technical confluence levels August 29 2018

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.