IOTA price analysis: IOT/USD catapults above $0.2660
|- IOTA broke free from the recent tight range.
- IOT/USD may continue growing towards $0.2700.
IOTA, the 18th largest digital asset with the current market value of $748 million, has been growing strongly been growing on Thursday albeit the sell-off on a broader market. The coin has gained over 3% on a day-to-day basis. The coin hit $0.2679 high during early Asian hours and retreated to $0.2662 by the time of writing.
IOTA's technical picture
IOTA is one of the best-performing coins on Thursday. The coin has been range-bound for several days after hitting the low at $0.2569 on November 11. However, a strong move above SMA50 (Simple Moving Average) 1-hour located on a psychological $0.2600, inspired a sharp growth towards the next barrier at $0.2663 (SMA200 1-hour). The price attempted a move above this hurdle but retreated back so far. Once it is out of the way, the upside is likely to gain traction with the next focus on $0.2700.
On the downside, the first line of support is identified at $0.2600-$0.2580. It coincides with the lower boundary fo the recent consolidation range. If it is broken, the sell-off is likely to gain traction with the next focus on $0.2569 (November 11 low) and $0.2438 (October 23 low).
IOT/USD, 1-hour chart
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