LTC, the ticker for Litecoin, the cryptocurrency that powers the crypto-payments-focused Litecoin blockchain, was last trading around 3.5% lower on Thursday in the $94 area, having pulled back to the south of its 21-Day Moving Average at $95.50 and from earlier weekly highs in the $98.50 area.
The cryptocurrency’s latest pullback comes in tandem with a broader easing of crypto prices after fresh US data (weekly jobless claims) pointed at a still-hot labor market and economy, pressuring risk assets and supporting Fed tightening bets.Technical selling is likely also playing a role.
Since falling below an uptrend that had been in play since last November at the end of last week, Litecoin has been grinding higher, but has consistently been unable to break to the north of the uptrend that had previously been offering support.
Litecoin failed to break back above it again on Wednesday, contributing to Thursday’s reversal, though the 50DMA at $93 may offer support.Litecoin’s latest reversal comes despite fresh evidence of the cryptocurrency’s adoption as a mainstream means of payment.
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