The cryptocurrency markets appear to be consolidating following the significant sell-off that transpired on Thursday. The event saw BTC produce the largest percentage red daily candle posted since Sep. 5, driving losses across most major markets. ZRX was the most notable exception to the bearish price action that erupted through most cryptocurrencies, rallying significantly following the announcement that Coinbase Pro would be launching three ZRX pairings.
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BTC Consolidates Within Triangle as Inter-Exchange Spreads Extend
BTC experienced a sharp sell-off yesterday, shedding nearly 6% against the dollar in little over an hour as it fell from roughly $6,630 to $6,250 on Bitfinex, and 7.35% as the market fell from $6,530 to a low of $6,030 on Bitstamp.
Despite the bearish move, the range of price action for BTC continues to consolidate and tighten within a long-term triangle formation, with many traders anxiously awaiting a significant move to break the triangle and establish a short-term direction for price action.
As of this writing, there is a significant spread in the price of BTC across various exchanges, with BTC trading for $6,330 on Bitfinex, $6,223 on Bitstamp, and $6,278 on Binance.
BCH Drops by 16%
BCH lost approximately 16% of its value when measured against the dollar yesterday, falling from $516 to $434 on Bitfinex, and from $510 to $428 on Bitstamp.
As with BTC, BCH is trading for a roughly 1% premium on Bitfinex. However, the majority of leading BCH markets by volume appear to be in unison, with BCH for approximately $451 on Bitfinex, and $446 to $447 across most leading exchanges as of this writing.
When measuring against BTC, BCH fell by 11% yesterday, dropping from 0.08 BTC to 0.0692 on Bitfinex. As of this writing, BCH is trading for 0.07115 BTC.
ETH Slips Below $200, XRP Bounces Strongly
ETH lost more than 15% against the dollar yesterday, slipping from $226 to approximately $190 on Bitfinex, and is now trading for around $195.
When measuring against BTC, ETH lost approximately 10% as it fell from 0.034 BTC to 0.03. As of this writing, ETH is trading for approximately 0.0315 BTC.
XRP suffered a loss of roughly 18% as it fell from $0.466 to $0.0383 on Bitfinex yesterday, before posting one of the stronger bounces of the major crypto markets today. XRP is currently trading at roughly 0.435% – approximately 12% higher than yesterday’s closing price, after retracing from its intraday high of almost $0.45.
XRP/BTC fell by roughly 12% yesterday, slipping from 0.00007 BTC to 0.000061 BTC. Despite the significant drop, XRP/BTC produced a significant recovery today as it rallied back to 0.00007 BTC, before retracing to its current price of roughly 0.000068 BTC.
ZRX Rallies On Coinbase Pro Listing
Whilst most market suffered heavy losses yesterday, ZRX closed 2.7% above yesterday’s opening price of $0.76 after rallying on the news of Coinbase Pro listing USD, EUR, and BTC pairings.
Initially, ZRX fell by 15% from $0.765 to $0.646 in two hours yesterday, before news of the Coinbase Pro listing broke. The markets quickly recovered to the day’s opening price, before rallying as high as $0.9 on Bitfinex – roughly 17.5% higher than yesterday’s opening price. As of this writing, ZRX is trading for $0.79.
When measuring against BTC, ZRX opened yesterday’s trading at 0.000114 BTC, before falling 8.5% to set an intraday low of 0.000104. ZRX then rallied to post an intraday high of 0.000144 BTC 26% higher than the day’s opening price, before closing the day up 8% at 0.000123 BTC. As of this writing, ZRX is trading for 0.0001255 BTC.
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