- Bitcoin price consolidated between $94,000 and $100,000 for the last nine days.
- Ethereum price trades around $2,690 on Friday after rising almost 3% so far this week.
- Ripple price hovers around $2.55 after gaining nearly 7% this week.
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated between $94,000 and $100,000 in the last nine days. Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) prices stood relatively stronger and have gained nearly 3% and 7%, respectively, this week.
Bitcoin price consolidates between $94,000 and $100,000 range
Bitcoin price broke below the $100,000 support level on February 4 and has been consolidating between $94,000 and $100,000 ranges. At the time of writing on Friday, BTC hovers around $96,600.
If BTC breaks above the upper consolidating range of $100,000, it would extend the recovery to retest its January 31 high of $106,012.
However, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart reads 44 after being rejected from its neutral level of 50 last week, indicating bearish momentum. Moreover, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) showed a bearish crossover, hinting at further correction ahead.
BTC/USDT daily chart
However, if BTC breaks and closes below the lower consolidating range of $94,000, it could extend the decline to test its psychologically important level of $90,000.
Ethereum price shows mild signs of strength
Ethereum price faced a rejection around its descending trendline on February 1 and declined 13.87%, closing below its $3,000 psychologically important level the next day. ETH continued its correction by nearly 9% in the previous week. However, ETH prices strengthened this week and recovered by almost 3%. At the time of writing on Friday, it hovers around $2,690.
If ETH continues to recover, it could extend the recovery to test the $3,000 level.
The RSI on the daily chart reads 38, bounced off from its oversold level of 30, indicating fewer signs of selling pressure. However, the RSI must trade above its neutral level of 50 to sustain the bullish momentum. Such a development would add a tailwind to the recovery rally.
ETH/USDT daily chart
However, If ETH continues its decline and closes below $2,359, it will extend the decline to test its next weekly support at $1,905.
Ripple bulls aiming for $2.72 mark
Ripple price broke below its ascending trendline (drawn by connecting multiple lows since early January) on February 2 and declined by 10.35%, closing below its daily support at $2.72. Last week, XRP faced rejection around the daily level of $2.72 and declined by 11.38% at Sunday’s close. However, XRP prices strengthened this week and recovered by almost 7%. At the time of writing on Friday, it hovers around $2.55.
If XRP continues to recover, it could extend the recovery to test its daily resistance level at $2.72.
The RSI on the daily chart reads 46, bounced off from its oversold level of 30, indicating mild bullish momentum. Like Ethereum, the RSI must trade above its neutral level of 50 for the bullish momentum to be sustained. Such a development would add a tailwind to the recovery rally.
XRP/USDT daily chart
On the other hand, XRP continues its pullback and closes below its daily support at $1.96. It could extend the decline to test its weekly support level at $1.40.
Bitcoin, altcoins, stablecoins FAQs
Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, a virtual currency designed to serve as money. This form of payment cannot be controlled by any one person, group, or entity, which eliminates the need for third-party participation during financial transactions.
Altcoins are any cryptocurrency apart from Bitcoin, but some also regard Ethereum as a non-altcoin because it is from these two cryptocurrencies that forking happens. If this is true, then Litecoin is the first altcoin, forked from the Bitcoin protocol and, therefore, an “improved” version of it.
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to have a stable price, with their value backed by a reserve of the asset it represents. To achieve this, the value of any one stablecoin is pegged to a commodity or financial instrument, such as the US Dollar (USD), with its supply regulated by an algorithm or demand. The main goal of stablecoins is to provide an on/off-ramp for investors willing to trade and invest in cryptocurrencies. Stablecoins also allow investors to store value since cryptocurrencies, in general, are subject to volatility.
Bitcoin dominance is the ratio of Bitcoin's market capitalization to the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies combined. It provides a clear picture of Bitcoin’s interest among investors. A high BTC dominance typically happens before and during a bull run, in which investors resort to investing in relatively stable and high market capitalization cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. A drop in BTC dominance usually means that investors are moving their capital and/or profits to altcoins in a quest for higher returns, which usually triggers an explosion of altcoin rallies.
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