Litecoin price is gaining upside momentum above $165 against the US Dollar. LTC/USD broke a major resistance and is currently eyeing further gains.
Key Talking Points
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- Litecoin price finally made an upside move and broke the $165 resistance (Data feed of Kraken) against the US Dollar.
- There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance at $159 on the hourly chart of the LTC/USD pair.
- The pair is now placed nicely above the $165 level and it looks set to gain further momentum.
Litecoin Price Forecast
In the past few analysis, we discussed above the $165 resistance in litecoin price level against the US dollar. The LTC/USD pair finally made a nice upside move and was able to break the $150 and $165 resistance levels.
During the upside move, the price was able to surpass the sell offers near the $160 level and settled above the 100 hourly simple moving average. Moreover, there was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance at $159 on the hourly chart.
The pair gained heavy upside momentum and broke the $180 resistance as well. It traded as high as $186.93 and the price is currently correcting lower. An initial support on the downside is around the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $152.89 low to $186.93 high.
However, the most important support is near $165. The mentioned $165 level was a resistance earlier, and now it could act as a support. Moreover, the 50% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $152.89 low to $186.93 high is also near $165.
On the upside, a break above the $185 level could clear the path for a test of the $200 level. A break above $200 won’t be easy since it a major resistance.
Overall, the recent upside break was positive above the $165 level. LTC/USD could correct lower in the short term, but it is likely to resume its upside above $180.
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