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Ethereum technical analysis: ETH/USD bulls still aiming for $250-level

ETH/USD daily chart

  • ETH/USD failed at the $250-level and is currently priced at $247.65.
  • The five latest sessions have all been trending below the 20-day simple moving average (SMA 20) curve.
  • The market has found support on the upward trending line.
  • The Elliot wave oscillator has had nine bearish sessions in a row.
  • The moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) indicator shows increasing bearish momentum.

ETH/USD 4-hour chart

  • The 4-hour market is trending below the green Ichimoku cloud.
  • The upcoming market sentiment, according to the Ichimoku indicator, is bearish.
  • The $250 level has provided strong resistance to the 4-hour market.
  • The relative strength index (RSI) is trending at 47.6.
  • The MACD indicator shows that the signal line was about to converge with the MACD line and then it diverged away. This means that bullish momentum was decreasing before it suddenly went up again.
  • The Elliot oscillator has had 13 bullish sessions out of the last 14.

ETH/USD hourly chart

  • The hourly ETH/USD price had two instances where it went outside its Bollinger band (once below and once above). In both cases, the price corrected almost immediately.
  • The SMA 50 has crossed over the SMA 20 curve, which is a bearish sign.
  • The 4-hour market is also trending below the SMA 200 curve.
  • The Bollinger band is widening, showing that the market volatility is increasing.
  • The RSI indicator is trending around 60.30.
  • The Elliot oscillator has had five straight bullish sessions.

Key levels

ETH/USD

Overview
Today last price247.66
Today Daily Change-1.83
Today Daily Change %-0.73
Today daily open249.49
 
Trends
Daily SMA20255.77
Daily SMA50209.87
Daily SMA100178.16
Daily SMA200150.56
Levels
Previous Daily High251.39
Previous Daily Low235.61
Previous Weekly High288.43
Previous Weekly Low239.36
Previous Monthly High288.43
Previous Monthly Low159.05
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%245.36
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%241.64
Daily Pivot Point S1239.6
Daily Pivot Point S2229.72
Daily Pivot Point S3223.83
Daily Pivot Point R1255.38
Daily Pivot Point R2261.27
Daily Pivot Point R3271.15


 

Author

Rajarshi Mitra

Rajarshi Mitra

Independent Analyst

Rajarshi entered the blockchain space in 2016. He is a blockchain researcher who has worked for Blockgeeks and has done research work for several ICOs. He gets regularly invited to give talks on the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

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