Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Consolidating Above $680

Key PointsBitcoin cash price remained in a range and consolidated above the $680 support against the US Dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted key bearish trend line is intact with current resistance near $720 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair remains at a risk of more losses as long as it is below the $710 and $720 resistance levels. Bitcoin cash price is struggling to move above $710 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD is currently consolidating and it remains at a risk of further declines. Bitcoin Cash Price TrendAfter a major decline below the $700 level, bitcoin cash price found support near $680 against the US Dollar. The BCH/USD pair formed a low near $683 and later it started a minor upside correction. It moved above the $690 level, but it failed to move past the $700-710 resistance. Moreover, the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $780 high to $683 low also acted as a resistance. It seems like the $700-710 zone is a major resistance and a pivot area. A break above the same is needed for a push towards the next resistance at $720-725. More importantly, yesterday’s highlighted key bearish trend line is intact with current resistance near $720 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair. The trend line now coincides with the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $780 high to $683 low. The next hurdle for buyers is near the $730 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Looking at the chart, there are clearly many hurdles for buyers above $710. Therefore, a major upside recovery towards $750 won’t be easy. On the downside, a break below the $680 support could push the price towards $650. Looking at the technical indicators:Hourly MACD – The MACD for BCH/USD is mostly flat in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BCH/USD is now back below the 50 level. Major Support Level – $680Major Resistance Level – $720 Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Consolidating Above $680 was last modified: July 12th, 2018 by Aayush Jindal