126.5 Million XRP Sent to Ripple's ODL Bitso and Some Major ExchInvestors have made several hefty transactions between their wallets, moving almost 130 million of Ripple-affiliated XRP tokens to major digital exchanges, according to Whale Alert.
126.5 million XRP on the move
The aforementioned cryptocurrency tracker has tweeted that in the last 15 hours, an astounding amount of XRP tokens has been shoveled by crypto whales as they moved their XRP mostly from Bittrex to Bitstamp, Bitso and so on.
Whale Alert spotted five transactions, carrying a comprised $105,840,893 worth of XRP—126.5 million tokens. These funds were shifted in lumps of 13,601,064; 30,000,000; 40,000,000; 22,300,000 and 20,260,426 XRP.
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From that amount, 70 million were sent from the U.S.-based Bittrex platform to Bitso and Bitstamp. The latter has already resumed XRP trading after suspending it in January 2021 after the SEC started a legal action against Ripple and its two highest-ranking executives, Chris Larsen and Bradley Garlinghouse.
Bitso also shifted 22,300,000, moving it between its own wallets. This Mexico-based cryptocurrency unicorn received an undisclosed investment from Ripple Labs in the fall 2019 and is one of the ODL corridors now, along with Bitstamp.
January
Ethereum Price Analysis $1MEthereum is forming a very bullish structure on the daily chart. The second-largest cryptocurrency has made a robust weekly green candle as well.
As discussed in the March 17th analysis, confirmation of the reversal of the downtrend would be considered after the price crosses above the static level at $3300. Looking at the weekly candlestick at the end of January, we see that the price fell again despite the 25% surge, and February was all downhill. Technically, by forming a higher high and crossing above the static level at $3300, which is the intersection of many resistances, we can consider a trend reversal with more confidence.
RSI-14: Crossing the downtrend line and moving in the bullish area
Resistances levels: $3,000 and $3,300
Supports levels: $2700 and $2500
Gold Up 7%, Bitcoin Down 25%The decline has challenged earlier notions of Bitcoin being a viable gold alternative, considering its decentralized nature and general detachment from the broader financial space. These aspects of the currency were widely lauded during Bitcoin’s stellar rally last year, where it surged to nearly $70,000.
But while the rally was indeed steep, a large portion of it was backed by institutional interest in the token. The influx of big investment houses has seen Bitcoin behave more like conventional markets, specifically, stocks.
Losses in Bitcoin this year have mirrored those in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index, which is down about 22%.
Gold the preferred inflation hedge?
Fears of rising inflation had also seen markets tout Bitcoin as a potential inflation hedge, ie, returns on the currency would be consistently above annual inflation rates.
But with the token trading down for the year, such a notion seems rendered moot. Gold on the other hand, is trading close to the level of annual inflation in the U.S.- which had surged by 7.5% in January. The reading had rattled crypto markets earlier in February, while supporting gold.
Bitcoin’s recent sensitivity to inflation also makes it averse to rising interest rates. A bulk of the token’s decline this year has been driven by hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve, which has planned a rate hike in March.
BTCUSD price predictionTo truly see what this value point indicates for the BTC cryptocurrency token, we will be looking at the token’s all-time high value, alongside the performance the token showcased throughout the span of the previous month.
The all-time high value of Bitcoin (BTC) was on November 10, 2021, when it reached a value of $69,044.77. This gives us an indication that at its ATH, the token was $33,472 higher in value or by 94%.
When we go over the token’s performance throughout the previous month, Bitcoin (BTC) had its highest point of value on January 2, 2022; then, it reached a value of $47,730.23.
The lowest value the token decreased to throughout the month was on January 24, when it saw a value of $33,495.91.
This marked a decrease in value of $14,234.32 or by 30%. However, from January 24 to February 24, BTC is still $2,076.86 higher in value or by 6%, despite its recent decrease in value.
This still puts BTC at a solid price for purchase, as it can get back up to $38,000 by the end of March 2022.
USDC hitsThe circulation of USDC has more than doubled since the original deal was announced, reaching $52.7 billion as of the above date.
Jeremy Allaire, Circle’s co-founder and CEO expressed optimism about the new partnership. He was targeting a public listing through the above merger with an SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), which would augment trust and confidence in Circle. He commented:
Circle has made massive strides toward transforming the global economic system through the power of digital currencies and the open internet. This is a critical milestone as we continue our mission to build a more inclusive financial ecosystem. Making this journey with Concord under our new agreement is a strategic accelerator.
Initially, the plan was to conclude the new agreement on December 8, 2022 with the potential to extend to January 31, 2023. Then, the company would be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol ‘CRCL’.
The agreement was approved by the boards of directors of Circle and Concord Acquisition Corp. The latter’s executives also expressed a positive attitude toward the deal. Concord Chairman Bob Diamond said:
We believe our new deal is attractive because it preserves the ability of Concord’s public stakeholders to participate in a transaction with this great company.
$TCOM LT opportunity (5/5)Conviction: 5/5
May have some short-term fall to retest previous resistance. Better buy after a brief pullback / pause.
Recently bounced off LT (2003) channel support at year-end 2021.
Also, at the same time seemed to be forming a bullish divergence with RSI-D and RSI-W.
Main risk: chinese company de-listing
$DOTUSD potential entry point (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
could drop further to MT support (Sep 2020)
General Thesis
two possible paths, one bouncing off ST support (Jul 2021) and the other bouncing off MT support (Sep 2020)
2nd scenario seems more likely (just a guess)
recently did a bullish divergence in December 2021, so this could be it
Potential Risks
BTC pair looks attractive, although could play out via BTCUSD weakness, rather than DOTUSD strength
$ETHBTC retesting long-term resistanceConviction: 3/5
ETH is retesting breakout line (resistance since 2017), sign of outperformance in medium/long-term.
Weekly RSI is not at any special levels.
Daily RSI approaching oversold levels, but nothing special either... could continue to languish along the trend line down.
however, does not tell us direction of ETH itself, just relative performance.
What Is the Future of Crypto and Bitcoin in Short and Long TermsBitcoin fell down fast at the first days of the New Year’s Eve, and just a few days ago, on January the 8th, it was getting sold just about 40K USD. The crypto market is highly inflated. Inflation of crypto market and Bitcoin following the New Year’s Eve, and especially after the Kazakhstan governmental shutdown of the crypto mining networks, potentially might be bearish, not only to the cryptocurrency value but also to the stock market over the early months of the year. Meanwhile, experts analysis proofs long term increments in crypto market price that would just pass 80K USD in near future this year, and then possibly it might hit 110K USD, and much more. Thereby, as the Bitcoin value badly hit 40K USD (as a short term falling minimum) last days, and on the contrary as the crypto markets just had some good trades last days, and especially while meaningful hopes are brightly observable at the sight showing that the crypto markets are getting boosted again over the next days by a higher rate of impressive traders, thereby, fortunately, the cryptocurrency market shall hit a desirable value, once again, too soon (above 45K USD). But because of vast social stress over the current pandemic that what if probably the CoVid issue affects the Digital Money, and also because, as it was discussed above, the Kazakhstan’s cryptocurrency mining complaints yet threatening the crypto market, it might be predictable that the next month would not be such a good month for the crypto and stock markets and for the investors (and the price may fall below the 40K USD broker). Below, I have just illustrated a schematic chart eliciting my self-opinions regarding the effects of the moving average bars on the Bitcoin price just during the Jan of 2022.
Look at my personal-forecast of the Bitcoin price in short term (The snapshot of the chart of current idea)
Now, after a distinguished increment in crypto price once, over the next days in late third quarter of the Jan, 2022, thereafter, it could be not an ideal market for crypto during this Feb. But following the spring we must see a huge difference in the crypto markets value hopefully.
$PINS good (not best) buy point! (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
26.8 looks like a better entry
Main thesis
So far (mid week) bounced off of dark blue channel (2020) support.
RSI-W touched historical bounce area (however, if we wait for bullish divergence there could be another leg down)
Leg down could coincide with .786 retracement (26.8)
RSI-D showing bullish divergence
Misc Info
P/S level of 9ish is high on absolute level, but on lower end of range relative to other high growth names
As a reference, S&P 500 P/S is 3 right now.
High margin and high growth
Very healthy quick ratio
Potential Risks
RSI-W is still languishing at oversold levels, better to wait for a clearer signal
Channel (2020) is super short, and does not include last major recession (2008)
General markets are very expensive, and we all know correlation goes to 1 in selloff.
High growth / expensive names seems like will sell off more than general market
$CLX long-term buy! (4/5)Conviction: 4/5
Entry is not idea, could have better entry point if price goes down to retest support.
Main thesis
Bounced off long-term (1991) channel bottom in December
Bounced off 50M-MAas well
RSI-M also bounced off historical lows, although not levels with highest certainty
Confirmed breakthrough from downward resistance line last week
Touching lower bound of channel (2016)
Misc Info
P/S level of 3ish is high relative to historical levels, however much lower than some other tech companies...
P/S level of 3 is about the same as S&P 500
Healthcare ( AMEX:XLV ) looks good compared to AMEX:SPY , could carry this up as well
Potential Risks
RSI-W is heating up, although does not preclude from uptrend in medium term (about a year)
Just broke through (with confirmed close) last week from downtrend resistance line
Quick ratio is deteriorating from mid 2021
General markets are very expensive, and we all know correlation goes to 1 in selloff.
Revenue growth is negative ... likely as people become less sensitive to COVID?
$TDOC multiple signals buy (4/5)Conviction: 4/5
Main thesis
Retrace to .786 fib level from 2016 lows. This is an unconventional level but it coincided with medium-term resistance from 2009-2020.
RSI-W touched historical bounce area (however, if we wait for bullish divergence there could be another leg down)
RSI-D showing bullish divergence
Touching lower bound of channel (2016)
Misc Info
P/S level of 7ish is high on absolute level, but on lower end of range relative to other high growth names
Healthcare ( AMEX:XLV ) looks good compared to AMEX:SPY , could carry this up as well
High margin and high growth
Very healthy quick ratio
Potential Risks
Bullish div = another leg down
Very negative FCF (not sure why?)
Channel does not include last major recession (2008)
General markets are very expensive, and we all know correlation goes to 1 in selloff.
High growth / expensive names seems like will sell off more than general market
$XLV going to outperform $SPY (5/5)Conviction: 5/5
Health Care ( AMEX:XLV ) is looking very attractive relative to S&P 500 ( AMEX:SPY ), just bounced off of long-term (2022) support on a relative basis.
RSI-M at oversold levels (obviously), while RSI-W seems to have put in a bullish divergence?
Let's see which channel wins, but I think long-term one is stronger.
$SPY showing signs of exhausgion against $ACWX (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
SPY could continue to outperform ACWX for another year as in 2015-2017 period.
Main Thesis
Weekly RSI of SPY outperformance nearing overbought area, which have historically identified about 3 months of underperformance when SPY/ACWX touches 50W or 100W MA.
Monthly RSI also approaching overbought.
Daily RSI seems to be rolling over, but not definitive yet.
Relative performance also nearing historical MT channel since 2011/2012
Potential Risks
Historically international stocks do not seem to offer much protection during downturns. In fact, they seem to underperform SPY.
SPY outperformance could continue awhile longer.
$PAYC attractive entry point (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
could drop further to match RSI hitting solid line (oversold)
General Thesis
weekly RSI almost touching oversold levels, which have been pretty good entry points
Currently hovering around support line of channel established in July 2014
Growth
Gross margins (80%) is a lot higher than past few years
Revenue growth (30%) is about historical average, bounce from lows in 2020
Value
P/S around 75th percentile, although very high compared to rest of market
P/FCF is quite high
Potential Risks
could drop to support (June 2018)
history is a little short, only goes back to 2014
Using Geometry on ETHI am extrapolating the possible percentage increase for ETH on the daily frame. I am still very curious to see what happens to the weekly chart data after this week. I am actually excited because this previous pattern occurred which made ETH super bullish, but the monthly is declining...but not significant enough to flip the money flow below zero. Happy trading. :)
Did the January Barometer just signal a crash?The January Barometer is a statistical phenomenon that looks back at the last 50+ years of the SPY's history and states that (as of last year):
A POSITIVE close in January has a 83% chance of a positive year
A NEGATIVE close in January has only a 65% chance of a positive year (we just had this happen)
A POSITIVE close in January has a 70% chance of a positive February
A NEGATIVE close in January has a 60% chance of a negative February
January 2020 had a negative close but ended the year positively which made it fall within the 65% probability expect. However, that January did correctly predict a negative February which had a 60% chance of happening.
These are only statistics... no one KNOWS the future... but understanding this concept should hopefully give traders some insight on how to position themselves going into next month, the rest of the quarter, and the rest of the year!
XAUUSD Golden MovementDear Traders,
Gold shows a clear up trend.
According to Elliott Wave, we are in wave 5. If you look at the chart, wave 1 of wave 5 is created and broke the resistance then backed below that to create wave 2.
Based on the formula 0.68% already wave 2 is created and it gets ready for wave 3 which will move to 2146.28.
Then we will have wave 4 which will pull back to 2073. The last wave will lead the market to rate 2263.61 which I will close my buy position in that rate.
I have entered to to market at rate 1839. Hope to make good money until March.
Good luck.
BTC January Selloff Effect - Historic Corrections 2016-2020January has historically been one of the worst months for Bitcoin, thus extreme caution should be taken on the long side as I have mentioned earlier.
Here we can see the early January profit taking and selloffs since 2016.
Since Bitcoin just crashed around -20% in 2 days, this year might not be any different.
The US Dollar has also been gaining upwards momentum recently. As Bitcoin is inversely correlated with the USD, Bitcoin's chances this month will be decreased further if USD continues to go up in value.
I am currently looking at 30k as a support and accumulation area, and I am still very optimistic for Bitcoin this year, but that will be for another post. For now, I would suggest to keep an eye on the DXY (US Dollar Currency Index) and plan ahead for a possible comeback for Bitcoin in late January or later.
What do you think?
BTC and the first full week in JanuarySince the new year is upon us, I thought I'd take a look at what has happened in the past during the first full trading week contained in January.
So, what this means is, the date at which a new weekly candle first starts in January, thus you see the dates marked are NOT 1st January of each year. I measure from the prior day's close, which is the same as the open price of the new week. There is an edge case where a week starts in Jan 1, but since the prior close is on Dec 31, I decided to use the week starting Jan 7. The result doesn't differ much and remains consistent with the rest of the data points.
In any case, history suggests:
The first few days of this trading week seems to always give a chance to take at least 1% profit from the open on a long position.
Rarely does the any short term downside take out the prior day's low, so it could be sensible to put a stop loss just below the wick.
Failure to secure profits may lead to losses of 13% to 18% by the close of the week in question.
So, based on the past decade of price action, as long as profits are secured at +1% from the closing price of the prior day, losses can be sidestepped and further potential gains acquired.
The sample size is quite small (10), and I haven't looked into other aspects. (i.e., this behaviour could just be the result of an asset that has been trending up exponentially for the past 10 years).
The first full trading week of 2021 starts on January 4th.