Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice
Bitcoin Cash has held up better than most altcoins in the market, with BCH still in the top-10 on CoinMarketCap’s charts. While in 2020 it yielded slow returns of just 42%, BCH didn’t see any wild price drops, except in March.
With most of the ecosystem bullish, we can expect Bitcoin Cash to continue its slow, yet steady rise in the future.
Bitcoin Cash 1-week chart
Source: BCHUSD on TradingView
The 1-week chart for BCH showed Bitcoin Cash still in the rounded-bottom pattern, one extending all the way from June 2019 to press time. However, like most markets, be it Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any other crypto, Bitcoin Cash also seemed overbought. This seemed to entail that a retracement was well overdue on BCH’s price charts.
The said short-term retracement was the only factor holding back Bitcoin Cash from surging higher. In this short-term retracement, we can expect Bitcoin Cash to head to its intermediate support at $309 or retrace fully towards the rounded bottom pattern. Either way, we can expect a drop ranging between 10-20%.
Apart from this retracement, Bitcoin Cash still looked good enough to long. The RSI indicator on the weekly chart was near the overbought zone, but it hadn’t tapped or breached it.
The OBV indicator highlighted indecisiveness, indicating the short-term retracement to come. Perhaps, sooner than anticipated.
The Stochastic RSI [adjusted] showed that there was a chance for BCH to surge, however, the Stochastic RSI signaled overbought and multiple attempts at bearish crossovers.
Conclusion
If one does decide to long BCH, the entry/exit positions will be as shown in the chart above. However, waiting here would be the best thing to do as we can expect BCH to drop, a development that might coincide with an overall drop in the market, including Bitcoin’s. Longing after the retracement would yield better returns and will be much safer than doing it now.
