Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Bulls Could Gain Strength Above This Hurdle

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  • Litecoin is gaining pace above the $73.50 resistance against the US Dollar.
  • LTC price is now trading above $74.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours).
  • There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $72.50 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).
  • The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $76.80 and $78.00 resistance levels.

Litecoin price is recovering from the $72.00 zone against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. LTC price could climb again if there is a clear move above $78.00.

Litecoin Price Analysis

In the past few days, there was a decent increase in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin against the US Dollar. However, LTC struggled to clear the $80.00 resistance zone and started a fresh decline.

There was a move below the $78.00 and $75.00 support levels. Finally, the bulls protected the key support at $68.00. A low is formed near $67.99, and the price is now attempting a fresh increase. The price started a recovery wave above the $72.50 level.

It broke the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $79.55 swing high to the 67.99 low. There was also a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $72.50 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair.

Litecoin is now trading above $75.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $76.80 level. It is close to the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $79.55 swing high to the 67.99 low.

The next major resistance is near the $78.00 level. A clear move above the $78.00 level could push the price toward the $80.00 zone. The next major resistance sits near the $85.00 level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $88.00 level.

On the downside, initial support is near the $73.80 level. The next major support is near the $72.00 level. If there is a downside break below the $72.00 support, the price could accelerate lower toward the $68.00 level in the near term.

Litecoin (LTC) Price

Looking at the chart, Litecoin’s price is trading above $75.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). Overall, the price could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $76.80 and $78.00 resistance levels.

Technical indicators

4 hours MACD – The MACD for LTC/USD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone.

4 hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for LTC/USD is now above the 50 level.

Key Support Levels – $73.80 and $72.50.

Key Resistance Levels – $76.80 and $78.00.

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