Ethereum Classic is arguably one of the top cryptocurrencies of 2020 following a successful Agatha hard fork, an appreciation to $13.00 USD on Jan. 17, and a break into the top 10 for the first time in over a year. Following the spike to yearly highs, the bears took control of the market setting the price back to sub-$10 USD levels, as major crypto exchanges price a token of ETC at $9.638 USD, as at time of writing.
ETC/USD on the verge of breaching key resistance at $11.00 USD
Since spiking to $13.00, the price reversed to $7.78 USD a week later and bounced off the rising wedge channel support, to start its journey to $10 USD. Only a few cents away, the mark looks set to be breached with near term indicators, bullish. Having touched an intraday trading high of $3.845 USD on Coinbase, ETC/USD has slowed its pace to current prices as bulls prepare for a possible bullish run in the near term.
The market is firmly poised in the upper half of the 20-day Bollinger Bands, with the upper band providing near term resistance. If bulls are able to breach the key resistance at $9.916 USD, the market will effectively threaten a move towards higher resistance levels at $10.00 USD and $10.80 USD in the coming days.
Furthermore, the upcoming halving in March is causing a decrease in the natural supply of the tokens. This provides bullish fundamental principle arguments for strongly bullish investors.
Halving’s are VERY BULLISH in the #cryptocurrency market
2020 Halving’s $ETC March, 2020 (+107% last month)$BCH April, 2020 $BTC May, 2020$DASH May, 2020$ZEC October, 2020 #BitcoinCash is next#Zcash is a big play, it’s having its 1st halving this year ?? #BULLISH https://t.co/ElZqoTJWV1
— CryptoCurrency ?? (@crypto_goat_) January 26, 2020
Is this a bull trap?
The past few days in the cryptocurrency field has been nothing short of confusing. Bitcoin (BTC) is yet to show any clear direction heading into the halving. ETC long term indicators are giving mixed signals as the daily MACD narrows to form a death cross. Completion of the pattern will start off a selling spree that may push the price back to the key support provided by BB middle line at $7.50 USD.
Notwithstanding, the decreasing volumes do not offer a solid bullish stance in the long term. The higher time frame relative strength index (RSI) charts show the token is slightly overbought at 71 hence a possible consolidation period may be on the way.
