{"id":5461,"date":"2020-11-16T23:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/?p=449930"},"modified":"2020-11-16T23:00:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T23:00:59","slug":"bears-control-chainlink-as-long-as-it-holds-below-one-crucial-level-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/bears-control-chainlink-as-long-as-it-holds-below-one-crucial-level-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Control Chainlink as Long as It Holds Below One Crucial Level: Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink has been holding strong throughout the past few days and weeks around $13.00, with the selling pressure here stopping the cryptocurrency from seeing any intense momentum throughout the past few days and weeks.<\/p>\n<p>LINK has been closely tracking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/eth\/ethereum-approaches-crucial-breakout-382\/\">Ethereum&rsquo;s price<\/a> action as of late, which caused it to see a sharp selloff yesterday that has since been erased by bulls.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto is still stuck below its near-term resistance at $13.00, and until it can break above this level it may continue facing some consolidation in the days and weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>A break above this level would be significant and help spur further upside, but it may not be enough to shift its trend back into bulls&rsquo; favor.<\/p>\n<p>One trader is now noting that $13.75 is the crucial level he is watching. Until it can break above this level, the cryptocurrency could see significantly further sideways trading in the days and weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not it can break above this level will likely depend largely on Ethereum and the aggregated <a class=\"wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Altcoin&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;Altcoin is defined as any cryptocurrency except for Bitcoin. &ldquo;Altcoin&rdquo; is a combination of two words: &ldquo;alternative Bitcoin&rdquo; or &ldquo;alternative coin&rdquo;. There are over 1,500 altcoins with many more planned for release.&lt;p class=&quot;wpg-read-more&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/dictionary\/altcoin\/&quot;&gt;&raquo; Read more&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/dictionary\/altcoin\/\" >altcoin<\/a> market.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chainlink Remains Stuck Below Key Level as Sellers Stay in Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, Chainlink is trading up 5% at its current price of $12.75. This marks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/bitcoin-topside-bias-vulnerable-4\/\">a notable surge<\/a> from daily lows of $11.80 set in tandem with Ethereum&rsquo;s decline to $440.<\/p>\n<p>These lows were short-lived, and buyers aggressively reversed this downtrend and sent its price back up to where it has been trading throughout the past few days and weeks.<\/p>\n<p>$13.00 remains a strong resistance level for LINK, as every break above this level in recent times has been met with inflows of selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>If this level is flipped into support, it could help catapult the crypto significantly higher.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Analyst: LINK Not Bullish Until It Breaks $13.75<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While sharing his thoughts on where Chainlink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/ethereum-remains-in-bears-control-until-it-powers-above-key-level\/\">might trend<\/a> in the near-term, one analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/1328083516404457474\">explained<\/a> that he is closely watching $13.75.<\/p>\n<p>A break above this level could put LINK into bull territory, with bears having the edge so long as it trades below here.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Still acting inside resistance here. Flipping $13.75 and I&rsquo;ll turn bullish. Until then, I&rsquo;m not,&rdquo; he said while pointing to the below chart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"860\" height=\"386\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-449931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--860x386.png\" alt=\"Chainlink\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--860x386.png 860w, https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--460x207.png 460w, https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--750x337.png 750w, https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl--1140x512.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Em5M6ohW4AIdbl-.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"\/><\/p>\n<pre>Image Courtesy of Crypto Micha&euml;l. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/LINKUSD\/\">LINKUSD on TradingView<\/a>.<\/pre>\n<p>The coming few days should provide some insight into where altcoins like Chainlink will trend in the days and weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum must show continued strength for LINK to break its crucial near-term resistance levels.<\/p>\n<pre>Featured image from Unsplash.\nCharts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/LINKUSD\/\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink has been holding strong throughout the past few days and weeks around $13.00, with the selling pressure here stopping the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[317,210,211,212],"class_list":["post-5461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-crypto-news","tag-link","tag-linkbtc","tag-linkusd","tag-linkusdt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}