Litecoin surges again after a brief consolidation Litecoin (LTC) technical analysis for 8th January 2019. Litecoin surges again after a brief consolidation. We analyze whether it is leading the market once again.







Litecoin led the market on Sunday when it increased over 10% against the USD with other major cryptocurrencies the following suit later that day."Litecoin surges again after a brief consolidation"

The same may be taking place today as Litecoin LTC continues its surge despite other major cryptocurrencies not following.

The initial upwards surge took place after an inverse head and shoulders formed on the daily chart.





Litecoin LTC broke through resistance at the neckline of the inverse head and shoulders and also managed to overcome the 50 EMA which had long acted as a resistance point.





Yesterday’s Litcoin price action showed some consolidation before the surge continued today.





LTC Price action is now approaching $41.50 where resistance is expected to come into play.





Between $41.50 and $44 was an area of liquidity during miFFd-November’s bearish drop where price consolidated before continuing to drop to the downside.











The 4-hour shows LTC price action starting to reverse after approaching the $41.50 level.





There is still a strong possibility that price will continue to increase and enter the $41.50 to $44 territory.





Even if the price does not continue to increase, it is already after appreciating around 7% over the past 24 hours and may catalyze other major cryptocurrencies to rise later today.





Key Takeaways:

Litecoin LTC continues to surge after a brief consolidation yesterday.

The surge from Litecoin LTC on Sunday resulted in a surge in other major cryptocurrencies. Litecoin LTC could be leading the market once again today.