The Bitcoin market has been on a downtrend and the altcoin market has been mirroring its losses. The markets of Litecoin [LTC], Monero [XMR], and Ethereum Classic [ETC] have been highlighting a similar downtrend while also trying to recover in the short term.
Litecoin [LTC]
Source: LTCUSD on TradingView
The above chart of Litecoin [LTC] suggested that its value plummeted by 17% within 16-hours. This loss was from $325 to $267. However, after the 17% drop, the LTC value recovered and was now trading at $289.10.
The digital asset has been moving towards immediate resistance at $297.26 but there was evident bearishness in the market due to the fall. As the price slipped low, relative strength index was suggesting that the asset had entered the oversold zone, but this price posed a buying opportunity for others. This buying pressure that was created has pushed the digital asset into a near-equilibrium zone.
The price hangs around the $288-range and the traders may want to be more vigilant as the momentum shifts.
Monero [XMR]
Source: XMRUSD on TradingView
Unlike the Litecoin market, Monero [XMR] market was noting a rise in volatility. The sudden plunge in price pushed LTC from $391 to under $345. Even after recovering to $365, resistance at this level pushed the price once again lower. At the time of press, LTC was trading at $361.
The rise in volatility was indicated by the divergence of Bollinger bands, while the signal line was also plummeting. This suggested that the recent price action has paved the way for the bearishness and as LTC tried to stabilize at the current price, the relative strength index noted that the selling pressure had also increased as it hit 38. Meanwhile, negative momentum was adding to the falling price of LTC.
Ethereum Classic [ETC]
Source: ETCUSD on TradingView
The Etheruem Classic [ETC] price was not as impacted as other alts, thanks to its hard fork Ethereum [ETH]. The ETC price dropped by 19% but managed to recover by 15%. The loss carried ETC value from $110 to 80, but as the market recovers, this value has been pushed to $91.
With the wild price movement, Bollinger bands were noted to converge, which meant that volatility was reducing. As the price surged past the $89 resistance, the market was trying to hold on to this price level. This was also indicated by RSI which was at 47, close to equilibrium. This meant that the buying and the selling pressures were evenly matched. However, the momentum has remained negative.