Litecoin technical analysis: LTC/USD dancing on the edge of the $70 cliff
- Litecoin price still holds position above the main long-term trendline in spite of the correction from 2019 high $146.27.
- Litecoin must clear the resistance at $77-80 to open the door for a retracement towards $100.
- The new pivotal level is $70 although Litecoin technical point towards an ongoing bearish action.
Spot rate: $70.55
Relative change: -0.28
High: 71.7032
Low: 70.1969
Trend: Bearish
LTC/USD daily chart
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Litecoin hanging on the edge of a cliff; if $70 short-term support caves in, it could refresh $60 support.
Recovery will continue to be limited towards $100 level mostly capped by the 100 Simple Moving Average at $87.29 and 200 SMA at $99.039.
LTC/USD 4-hour chart
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Litecoin price is trading between the 200 SMA 4-hour resistance and the 100 SMA 4-hour support.
The accelerated trendline (dotted) is likely to give in to declines but a major trendline will be of importance later.
The Elliot wave oscillator is in its third bearish session in a row.
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