Bitcoin and Ethereum hit resistance with $42.5K flip needed for BTC longs
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are due for a “huge” move, but short-term signals suggest a correction, an analyst warned on Friday. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed both BTC/USD and ETH/USD acting near critical range resistance as the week drew to a close. A late surge the day before punctuated an overall downtrend after swift upside throughout the previous week, but Friday reinforced the idea that longer-term resistance would remain in place. In his latest video update, Cointelegraph contributor Michaël van de Poppe highlighted an area above $42,500 as necessary to reclaim in order to seek long BTC positions.
“I refuse to become bullish on Bitcoin at this stage unless we are able to flip this level for support,” he said. “If we have a breakout like this in which we rally towards $45,000 and flip this zone, then, of course, I’m going to look for longs, but right now, in this structure, I’m not interested at all.” A similar story held true for ETH/USD, also at resistance, with little evidence that the buzz around the London hard fork would spark a definitive change in the longer-term paradigm. Others were slightly more optimistic, with fellow trader and analyst Rekt Capital arguing that Bitcoin was doing “everything right” in order to ditch its previous price range in place since May.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 94.4% | 4 | $26 275.38 | 0.21% | -1.57% | $512 264 229 303 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 93.6% | 6 | $1 587.57 | 0.57% | -2.66% | $190 876 036 699 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 93.6% | 1 | $0.999885 | -0.02% | -0.07% | $83 198 315 990 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 93.6% | 4 | $210.08 | 0.83% | -2.71% | $32 320 352 678 |  |
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| 5 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 89.2% | 8 | $0.502599 | 0.41% | -0.08% | $26 761 004 233 |  |
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| 6 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 91.6% | 1 | $1.000132 | 0% | -0.03% | $25 663 543 950 |  |
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| 7 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 95.2% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 8 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 90.4% | 7 | $0.246432 | 1.19% | -2.10% | $8 655 293 025 |  |
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| 9 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 89.6% | 6 | $0.060907 | 0.18% | -1.83% | $8 597 490 194 |  |
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| 10 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 86.4% | 17 | $0.083230 | -0.20% | 0.26% | $8 462 475 836 |  |
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| 11 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 85.2% | 23 | $19.34 | -0.10% | -1.80% | $7 981 923 575 |  |
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| 12 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 88% | 20 | $0.084366 | 0.89% | 0.58% | $7 518 294 306 |  |
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| 13 |  TON |
Toncoin predictions | 60% | 80 | $2.15 | -1.96% | -10.71% | $7 370 150 744 |  |
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| 14 |  DAI |
Dai predictions | 93.2% | 1 | $0.999781 | -0.07% | 0.01% | $5 346 718 270 |  |
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| 15 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 82.4% | 23 | $4.07 | 1.80% | -0.55% | $5 255 365 325 |  |
