Cryptocurrency Price Analysis – week 25 and YTD (2021)

2 min read June 25, 2021
Richard Fetyko

Cryptocurrency Price Analysis - week 25 and YTD (2021)

Cryptocurrency Analysis – week 25 and YTD, 2021

NO PLACE TO HIDE FROM DOWNTREND  

Bitcoin and altcoins remained under pressure last week.  BTC ended the week down -3.7% and Ethereum (ETH) was down -9.8%, versus prior week’s -16.7% and -21.6%, respectively.

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Bitcoin (BTC) remains stuck in a sideways channel ($30K-$40K), although gravitating towards the lower half of that range:

Bitcoin BTC analysis 27.6.2021

 

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Our Signals Summary page indicates that very few coins remain in an Uptrend on Short- or Medium-Term basis. Far more are in a Downtrend now (see table below) across all time intervals (1h, 4h, 12h, 1d):

Crypto Signals Summary - trends - 28.6.2021

And the situation has deteriorated from last week:

 

Signals Summary - trends - 206.2021

 

China’s clampdown remains in focus as the authorities have decided to shut down mining operations that were using excess hydroelectric power. National newspapers reported that the government will continue to prioritize strong enforcement over local economic benefits. The central bank also summoned the country’s major financial institutions and reminded them of the crypto ban. Anecdotal reports continue to surface that miners are having to liquidate positions as credit lines are being pulled.

See top 50 coins by market cap “Performance” tab on our platform (see charts below). Check our curated charts for technical analysis of top 30 altcoins.

 

Cryptocurrency Weekly performance top 50 market capCryptocurrency YTD performance top 50 market cap

 

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) – Total Value Locked (TVL) declined last week to $47B, -11% w/w, though is still up +179% YTD.

DeFi cryptocurrency prices declined along with other altcoins (see below). Total DeFi category market cap decreased last week by -2% and is still up +205% YTD (i.e. ~ 3.0x)​.

Crypto DeFi - Total Value Locked (TVL)

 

DeFi cryptocurrency weekly performance

DeFi cryptocurrency YTD performanceSource: altFINS.com

 

Check our unique automated chart pattern recognition for fresh trading ideas. Also, during market corrections, it’s always good to revisit coins in an Uptrend but with a pullback. Our Signals Summary has this and other pre-defined filters ready for action.

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