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Cardano (ADA/Tether) Technical Analysis: Ride The Bull
Cardano, along with most of the popular cryptocurrencies, hit its most recent low of the crypto bear market on or about the last week of March 2018. Since then the cryptocurrencies have been on a rebound that marks the first indication that the cryptocurrency market may be stabilizing, and once again turning bullish. However, one bounce off the bottom does not mark a reversal. Cardano bounced off its local lowest close of $.14266605 on March 29, 2018. Over the entire month of April, it has traded in a steady upward trajectory with very light dips to a high of $.38845159 on April 29, 2017, as displayed in Chart #1 below.
CHART #1: ADA/Tether Daily
Another notable attribute of the daily chart is the diminishing volume as price increases from the bounce off the low to the current price. An upward price movement of this type accompanied with increasing volume would be a strong long entry setup. This situation, as tempting as it may seem to enter long on the next dip, may be setting up for a short position. Chart #2 below displays a 60-minute price chart and delves into a more in-depth analysis that serves to confirm the upcoming retracement.
CHART #2: ADA/Tether 60-minute
Chart #2 included a moving-average convergence-divergence indicator (MACD). On the last two price swings for Cardano, the MACD indicator has accurately picked up convergence for the downward price swing and is currently displaying the price/MACD divergence pattern that the price action for Cardano is in the midst of completing. This price pattern, along with the diminishing volume is a very strong indication that the current upward price movement is about to “run out of steam.” This is a good short signal with a profit target of about a 50% retracement, from the low where the upward price move commenced, and a stop-loss of a 1-to-1 ratio or tighter.
Once the retracement begins, careful ongoing inspections of the volume patterns should be conducted. If the retracement stays at least 25% above the last local low of $.14266605, then the possibility that a genuine reversal is taking place becomes more realistic. As the volume patterns begin to favor upside movements, and indicators begin triggering long entry setups, taking a long position will be a prudent move. Cardano is still priced very low at $.373398 in spite of the fact that it’s currently ranked #6 on the list of cryptocurrencies in terms of Market Capitalization with a market cap of $9.681Bil. It is also ranked 9th in terms of trade volume as of May 2, 2018. When the Crypto Bull Market returns, Cardano is well positioned to “Ride the Bull.”
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