Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, Feb. 12

While a buy and hold strategy has proven to be beneficial to the early Bitcoin investors, the late entrants have used the wild price swings to add to their Bitcoin numbers. We can see from the charts in this article that the whales have increased their Bitcoin holdings over the past couple of years.

In these price swings, an average trader buys at the highs and sells at the lows. We have been trying to help our readers avoid this pitfall. All along through this fall, we have refrained from suggesting aggressive long positions. But, do we find a short-term bottom now?

Let’s see.

BTC/USD
We were expecting Bitcoin to retest the lows after turning down from the trendline. But the bears could not break below the $8,000 mark.
If they succeed in breaking out of this zone, a quick rally to $12,000 might take place, where it will again face resistance from the 50-day SMA and the resistance line of the descending channel.

Therefore, the traders can wait for a breakout above $9,500 to buy. The stop loss for the trade should be kept at $7,800. The profit objective is a move to $12,000.

And what if the BTC/USD pair fails to break out of $9,500 and turns down once again?

In this case, traders should wait, resisting the urge to buy at lower levels because if the price breaks below $7,800, we might see it go down to the $7,000 point.

We always provide both the bullish and bearish scenarios because the traders should be aware of what to expect in both cases. It would be irresponsible to provide levels only in one turn of events.

ETH/USD
After a two-day dip on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11, Ethereum is also attempting to move up.

On the downside, $775 has strong support.

It doesn’t provide good risk to reward ratio, so we are not suggesting a trade on it.

BCH/USD
Bitcoin Cash has been trading in a small range for the past four days. It might resolve with a large range day, either to the upside or downside.

But if the BCH/USD pair breaks out of the downtrend line and the 20-day EMA, it will signal a short-term bottom, which can be traded.

Therefore, we think a long position at $1,400 with a stop loss of $1,100 might be a smart move. The profit objective of this trade is a rally to the $1,925 - $2,000 levels.

XRP/USD
We had written about the possibility of a short-term bottom in Ripple. We have been waiting for a rally above the 20-day EMA to initiate long positions.

On the downside, if the cryptocurrency breaks down of $0.3 on a closing basis (as per UTC), it can slide to the support line of the channel.

Therefore, we’d better wait for a breakout of the channel to initiate any long positions.

LTC/USD
We had advised on long positions in Litecoin if the breakout sustains above the $175 levels. However, for the past three days, the bulls have been struggling to clear the 20-day EMA hurdle.

If the price breaks out of $175, it will clear the resistance from the 20-day EMA, the downtrend line, and the horizontal line.
We believe that this is a significant development. That’s we reiterate our recommendation to initiate long positions if the LTC/USD pair holds above the $178 levels for four hours.

The stop loss for the trade can be kept at $130.

On the upside, $200 is resistance. If the cryptocurrency struggles at this level, we should close the position or tighten the stops.

Once the bulls break out of $200, we might see a rally to $307.

ADA/BTC
Cardano continues to trade inside the descending triangle pattern. This is a bearish setup, and a breakdown of the support at 0.00004070 will complete the pattern.

Though the target of this breakdown is way lower, we expect the ADA/BTC pair to find buying support at the 0.0000246 levels.ADA/BTC

Failure of a bearish pattern is a bullish sign. Therefore, if the cryptocurrency turns up and breaks out of the 20-day EMA, the downtrend line of the descending channel and the 50-day SMA, we need to reverse our position and go long.

Until then, consider staying away from it.