Cryptocurrencies plunge on Sudden selling pressure

Sunday early morning, a $100 million worth sale order flooded the markets and drove the major cryptocurrencies over 5 percent. Ethereum (-5.3%), Ripple (-5.66$), Litecoin (-6.86%), and Tron (-7.14%) were de worst performers, although Bitcoin (4.46%) is not much ahead. In the Ethereum token sector, falls were generalized, as well., with LINK (-6.14%), SNX(-6.26%), and REP(-7.25%) leading the drops among the top capitalized tokens.

Overall, in the last 254 hours, the market capitalization of the crypto sector dropped by 3.24% to $237.541 billion. That happened on a $45.49 billion of traded volume. Besides that, Bitcoin dominance is kept at 66.35%.

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Technical Analysis - Bitcoin

Bitcoin dropped $664 in ten minutes on Sunday, early morning. The price went from $9,100 to $8,450 in a peak of selling activity. Now the price is moving below the -1SD line, although its 50-period SMA is still holding the price, which has been recovered and is currently moving near $7,000. Thus, the upward channel in which the Bitcoin price is moving is still valid. The level to watch is $8,560. A break below this level would mean a new bearish leg could begin for the father of cryptos.

Ripple

Ripple was also dropped, following the spike of selling pressure that affected all the sectors. The price was moved below the Bollinger Bands, but the 50-period SMA rejected it sand now it is moving inside the Bollinger lower channel. The MACD shifted and made a bearish crossover, but, although the price action is worrisome, the rest of the technical signs are leaned to a continuation of the bullish action: The Bollinger bands move still upward, the price is still inside the ascending channel, and the 50-period SMA also points upward. The level to hold is $0.23. A break below it would change XRP's technical outlook.

Ethereum

Ethereum also dropped heavily on Sunday. The price now moves touching the -1SD line but inside the ascending channel. The technical situation is similar to Ripple. After the drop, the price is slowly moving up, but the asset would need more buying pressure to move it to the upper channel of the Bollinger Bands. The current outlook is still bullish, but the MACD and the big selling candlestick that wiped five days of activity is a call to caution. The critical level this time is $162. A break above $167.5 would be good to attract more buyers.

Litecoin

After Sunday's heavy drop, LTC's price bounced off of the $55 support level, but it was held by $58. Now the price moves below the -1SD line but above the 50-period SMA. The Bollinger bands started to turn its slope to negative. Thus, buyers should come in soon, or the price would break to the downside. The support level to hold is $55. A break of this level would mean trouble for the crypto asset, as it would make a Head-and-shoulders pattern. The price has already broken the ascending channel, but not the 50-period SMA, so we still keep a bullish bias on LTC.

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