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In most markets a 6-week sell-off of 30% would possibly result in a way of lessened enthusiasm for these markets. Even 20% slippage would possibly consequence within the intense asking of inauspicious questions on what’s subsequent and the way did we get right here?
With cryptocurrency fans, nonetheless, it’s simply one other a kind of barely annoying dips designed (by their phrases) for extra shopping for. The “maintain on for expensive life” sentiment appears to maintain up the curiosity and preserve down what could be a way of deep concern, perhaps even panic, in most different belongings.
The value of Bitcoin peaked in early November at about $68,000. This morning, you possibly can purchase one for about $48,000. The value of Ethereum (or ether) in early November peaked at $4800 and now goes for about $3800. Within the meantime, shares like Procter and Gamble
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The Bitcoin day by day value chart appears to be like like this:
Bitcoin day by day value chart, 12 29 21.
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You’ll be able to see the detrimental divergence between value and momentum indicators (RSI, above the chart and MACD, under the chart) that befell from October to November. The sell-off that adopted bottomed with that massive purple quantity bar in early December.
Since then, the worth of bitcoin has traded between the excessive of that bar and its low, up and down. Whereas the 50-day shifting common (the blue line) is now trending downward, it appears to be like as if the 200-day (the purple line) is tending to supply assist.
The weekly value chart for Bitcoin is right here:
Bitcoin weekly value chart, 12 29 21.
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The detrimental divergence between the worth motion right here and the momentum indicators is extra severe on this chart as a result of it represents extra data over an extended interval. Bitcoin’s value is holding on the up trending 50-week shifting common. The cryptocurrency stays effectively above the 200-week shifting common.
Ethereum’s day by day value chart appears to be like like this:
Ethereum day by day value chart, 12 29 21.
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The detrimental divergence between value and momentum indicators seems on this chart as effectively, from the early September excessive to the early November peak. The 50-day shifting common is now trending downward as effectively. Possibly the 200-day shifting common is a draw back goal for this crypto?
Right here’s the weekly Ethereum value chart:
Ethereum weekly value chart, 12 29 21.
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The April/March highs have been exceeded in early November however the detrimental divergences are clear on the RSI and MACD momentum measures above and under the worth chart. Observe how monumental the buying and selling vary is for only one 12 months: between {the summertime} lows close to 1750 and that November excessive up close to 4750. On this weekly view, each vital shifting averages proceed to development upward.
The phrases of securities regulators could also be having an detrimental impact on these cryptocurrencies. It might even be that the attract of one thing new and thrilling within the funding world has begun to put on off and fade a bit.
Not funding recommendation. For instructional functions solely. At all times seek the advice of with a registered funding advisor earlier than making any selections.
