{"id":419583,"date":"2020-03-31T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=419583"},"modified":"2020-03-31T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:40:03","slug":"head-and-shoulders-on-cryptocurrency-market-cap-foretells-retest-of-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/head-and-shoulders-on-cryptocurrency-market-cap-foretells-retest-of-lows\/","title":{"rendered":"Head and Shoulders On Cryptocurrency Market Cap Foretells Retest of Lows"},"content":{"rendered":"
The total cryptocurrency market cap can oftentimes provide clues as to where Bitcoin<\/a> and altcoins could be headed in the short-term.<\/span><\/p>\n The latest price action is exhibiting a pattern that looks structurally similar to a head and shoulders, which if valid and confirmed would suggest Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market will make another retest of lows.<\/span><\/p>\n The coronavirus hasn\u2019t just killed thousands, frozen humanity, and devastated the economy, it\u2019s also sent financial markets into a tailspin, including the world of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin<\/a>, Ethereum<\/a>, and the hundreds upon hundreds of altcoins that make up the market.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Fool Me Twice: Will Bitcoin Rally on April Fools\u2019 Day Once Again?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n As fears over the rapidly spreading pandemic peaked, markets suffered a catastrophic collapse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a> saw the worst losses since 1987, and the total cryptocurrency market cap was set back by over $150 billion during the last month alone.<\/span><\/p>\n The fall in cryptocurrencies wiped out more than half of the total market\u2019s overall value and market capitalization, but the asset class has since recovered over 50 billion in losses and is ranging above the recent lows.<\/span><\/p>\n However, if an ominous pattern on the total cryptocurrency market cap chart plays out, a retest of the lows is likely in the cards.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the total crypto market cap, a potential head and shoulders pattern can be seen forming on 4H timeframes.<\/span><\/p>\n Head and shoulders are typically reversal patterns found at the top of a trend. This suggests that the recent recovery is over, and the target of the pattern would take the total cryptocurrency market cap back to retest lows around $130 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n The target of the structure would stop short of setting a new, lower low below $109 billion where the market fell to just weeks prior.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Crypto Market Reaches Longest Stretch of Extreme Fear In Over A Year<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Chart patterns aren\u2019t valid until confirmed in hindsight. However, declining volume as the pattern continues to form are signs that confirmation is probable.<\/span><\/p>\nCryptocurrency Market Chart Forms Head and Shoulders Reversal<\/h2>\n
Chart Pattern Target Would Signal Retest of Lows Near $130 Billion<\/h2>\n