Cryptocurrencies price prediction: Bitcoin, Ripple & IOTA – European Wrap – 17 February
|Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD banks on $9,700 support for reversal – Confluence Detector
Bitcoin continues to face increased selling activity on the first day of the trading this week. The drab action is a continuation of the weekend losses that jeopardized support levels at $10,200 and $10,000. There was a struggle to keep the price above $9,800 during the Asian house, however, the downward force saw the bulls scatter leaving a gap for another drop towards $9,700.
Bitcoin confluence levels
According to the confluence detector, BTC/USD is trading between stacks of support and resistance. The first hurdle is seen at $9,954; the region where the Bollinger Band 15-minutes upper, the 100 SMA 15-mins, the 38.2% Fibo one-day and the pivot point one week support one converge.
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP/USD erased the gains of the previous rally
Ripple's XRP has been collapsing for three days in a row. The massive sell-off caused by a global correction on the cryptocurrency market wiped out all the gains of the previous week and pushed XRP/USD below $0.2700 on Sunday. At the time of writing, the coin is trying to settle above $0.2800, however, an upside bias remains weak. XRP is down 10.5% on a day-to-day basis, and 4.6% since the beginning of Monday. Ripple's current market value is registered at $12.2 billion, while an average daily trading volume amounts to nearly $4 billion in line with the figures of the previous days.
IOTA team released wallet update, transactions are not resumed; IOT/USD stays under pressure
IOTA hit an intraday low at $0.2602 during early Asian hours and recovered to $0.2690 by the time of writing. The 24th largest digital asset has lost nearly 9% of its value in the recent 24 hours amid massive sell-off on the cryptocurrency markets. The coin has been losing ground since February 12, when major vulnerability of IOTA's flagship wallet was discovered.
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