In less than 24 hours, the FOMC meets to release many potentially significant market moving announcements. Merlin takes a look at the releases and offers words of advice on how to trade them. He also takes a look at the Dollar, Euro, Pound and other currencies which will be impacted by the announcements.
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Cardano steadies around $0.176 on Monday after declining over 9% last week and marking the fifth straight week of losses since early October. Bearish price action is further supported by large whale cohorts reducing their ADA holdings. In addition, weakening on-chain data and a deteriorating technical outlook suggest that ADA could face further losses.
Zcash attracts some buyers on Monday, edging higher after two straight days of losses. The privacy coin saw $13 million in total outflows from institutional investors, while its retail appeal remains mixed. The technical outlook for Zcash suggests it is losing steam as the price continues to consolidate between $1,112 and $1,340.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple bears remain in control, with the top three cryptocurrencies correcting over 4%, 6% and 10%, respectively, last week and marking their fifth consecutive weeks of losses. BTC trades around $75,530 on Monday after closing below key Exponential Moving Average, leaving the $70,000 level as its next major support.
The global macro landscape entered a new phase of volatility today as the latest U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls report delivered a significantly stronger‑than‑expected reading, reshaping rate expectations and triggering a broad risk‑off move across equities, crypto, and commodities.
