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profghibli
Oct 9, 2018 11:57 AM

LTCUSD potential leading diagonal wave 1 setup Long

Litecoin / DollarBitfinex

Description

LONG setup for LTCUSD:

Entry at $54.5, (confluence of 0.618*A = C as well as 0.618 retracement of the whole leading diagonal)
Stop at $47.1 (under last low, would deny the diagonal being wave 1)
Targets = $73 (wave1 = wave3) and $84 (1.618*wave1 = wave3)

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Comment

Likely there is still 1 more small wave (5th of C) down ahead, so if you want to enter this trade but haven't yet, a buy limit at $51 (with stop at $47.1 and T1 = $68 and T2 = $80) would be perfect entry.

Comment

As predicted, today was another opportunity to get in at $51 (lowest point was around $50.4 or so), thought it is still possible there will be another small wave down while still keeping the main count intact, it is not likely anymore.

Comment

Insane pump on USDT exchanges. Is this a little spook or Tether really going to 0? Either way, I don't have any plans to change anything as my collateral is all in crypto anyway and I have a long vs USDT (this LTCUSDT long).

A bit of insight: twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/1051718693833437184

Comment

Ouch, got hit really close to the stop. But no fretting, letting it play out.

Trade closed: stop reached

TAKE DOWN
Comments
Teklologist
I managed to buy plenty more at ~$50.9. Though, I re-assessed BTCUSD and find it likely to drop. Applying the same analysis to LTC puts the bottom ~$50, which we reached.
profghibli
@Teklologist, I also added at $51, on another account. Yeah, as I said I am not sure what BTC will do, I won't try making predictions. At least LTC is looking pretty good compared to ETH, so there is a possibility that LTC has reached it's bottom. Or at least will have a stronger bounce up out of other coins (if this is just a leading A wave of 4 of C).

I also disagree with your wave 5 there( though it is arguable). I think wave 5 was the strongest and finished where you placed wave 3 top. Also, what happened before 1? Why did you choose that specific place to start the wave 1 count on BTCUSD?
Teklologist
@profghibli, displayed as such for aesthetics, but cropped to where a previous cycle had ended. Below is a snapshot of a more accurate wave count depiction that is less aesthetically pleasing.
profghibli
@Teklologist, Ah, I see now. Makes sense. Have you tried making a lower lever count this way? IIRC it doesn't add up that well. Anyway, let's see what happens next.
Teklologist
Hello, I recently published a similar idea, though I posit that your a is actually c. Afterwards begins count towards sub-wave 3 of larger wave 1. Also, within the linked idea is link to another idea, which counts the last LTC cycle.
profghibli
@Teklologist, I believe those a-b-c would be too small to be of the same degree as the leading diagonal's 5 waves.
Teklologist
@profghibli, you were correct. See my recent update. Also, I’ve suggested elsewhere that BTC and LTC were in cycle. This might be in correct. Recent lows bring a ~.81 retracement for BTC from its July high following its ~$5780 low, meaning it might have started a new cycle then and be currently setup for a wave 3. However, LTC reached a ~.81 retracement from its September high following its $47 low. Ultimately, be cautious of a BTC W3 pump, and potential LTC larger W1 or W3 pump.
profghibli
@Teklologist, Yeah, I was tempted to read a-b-c like you but then wave b woul be extremely small, almost no way it could be correct. So I decided to go with a longer a-b-c count.

About BTC, BTCUSD currently is very hard to read, so I don't bother trying to do it (it's too ambiguous at this point). Would love if this LTC long plays out as I wish (btw, not the current reversal at the A=C sniped, although my entry was at 0.618*A=C, higher). If not, then I will wait for another clear setup like this one. I'm not eager to jump into a trade if this one fails.
profghibli
@Teklologist, Also, looking at the smaller timeframe, it seems likely that wave 5 of C is still yet to come. We are finishing wave 4 of C right now most likely.
InvestingScope
We are waiting for break-out confirmation on the 54.472 support to sustain a bearish trend:

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