Top 3 Price Prediction Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple: Bitcoin points above 150K after the imminent halving

The event of the year in the crypto universe, the Bitcoin mining reward halving, is less than a week away.

The direct consequence of this event will be that Bitcoin mining revenue reduced by half.

The Bitcoin Network rewards miners with a fixed amount of Bitcoins every 10 minutes. Until now, and after the July 9, 2016 halving, the network created 12.5 Bitcoins per period, and after the imminent halving, it will create 6.25.

The reduction in Bitcoins production means a lower flow of sales in the market, and the market expects the price to adjust upwards in the face of greater scarcity.

After the 2016 halving, the price of Bitcoin went from $650 to just under $20000, a 3025% growth in a few months. After the first halving, back in 2012, the price of Bitcoin went from $12 to $650, a 5416% growth. 

The declining rate of post-halving growth would project an increase of 1689 %, which at today's price means a theoretical target of $152400 per Bitcoin before the next halving in 2024.

No one knows if this scenario will crystallize or not, but the market is based on expectations, and this particular one is on the table.

The Bitcoin dominance chart shows us why the resistance to the advance that Bitcoin is experiencing just above $9000. The reasons for this are the 200-day simple moving average at the 67.16% dominance level, and especially the price congestion resistance at the 67% dominance level. 

On the opposite side, the Ethereum dominance chart shows the reason for the Ether's weakness in the last few days. After losing the fragile support of the bearish trend line (A), the first support level is at 9.25% dominance, then the second at 9% and the third one at 8.69%.

Market sentiment has worsened by 10% since yesterday, confirming that the desire to get rich from Bitcoin has both fear and hope as ingredients.

ETH/BTC Daily Chart

The ETH/BTC pair is the most direct expression of the struggle to dominate the crypto market between its two top representatives.

The ETH/BTC is currently trading at the price level of 0.0231 and confirms the drilling of the 50-day exponential moving average and the 100-day simple average.

The first resistance level is at 0.0235, then the second at 0.0245 and the third one at 0.0258.

The first support level is at 0.0228, then the second at 0.022 and the third one at 0.0215.

The MACD on the daily chart is already moving very close to the neutral level of the indicator, which could provide support and help contain the downward movement.

The DMI on the daily chart shows bears losing strength once they break down the ADX line. The bulls are holding on to high levels of trending force, although they are not showing much interest in competing for the lead.

BTC/USD Daily Chart

The BTC/USD pair is currently trading at the price level of $9026 and seems to have difficulties in breaking up the price congestion resistance at $9150 again. 

Above the current price, the first resistance level is at $9150, then the second at $9650 and the third one at $10400.

Below the current price, the first support level is at $8800, then the second at $8400 and the third one at $8200.

The MACD on the daily chart shows an outstanding bullish profile. The line spacing and the upward slope indicate a potential for further price increases in the coming days.

The DMI on the daily chart shows bulls trying to bounce up from the ADX line. If the buy-side fails to hold above this trend line indicator, an end of trend pattern will be triggered.

ETH/USD Daily Chart

The ETH/USD pair is currently trading at the $208.6 price level and remains equidistant between the short-term downward trend line at the top and the main moving averages at the bottom. This situation in the price of Ether increases the pressure and can lead to violent movements.

Above the current price, the first resistance level is at $210, then the second at $225 and the third one at $230.

Below the current price, the first support level is at $207, then the second at $200 and the third one at $195.

The MACD on the daily chart is in a bearish cross-phase, and only a bullish reaction in the next few hours can prevent this from happening. If the bearish cross is confirmed, we could enter a price compression scenario with a time horizon of May 20 for its resolution.

The DMI on the daily chart shows the bulls moving a little higher after deactivating the bullish pattern by piercing the ADX line downwards.

XRP/USD Daily Chart

The XRP/USD pair is currently trading at $0.219 and finds reliable support at $0.217 due to the presence of the 100-day simple average and also the presence of price congestion support.

Above the current price, the first resistance level is at $0.227, then the second at $0.237 and the third one at $0.253.

Below the current price, the first level of support is at $0.217, then the second at $0.2115 and the third one at $0.20.

The MACD on the daily chart shows a loss of the bullish profile, although a small gap between the lines remains. The MACD on the daily chart shows a loss of the bullish pattern, although a small gap between the lines remains.

The DMI on the daily chart shows the bulls trying to bounce up from the ADX line. The bears are moving up, but are still far from being able to risk the leadership of the buying side.