Cryptocurrencies cannot find buyers after Monday's selloff

After the massive cryptocurrency correction that started last Saturday and concluded yesterday, the crypto sector had lost over $40 billion in market capitalization. So, it was common sense to expect a bounce today, as is happening in the stock market worldwide, but it is not happening yet. Bitcoin (+0.14%) had a short 2% recovery from its $7,750 bottom, and most of the sector is still trying to find a bottom. The 24H heat map shows red across the chart, with slight glimpses of green. The most bullish is Steem (+18.2%) and MonaCoin(+7.6%), whereas all major coins are in the red compared to their 24H value, but also for the day. Ethereum Tokens are also mostly in the red, although there are notable exceptions, such as SNX (+9.4%) REP(+7.6%) and MKR(+3.9%).

Fig 1 - Crypto Sector Heat Map

The Market Capitalization is down by 2.63 percent compared to the last 24H value and is now $224.575 billion. In the previous 24H, the traded volume was $53.16 billion, a 1.5% change from its previous 24H value. Finally, Bitcoin dominance holds at 64.23%.

Fig 2 - Crypto Sector Market Cap and Traded Volume

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Technical Analysis - Bitcoin

Chart 1 - Bitcoin 4H Chart

Bitcoin had an engulfing 4H candle after the price bounced off from the $7,750 level and continued to climb to touch the -1SD Bollinger line. Then, the price stalled. The volume has shrunk dramatically, so, as long as this does not change, the outlook is still very bearish.  The levels to consider are $8,080 and $7,750.  The MACD suggests sideways movement in the short term.

Ethereum

Chart 2 - Ethereum 4H Chart

Ethereum had two bullish candles as it bounced off from its bottom of $189. The price backed again after touching its -1SD Bollinger line. The MACD crossover may also suggest a sideways price action for some time, but the technical and price-action factors point to a bearish bias.

Ripple

Chart 3 - Ripple 4H Chart

Ripple is moving sideways slightly above its $0.20 level. Its price moved from its -3SD Bollinger line to then -1SD line. The MACD also made a bullish crossover. Thus, as in the previous cases, we think the sideways action will continue and even find some strength up to 0.217. The current bias is negative, although the $0.20 is a strong support for this asset.

Chainlink

Chart 4 - Chainlink 4H Chart

Chainlink has been dragged down by the sector selloff, and its price continued descending. After a strong bounce off the $3.7 level, the circle has made a move to the $4.15 level, and now it is moving sideways. The price continues being close to the -1SD Bollinger line, which shows us the retracement has not ended.  That said, the upward trend is still intact, and when the strength comes to the sector, we will see this asset move up above the average of the market.