Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, March 8

News continues to pound the cryptocurrency markets stifling attempts to a recovery. The news of the Binance exchange being hacked and the SEC has requested trading platforms dealing with digital assets to register as exchanges.

Later, Binance reported that the irregular trades were reversed. They also had an interesting observation stating that the hackers had lost a few coins during their attempted hack.

The possible SEC’s regulation is a much-debated issue with both sides having their own opinion about its pros and cons. But regulations have also proven positive for cryptocurrencies, attracting institutional money, which has stayed away from the markets until now.

In another news, the Japanese regulators have come down heavily on Coincheck and six other exchanges. Bogged down by these news, most cryptocurrencies are struggling to hold on to their support levels.

Let’s see if the downside is likely to extend or is a bottom around the corner.

BTC/USD
Bitcoin has failed to cross above the $12,200 on three occasions in the past month and a half. Therefore, this level assumes significance. The cryptocurrency will gain momentum only after it breaks out and sustains above $12,200.

In the last two days, the BTC/USD pair has broken down of the ascending channel and the two moving averages. Its next major support lies at $9,500. If this level breaks, a fall towards the $8,404 levels is possible, which is the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement levels of the pullback from $6,075.04 to $12,172.43 levels.

Both the moving averages have flattened out, therefore, if the $9,500 levels hold, a range bound trading can be expected.

Intraday traders are likely to get an opportunity to play the small bounce at the $9,500 levels, but the swing traders should wait until the cryptocurrency shows sustained buying interest.

ETH/USD
Ethereum has corrected according to our expectation. The $723.48 level is the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement level of the recent pullback. Yesterday, March 7, the cryptocurrency fell to a low of $725 from where it bounced.

However, the bounce hasn’t been impressive. If the bulls don’t break out of the 20-day EMA and the resistance line of the descending channel within the next few days, the ETH/USD pair is likely to fall to $654 and after that to $565 levels.

The cryptocurrency will become positive when it breaks out of $980 levels.

BCH/USD
Though the bears broke below the support levels of $1,150, they have not been able to sink Bitcoin Cash to $950 levels, as we anticipated.

If the bulls are unable to push the BCH/USD pair back above $1,150, within the next couple of days, we might see a fall to $950.

The cryptocurrency remains bearish as long as it trades below the moving averages.

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