This market reminds me of a long drive as a child where it seemed like forever until we got where we were going and all we said to Pops is "Are we there yet?". Well the Crypto Market is no different right now, However, we must keep in mind we are still up overall 60% since August which is a great return by any metrics, and this is using only a simple buy and hold strategy.
This is not a time to panic or sell out if you believe in the technology. Do you think COMEX and the CBOE listed these equities if they thought they would go to zero in 4 months? NO and though it can, it is a risk I am willing to take. This is simply a short to mid term bear market. What I mean by short to mid term is less than 6 months "Alledgedly".
Technically we broke through the 7666 area and the selloff was swift. The next resistance level is at the 7246 level which we will once again look for a reversal signal. A breach of this level and we are likely to test the extreme low of 5865-6615. One note there is an interesting level that comes up on my chart around 6079. This is a unique level and one where we likely get a reversal if we do continue to pullback. It is also the recent previous low so there is likely to be major support here. I also want to mention a couple side items.
1) I added the moving averages because many are asking. I do not use them for longer term positioning though if I am day trading I do use the HMA's. But I am not daytrading so these are nothing more than "good news feeds" in my opinion. Most of the time selling at the "Death Cross" is selling at the bottom. We already broke the 200D SMA so it is already priced in in my opinion. However what I do use moving averages for is to look at the slope of the prevailing trend. As you can see the 50 day is slowly flattening out not increasing to the downside though a close this low will not help the bull thesis. The 200 is still slightly positive to flat. In my opinion the slope of the MA's is more important than a crossover etc. Looking at the slope of the moving averages provides insight to the slope of the trend. They are flat or neutral.
2) If you look at the failed double top it is setting up similarly here as a failed double bottom. Actually there are more and more Fibonacci levels that are around the 7250 level then I could possibly post and we just added another. The 0.618 extension of the previous bearish wave.
3) Why not sell and buy cheaper is a common question. Well regardless of the Oracles of TV' you never know when the reverse is coming. I again am not buying here but I definitely am not selling either. Years ago I was the perfect bottom finder when I did sell in times like these. I have learned its just better to hold and look for a reversal.
4) The levels we put on charts are there to provide us direction and areas to look for reversals either bull or bear. These are not crystal balls. But they provide a gauge as to the market conditions and give us some direction. Like driving the car you get here, you pull the map out and go OK I have to go this way.
Summary: Whether we go lower from here I am un-moved. I am in this for the long term and am looking for a level to add not sell. I remember only 2 months ago when I posted I was shaving some ETH at 1225 I received a ton of flak that we would never see 1000 again. Well just like that post I am not a seller here if anything I would be a buyer. Now I am not buying either until we get a signal. I know I am saying the same old same old but we are simply in wait mode and not being impulsive.