Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Traders Are Still Searching for the Elusive 'Bottom'
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Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Traders Are Still Searching for the Elusive 'Bottom'

THELOGICALINDIAN - The absolute cryptoeconomy has been meandering aloof aloft 109 billion afterwards the aftermost two weeks of bazaar depression Volume has been ablaze this anniversary as agenda asset enthusiasts and traders are now absorption the crypto markets abutting big move

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Market Surfers Wait for the Next Big Crypto Wave

Digital bill prices are at their everyman in over 15 months and prices accept alone appreciably over the aftermost few weeks. After abounding of the top cryptocurrencies affected cogent lows on Dec. 7, about 48 hours after markets saw a abrupt fasten upwards. Right now, best of the top bill are affective in a circumscribed triangular pattern, seeing some lighter swings on Monday, Dec. 10.

At the time of publication, the amount of bitcoin amount (BTC) is about $3,478 and is bottomward almost 4.5% over the aftermost 24 hours. The additional accomplished admired bazaar captivated by ripple (XRP) is bottomward 4.8% and anniversary bread is trading for $0.30. Ethereum (ETH) prices accept absent 6.2% during the aftermost day and the bread is actuality swapped for $91. The cryptocurrency stellar (XLM) is the fourth better bazaar cap today as anniversary bread trades for $0.11. Meanwhile, the stablecoin tether (USDT) has apparent cogent appeal and now captures the fifth better crypto valuation. Tether acceptance has accomplished a three-month low, however, as added stablecoins like TUSD, USDC, and GUSD accept apparent cogent aggregate increases.  

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Market Action

Bitcoin banknote (BCH) markets are accomplishing bigger today afterwards a little battle with BSV in agreement of prices on Dec. 7. Today, BCH is trading for $106 per bread and markets are bottomward 2.9% for the day and 33% for the week. Bitcoin banknote has about $86 actor in barter aggregate which still pales in allegory to the $500 actor all-around trades per day the bread captivated above-mentioned to the fork. The top bristles trading platforms swapping the best BCH today are Lbank, Binance, Huobi, Bluebelt, and Hitbtc. The better brace today actuality swapped adjoin BCH is ethereum (ETH) which captures over 34% of Monday’s BCH trades. This is followed by BTC (28.5%), USDT (25.6%), USD (4.9%), and the EUR (2.3%). This anniversary BCH is the 13th best traded cryptocurrency out of the 2,000 bill on the market.

BCH/USD Technical Indicators

Looking at the BCH/USD four-hour blueprint on Bitstamp shows beasts are attempting to advance advanced afterwards some abundant hits the accomplished few days. At the moment, one BCH is trading for $101 per coin. The two Simple Moving Averages (SMA) appearance the abiding 200 SMA is still aloft the abbreviate appellation trendline advertence the aisle against the atomic attrition is still down.

However, the 30-minute BCH/USD blueprint shows the two trend curve afresh beyond paths and on the four-hour blueprint it looks as admitting they may cantankerous hairs as well. The about backbone basis on the four-hour shows oversold altitude at -39 and the MACd shows allowance for advance too, but added so against the downside. Adjustment books on Bitstamp announce that BCH beasts charge to action accepted attrition that’s ample up until the $125-$150 zones. If beasts can beat this arena again they could accretion some advancement momentum. On the backside, adjustment books appearance adequately solid foundations amid now and $88 per BCH.

The Verdict: Traders Too Skeptical to Call the Bottom

Most traders accept been conversing about whether or not accepted prices can be admired as ‘the bottom’, a affair they accept advised assorted times this year. Prices accept apparent assorted balderdash accessories and asleep kittens bouncing from the best highs aftermost December all the way to the everyman of lows this December. BTC/USD shorts are still abundantly aerial and abbreviate positions placed on Bitfinex affected all-time highs on Dec. 6, extensive added than 42,000 that day.

This metric has cone-shaped off a little, but BTC/USD abbreviate positions are still abundantly aerial (37,000) with the amount as low as it is today. Nevertheless, BTC dominance amid all agenda asset bazaar valuations has remained safe over the aftermost three months. Again, addition anniversary has anesthetized and cryptocurrencies accept acutely bottomed out and abide to consolidate for now, abrogation traders to adjure they played their positions appropriate this time around.

Where do you see the amount of BCH, BTC and added bill branch from here? Let us apperceive in the comments below.

Disclaimer: Price accessories and markets updates are advised for advisory purposes alone and should not to be advised as trading advice. Neither Bitcoin.com nor the columnist is amenable for any losses or gains, as the ultimate accommodation to conduct a barter is fabricated by the reader. Always bethink that alone those in ascendancy of the clandestine keys are in ascendancy of the “money.”

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