Get live Litecoin price LTC USD update with interactive chart to study emerging patterns and momentums.
About Litecoin (LTC):
In October 2011 Charlie Lee, then a software engineer at Google, announced the creation of Litecoin, a clone of Bitcoin with modifications like hashing algorithm, block transaction times, etc intended to help it scale more effectively.
Litecoin (LTC) miners are currently awarded 12.5 new Litecoins per block, an amount that gets halved roughly every 4 years (every 840,000 blocks). The Litecoin network is scheduled to produce 84 million LTC. Unlike Bitcoin, Litecoin uses the memory intensive Scrypt proof of work mining algorithm. Scrypt allows consumer-grade hardware such as GPU to mine those coins, meaning that you can still mine Litecoin on a Mac or on Windows either solo or via a pool, something no longer possible for Bitcoin mining.
Helpful technical indicators to study Litecoin price LTC USD movement:
Technical Analysis through the use of charts or volume helps to forecast future Litecoin (LTC) price trends, however, do remember always that analysis can’t make absolute predictions about the future. Therefore, trade with caution.
The following are some of the technical indicators which could be useful for anticipating the most likely Litecoin (LTC) USD price movement.
Moving average convergence divergence (MACD)
MACD is calculated by subtracting the 26-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA. The result of that calculation is the MACD line. A nine-day EMA of the MACD called the “signal line” is then plotted in addition to the MACD line which together functions as a trigger for Litecoin (LTC) token buy and sells.
Traders may buy the Litecoin token (LTC) when the MACD crosses above its signal line (orange line) and sell, or short, the Litecoin token when the MACD (blue line) crosses below the signal line.
Another MACD strategy is to look at which side of zero the MACD lines are. Potential buy signals occur when the MACD moves above zero, and potential sell signals when it crosses below zero – Above zero for a sustained period of time, and the trend is likely up or Below zero for a sustained period of time, and the trend is likely down.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
RSI is an indicator that evaluates overbought or oversold conditions in the price of an asset. The RSI is a line graph that moves between two extremes and has a reading from 0 to 100. Traditional usage of the RSI is that:
- Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience correction in the Litecoin (LTC) USD price.
- An RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
Moving average (MA) of Litecoin price LTC USD
MA is the average of the closing USD price of an asset – Litecoin (LTC) over a given number of periods. The 200-day simple moving average is one of the most-watched activities in the price charts by mostly all experienced traders. There are two basic signals in relation to the moving average:
- If the price is above the X day SMA, this signals a bullish movement.
- If the price is below the X day SMA, this signals a bearish movement.
MA(50,200) Crossover
Another important signal is a crossover between the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Essentially, a bullish crossover (the 50-day MA moving above the 200-day MA) is called a golden cross and it signals that a new bullish Litecoin (LTC) USD price trend is starting. A bearish crossover (where the 50-day MA crosses below the 200-day MA) is known as the death cross. This is a sign that a bear market may be starting.
On-balance volume (OBV)
OBV is another technical trading momentum indicator that uses volume flow to predict changes in the stock price. A rising price should be accompanied by a rising OBV; a falling price should be accompanied by a falling OBV.
- If OBV is rising and the price isn’t, then the price is likely to follow the OBV.
- In case the Litecoin token (LTC) price is rising and OBV is flat-lining or falling, the price may be near a top.
- If the Litecoin token (LTC) price is falling and OBV is flat-lining or rising, the price could be nearing a bottom.
Chart Patterns
- Head and Shoulders
- Cup and Handle (bullish)
- Triangles (Symmetrical, Ascending and Descending)
- Double top and bottom [M (bearish) and W (bullish)]
- Triple Tops (bearish) & Bottoms (bullish)
