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 | 56% | 93 | $19 236.88 | -5.33% | -9.25% | $367 090 492 088 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 54.4% | 92 | $1 059.24 | -3.42% | -13.06% | $128 563 665 077 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 94.4% | 1 | $0.998865 | 0% | -0.05% | $66 157 064 752 |  |
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| 4 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 94.4% | 1 | $1.000234 | 0.01% | 0.03% | $55 815 657 567 |  |
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| 5 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 58% | 83 | $216.73 | -2.86% | -9.97% | $35 387 165 689 |  |
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| 6 |  BUSD |
Binance USD predictions | 95.6% | 1 | $1.000172 | 0.02% | -0.17% | $17 550 239 765 |  |
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| 7 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 64.4% | 77 | $0.449900 | -3.96% | -9.87% | $15 185 277 669 |  |
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| 8 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 65.6% | 69 | $0.312767 | -5.50% | -14.94% | $15 120 122 249 |  |
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| 9 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 63.2% | 76 | $33.02 | -4.65% | -21.18% | $11 334 306 442 |  |
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| 10 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 66.8% | 71 | $0.066321 | -1.46% | -0.89% | $8 798 825 338 |  |
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| 11 |  DAI |
Dai predictions | 96% | 1 | $1.000044 | -0.04% | -0.01% | $6 861 151 864 |  |
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| 12 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 67.6% | 67 | $6.73 | -5.75% | -17.74% | $6 645 769 652 |  |
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| 13 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 56.8% | 88 | $0.064983 | -1.34% | -1.30% | $6 010 279 687 |  |
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| 14 |  SHIB |
SHIBA INU predictions | 66.4% | 66 | $0.000010 | -4.45% | -8.36% | $5 490 728 757 |  |
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| 15 |  LEO |
UNUS SED LEO predictions | 67.6% | 60 | $5.75 | -0.48% | -1.42% | $5 488 104 289 |  |
