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Bitcoin's next rally may be imminent, on-chain analyst points out

On-chain data shows that an imminent Bitcoin rally could drive its price up to $32,000, says Glassnode lead-analyst James Check. After a long period of unusually low volatility, Bitcoin's next major price move is likely imminent and could drive BTC to $32,000, according to James Check, the lead on -chain analyst at Glassnode. That price level is where Bitcoin’s “true cost basis is sitting,” Check explained in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.  To calculate Bitcoin's average cost basis – the average price at which BTC was bought – Check and his team removed the coins that are lost forever from the calculation and focused on active Bitcoin investors.  “It's where the mean reversion level would be, so a rally to that level, to be honest, wouldn't surprise me,” he said. Despite this bullish scenario, Check also points out there is likely a large number of investors who are tired of the bear market and are waiting for Bitcoin to reach that level before sellin...

Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: ETH price risks 20% drop if key support level breaks

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ETH price has repeatedly failed to break above a key trendline resistance and now Ethereum risks losing a strong technical support as well. Ether's (ETH) rally versus Bitcoin (BTC) is not only showing signs of exhaustion, but is also in danger of breaking below a key technical support level.  ETH slides vs. BTC in second half of January The ETH/BTC pair declined nearly 9.25% on Jan. 24 from its local top of 0.0779 BTC established on Jan. 11. Since the start of the year, Bitcoin is slightly outpacing Ether in USD terms, rising 38% versus 35%, respectively. ETH/BTC daily candle price chart. Source: TradingView Interestingly, Ether's pullback versus Bitcoin has landed its price at the bottom of its EMA ribbon range, as shown below. ETH/BTC weekly candle price chart. Source: TradingView The EMA ribbon indicator shows numerous exponential moving averages of increasing timeframe on the same price chart. Dropping below the ribbon range increases an asset's likelihood of seeing a...