Coinbase Global, Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) and Riot Blockchain, Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) were trading down over 2% and 3%, respectively, on Monday in sympathy with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which were falling over 2% and 4%, respectively.
The apex cryptos, when their charts are compared to each other, are showing indecision on larger time frames. On the weekly chart, Bitcoin has rejected the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) over the course of the last six weeks. Ethereum, however, shot up above the 200-day SMA the week beginning July 11 and has remained trading above the level.
The 200-day SMA is an important bellwether indicator and with Bitcoin trading below the level and Ethereum above it, technical traders and investors are likely feeling wary as to which direction the crypto sector is headed in over the coming weeks and months.
Coinbase and Riot were also showing some signs of indecision on Monday, with both crypto related stocks looking to print doji candlesticks on the daily chart. The positive news is that the doji candlesticks on Coinbase and Riot may signal the next higher lows are in for the stock because Coinbase and Riot are trading in confirmed uptrends.
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The Coinbase Chart: Coinbase reversed course into an uptrend on June 30 and printed its most recent higher high on July 20 at $79 and the most recent confirmed higher low was formed at the $50.34 level on July 14. If Coinbase is printing its next higher low on Monday, traders can expect the stock to rise higher on Tuesday and print another higher high over the next few days.
Coinbase’s doji candlestick was printing on lower-than-average volume, which coincides with the theory the stock is consolidating and running out of sellers. At press time, about 5.33 million Coinbase shares had exchanged hands, compared to the 10-day average of 15.27 million.
Coinbase is trading above the eight-day and 21-day exponential moving averages (EMAs), with the eight-day EMA trending above the 21-day, both of which are bullish indicators. The stock is also trading above the 50-day SMA, which indicates longer-term sentiment is bullish.
Coinbase has resistance above at $83.82 and $112.14 and support below at $60.99 and $40.83.
The Riot Chart: Riot, like Coinbase, reversed into an uptrend on July 1 and printed its most recent higher high on July 22 at $7.87 and its most recent confirmed higher low at the $4.52 level on July 13. Also like Coinbase, Riot’s doji candlestick on Monday may indicate the next higher low has been set, and the stock will trade higher over the next few days to continue in its uptrend.
Riot was also trading on lower-than-average volume on Monday. At press time, Riot’s volume was measuring in at about 8.84 million, compared to the 10-day average of 22.49 million.
Riot has resistance above at $7.25 and $9.65 and support below at $5.54 and $4.36.
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