Welcome to the inaugural publication of the Market’s Compass Weekly Crypto Candy Sixteen Examine. The Examine tracks the technical situation of sixteen of the bigger market cap cryptocurrencies. I’ve compiled the historic quantitative goal technical rating information and secondary technical indicators together with the Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rankings and Weekly Common Technical Rating again to October of 2021. Each week the Research will spotlight the technical modifications of the 16 cryptocurrencies that I observe in addition to particular person highlights on noteworthy strikes in sure cryptocurrencies.
This Week’s and 10 Week Trailing Technical Rankings of the 16 Particular person Cryptocurrencies
The Excel spreadsheet beneath signifies the weekly change within the goal Technical Rating (“TR”) of every particular person Cryptocurrency. The technical rating or scoring system is a wholly quantitative method that makes use of a number of technical issues that embody however will not be restricted to pattern, momentum, measurements of accumulation/distribution and relative power. If a person Cryptocurrency’s technical situation improves the Technical Rating (“TR”) rises, and conversely, if the technical situation continues to deteriorate, the TR falls. The TR of every particular person Cryptocurrency can vary from 0 to 50. The spreadsheet beneath additionally acts as a “warmth map” in that, cryptocurrencies with a TR within the vary of 1 to fifteen are highlighted in pink, 15.5 to 34.5 are famous in blue and TRs within the vary of 35 to 50 are in inexperienced. The first take-away from this unfold sheet needs to be the pattern of the person TRs, both the continued enchancment or deterioration, in addition to a change in path. A sustained pattern change must unfold within the particular person TRs for it to be actionable. Secondarily a really low rating can sign an oversold situation and conversely a continued very excessive quantity will be seen as an overbought situation however, as we all know, over bought circumstances can proceed at apace and overbought securities which have exhibited extraordinary momentum can simply turn out to be extra overbought. Thirdly, the weekly TRs are a priceless relative power/weak spot indicator vs. one another, as well as when the Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rating (“SSTTR”), that has a spread of 0 to 800, is close to the underside of its vary and a person cryptocurrency has a TR that is still elevated it speaks to relative power. Conversely if the SSTTR is close to the highest of its latest vary and a person cryptocurrency has a TR that is still mired at low ranges it speaks to relative weak spot. Lastly I view the target Technical Rankings as a place to begin in my evaluation and it isn’t all the “finish recreation”.
The person and complete technical weak spot in Cryptocurrencies into the top of December 2021 will be seen within the week ending December thirtieth. Throughout the weeks that adopted going into February there was higher and constant readings. A singular instance of superior relative technical power was Litecoin which held at a excessive TR stage within the inexperienced zone for the primary 7 weeks of the New 12 months. This was by exhibiting optimistic relative technical power vs. the opposite 15 with Litecoin by remaining within the “inexperienced zone” (TRs between 35 and 50) over that interval. Its enchancment was not alone up till the top of February but it surely was a noteworthy trace to dig deeper into Litecoin’s technicals at the moment.
The Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rating (“SSTTR”) plateaued in late February and pulled again 4 weeks in the past earlier than the latest enchancment within the technical situation in all Sixteen TRs.
As will be seen above on the finish of final week there have been six Cryptocurrency TRs within the “inexperienced zone”, 9 had been within the “blue zone” (15.5 to 34.5) and one (Cosmos) remained within the “pink zone”.
This was versus the week earlier than when there have been 5 Cryptocurrencies within the “inexperienced zone”, 9 had been within the “blue zone” and two had been within the “pink zone”. The typical TR acquire on the week was +4.88.
Twelve Cryptocurrency TRs improved on a WoW foundation with Cardano registering the very best TR enchancment by gaining +15.5 “handles” to 39.5 from 24 (see chart and technical feedback beneath).
After overtaking resistance on the Kijun Plot (inexperienced line) per week in the past final Tuesday Cardano rallied additional however was capped by resistance on the prime of the Cloud. Early final week the Kijun Plot served as help on the value retracement and costs drove larger by means of the “twist” within the Cloud persevering with the rally from the March tenth low. MACD (panel beneath worth) displays the enhancing upside worth momentum because the oscillator enters optimistic territory whereas monitoring larger above its sign line. This has been in live performance with improved relative power vs. the CCi30 Index* (inexperienced arrow decrease panel). I count on that the early February worth reversal on the 0.42 stage to on the very least to supply a measure of resistance.
*The CCi30 Index is a registered trademark and was created and is maintained by an impartial staff of mathematicians, quants and fund managers lead by Igor Rivin. It’s is a rules-based index designed to objectively measure the general progress, each day and long-term motion of the blockchain sector. It does so by monitoring the 30 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding secure cash (extra particulars will be discovered at CCi30.com).
“What’s in Your Pockets?”
A take a look at the relative power/weak spot of the Candy Sixteen versus the CCi30 Index
There was a gradual continued enchancment in relative power in variety of Crypto Candy Sixteen that may be seen above together with however not restricted to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Stellar, and the aforementioned Cardano.
Relative Rotation Graph of the Candy Sixteen
The Relative Rotation Graph, generally known as RRGs had been developed in 2004-2005 by Julius de Kempenaer. These charts are a singular visualization device for relative power evaluation. Chartists can use RRGs to investigate the relative power traits of a number of securities in opposition to a standard benchmark, (on this case the CCi30 Index) and in opposition to one another over any given time interval (within the case beneath each day for the reason that finish of the top of final week. The facility of RRG is its means to plot relative efficiency on one graph and present true rotation. All RRGs charts use 4 quadrants to outline the 4 phases of a relative pattern. The Optuma RRG charts makes use of, From Main (in inexperienced) to Weakening (in yellow) to Lagging (in pink) to Enhancing (in blue) and again to Main (in inexperienced). True rotations will be seen as securities transfer from one quadrant to the opposite over time. That is solely a quick clarification of easy methods to interpret RRG charts. To study extra see the put up scripts on the finish of this Weblog.
Ripple is by far the strongest of the entire Candy Sixteen because it prices larger within the Main Quadrant to an nearly unsustainable stage, adopted carefully by Stellar. I choose to have a look at Tokens that simply coming into the Main Quadrant from Enhancing which are simply beginning to acquire relative power, this in an try to get the “most bang from our buck”. Each Cardano and Litecoin are two examples. These 4 which have, or are enhancing, are on the expense each Bitcoin and Ethereum that are starting to weaken.
Seven Day Absolute Value Change of the Candy Sixteen*
*Measured Friday to Friday
The Technical Situation Issue modifications for the reason that week ending December thirtieth There are eight Technical Situation Elements (“TCFs”) that decide particular person TR scores (0-50). Every of those 8, ask goal technical questions (see the spreadsheet posted above). If a technical query is optimistic an extra level is added to the person TR. Conversely if the technical query is detrimental, it receives a “0”. Just a few TCFs carry extra weight than the others such because the Weekly Development Issue and the Weekly Momentum Think about compiling every particular person TR of every of the 16 Cryptocurrencies Due to that, the excel sheet above calculates every issue’s weekly studying as a p.c of the potential complete. For instance, there are 7 issues (or questions) within the Day by day Momentum Technical Situation Issue (“DMTCF”) of the 16 Cryptocurrencies ETFs (or 7 X 16) for a potential vary of 0-112 if all 16 had fulfilled the DMTCF standards the studying could be 112 or 100%.
This previous week a 80.36% studying within the DMTCF was registered for the week ending March thirty first, or 90 of a potential complete of 112 optimistic factors. 5 weeks earlier than the DMTCF studying had fallen to a oversold studying of three.57% or 4 of 112 optimistic factors. The present studying leaves the DMTCF approaching the short-term overbought vary between 85% and 100%. It needs to be remembered that when it’s within the vary of 0% to fifteen% it suggests an brief time period over bought situation has developed, because it did 5 weeks in the past.
As a affirmation device, if all eight TCFs enhance on per week over week foundation, extra of the 16 Cryptocurrencies are enhancing internally on a technical foundation, confirming a broader market transfer larger (consider an advance/decline calculation). Conversely, if extra of the TCFs fall on per week over week foundation, extra of the “Cryptos” are deteriorating on a technical foundation confirming the broader market transfer decrease. Final week 6 TCFs rose and two fell confirming the transfer larger within the broader Cryptocurrency market.
The CCi30 Index with This Week’s Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rating “SSTTR” Overlaid
The Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rating (“SSTTR”) Indicator is a complete of all 16 Cryptocurrency rankings and will be checked out as a affirmation/divergence indicator in addition to an overbought oversold indicator. As a affirmation/divergence device: If the broader market as measured by the CCi30 Index continues to rally and not using a commensurate transfer or larger transfer within the SSTTR the continued rally within the CCi30 Index turns into more and more in jeopardy. Conversely, if the CCi30 Index continues to print decrease lows and there’s little change or a constructing enchancment within the SSTTR a optimistic divergence is registered. That is, in a style, is sort of a conventional A/D Line. As an overbought/oversold indicator: The nearer the SSTTR will get to the 800 stage (all 16 Cryptocurrencies having a TR of fifty) “issues can’t get significantly better technically” and a rising quantity particular person Crypto’s have turn out to be “stretched” there’s extra of an opportunity of a pullback within the CCi30. On the flip facet the nearer to an excessive low “issues can’t get a lot worse technically” and a rising variety of Crypto’s are “washed out technically” and an oversold rally or measurable low is nearer to being in place. The 13-week transferring common in Purple smooths the unstable SSTTR readings and analytically is a greater indicator of pattern.
The CCi30 Index 9-month base constructing course of continues. That worth motion has been in live performance with enhancing worth momentum as witnessed by MACD which has continued to trace excessive above its sign line because the momentum oscillator approaches optimistic territory. I consider that with the March tenth larger low in worth and the on going affirmation of the Candy Sixteen Complete Technical Rating 13-Week Transferring Common (pink line) for the reason that flip of the yr that the CCi30 Index will simply problem worth resistance finally June/July highs on the 10,000 /11,000 stage within the weeks forward.
The Candy Sixteen Index Day by day Line Chart with the Candy Sixteen Day by day Momentum Oscillator
The Candy Sixteen Day by day Momentum Oscillator is the full of the 16 Cryptocurrency Day by day Momentum Technical Situation Elements. It serves as a shorter-term affirmation/non-confirmation and overbought/oversold indicator of the value modifications within the Candy Sixteen Crypto Index and is used along with MACD.
I’ve just one budding short-term technical concern, that’s revealed within the chart above. The Candy Sixteen Day by day Momentum oscillator has not but confirmed the transfer larger within the Index regardless of the upper lows and better highs in worth (yellow dotted line in worth and momentum panel). Solely time will inform if the divergence with MACD (which continues to trace larger in optimistic territory) might be resolved.
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