TCV Crypto Alert – Bitcoin (BTC) bearish price drop (August 16, 2019)

Market Commentary We’ve seen some frustrating conditions for Bitcoin (BTC) bulls over the past week as prices dropped from the recent high of $12,320 down to current levels near $9,850.  As seen in the 12-hour linear chart below, prices are still caught in the descending channel and price action appears to be increasingly bearish in…

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TCV Crypto Market Update (August 8, 2019)

Crypto Market Commentary    Venezuela used a crypto wallet app to convert airport tax funds into Bitcoin and avoid economic sanctions  It was recently reported that Venezuela used a crypto wallet app to bypass economic sanctions by converting funds received via taxes from its airports into cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin.  The cryptocurrency was then reportedly deposited…

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TCV Crypto Trade Alert – Grin (GRIN) (August 2, 2019)

Market Commentary I am noticing a bullish setup for Grin (GRIN).  My trading idea is to buy around current levels with a stop loss order around 0.00031, an initial target around 0.00039, and a secondary target of 0.00045, but if bullish volumes come in, it could go higher.  As seen in the chart below, GRIN/BTC…

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TCV Crypto Alert – Monero (XMR) possible fakeout (July 29, 2019)

Market Commentary Unfortunately for the bulls, it appears that the breakout attempt on XMR/BTC has failed, and price has since fallen back down to the 88.6% Fibonacci retracement level, as seen in the hourly chart below.     Poloniex XMR/BTC hourly chart with upside breakout rejected to the downside, and price nearing 88.6% retracement level…

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TCV Weekly Crypto Market Update (July 26, 2019)

Crypto Market Commentary     Fundstrat attends Bakkt Institutional Digital Asset Summit at NYSE, shares update Fundstrat Global Advisors recently attended Bakkt’s Institutional Digital Asset Summit at the New York Stock Exchange, and tweeted a report of some positive news from this meeting with prominent institutional fund managers and analysts. The overall takeaway is that Bakkt’s…

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TCV Weekly Crypto Market Update (July 16, 2019)

Crypto Market Commentary    Cuba considering cryptocurrency to avoid US sanctions Cuba is reportedly studying the use of cryptocurrency to avoid US sanctions.   Poloniex adds credit card & bank account connectivity, beneficial for Monero liquidity Crypto exchange Poloniex recently announced they have added credit cards and bank accounts for crypto traders.  This is particularly…

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TCV Crypto Alert – BTC Charging At New Local High (July 9, 2019)

BTC/USD has recently broken the local high of $12,064 after completing an apparent bullish inverse head & shoulders (IH&S) pattern as seen below.  It is currently approaching the $13k level on bullish trading volumes, and if it breaks, it will need to need to conquer the next level of resistance at the recent local high…

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TCV Weekly Crypto Market Update (July 5, 2019)

Crypto Market Commentary & Fundamental Analysis   Note: Our Director of Research, Ed Bugos, has a special message regarding the altcoin market which I have included at the conclusion of this update.   FATF will officially require all global crypto exchanges to share customer data, bullish for Monero In a recent update regarding the impending…

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TCV Weekly Crypto Market Update (June 16, 2019)

Crypto Market Commentary & Fundamental Analysis   Please note that the next weekly crypto market update or two will likely be later than usual due to traveling circumstances and scheduling conflicts.  Because of this, and the lateness of this update, this week’s update will once again be a bit lengthier than usual.  We apologize for…

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