{"id":32394,"date":"2019-07-11T13:56:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.tradestation.com\/?p=32394"},"modified":"2019-07-11T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:56:54","slug":"monex-crypto-market-weekly-july-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/07\/11\/monex-crypto-market-weekly-july-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Monex Crypto Market Weekly: July 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This post is a translation of the weekly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/crypto\/\">cryptocurrency<\/a>&nbsp;analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group.<\/em> <em>Due to the difference in time zone, we\u2019re able to share Friday\u2019s report today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bitcoin (BTC) continued to enjoy strong buying trends this week and briefly topped $13,000. But then the price fell on comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.<\/li><li>We&#8217;re cautious of a potential pullback amid investor complacency and slowing momentum. The first support level to watch is the recent low of $10,900, then $10,000.<\/li><li>Keep an eye on Congressional hearings about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/06\/18\/social-media-giant-plans-big-crypto-announcement-today\/\">Facebook&#8217;s (FB) Project Libra<\/a> on July 16.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Trends This Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>BTC kept rising this week as the gains in equity markets slowed. It briefly pushed above $13,000 but stalled below the highs of late June. There was also a lot of movement in the interest-rate and currency markets as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/07\/10\/podcast-jerome-powells-big-day-in-congress\/\">Powell testified in Congress<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors sold BTC as the news hit, breaking some short-term trend lines. Still, no significant technical damage was done and prices remain within their range over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin (BTCUSD) chart, with hourly candles.\" class=\"wp-image-32413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-696x362.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-1068x555.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711-808x420.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BTCUSD_20190711.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <em>Bitcoin (BTCUSD) chart, with hourly candles.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics This Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express enter the trading platform &#8220;TradeLens&#8221; established by International Business Machines (IBM). (7\/2) <\/li><li>The  Bank of Japan&#8217;s Deputy Governor provides a keynote speech on the need for digital currencies. (7\/5)<\/li><li>Singapore&#8217;s tax agency (IRAS) proposes an excise service-tax exemption for crypto-asset operators. (7\/5)<\/li><li>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issue a joint statement on the regulation of crypto-asset custodians. (7\/8)<\/li><li>Softbank-owned Fortress buys BTC claims from Mt. Gox creditors. (7\/8)<\/li><li>Tech Bureau announces business alliance with NEM.io Foundation. (7\/9)<\/li><li>Tokyo Otaku Mode, bitFlyer Blockchain and other firms begin demonstration experiments of a translation platform called &#8220;Tokyo Honyaku Quest&#8221;. (7\/9)<\/li><li>The Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) holds regular meetings and reports on the contents of the summit &#8220;V20.&#8221; (7\/9)<\/li><li>The FSA announced a planning competition to study the potential governance of a financial system using blockchain technology. (7\/9)<\/li><li>GroundX, a subsidiary of South Korea&#8217;s Kakao, claimed its new Klatyn blockchain is up to 15 times faster than Ethereum (ETH). (7\/9)<\/li><li>Binance officially launches Binance Singapore, a legal currency-denominated exchange. (7\/10)<\/li><li>Samsung announces a beta version of the Dapps development kit &#8220;Samsung Blockchain SDK&#8221;. (7\/10)<\/li><li>DMM Bitcoin starts handling Ripple (XRP). (7\/10)<\/li><li>Hong Kong cryptocurrency firm Diginix plans to list shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market via a reverse merger with 8i Enterprises (JFKKU). (7\/10)<\/li><li>Japanese crypto exchange GMO coin starts airing TV commercials. (7\/10)<\/li><li>FB says it won&#8217;t launch its Calibra digital wallet service in India amid regulatory opposition. (7\/10)<\/li><li>The Ethereum Foundation releases client software Geth v1.9.0. (7\/10)<\/li><li>Sumitomo Corp. invests in LO3 Energy Inc., which is developing blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy-trading platforms for smart grids. (7\/11)<\/li><li>The SEC approves a $28 million token offering by the startup Blockstack, according to <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. (7\/10)<\/li><li>Binance officially starts offering margin trading. (7\/11)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Forecast for Next Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re cautious about volatility but see continued demand from institutional investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTC&#8217;s price action surged and crashed again within a relatively broad range, which suggests large investors are buying and selling more speculatively. This creates opportunities for short-term trading, so it&#8217;s important to identify support and resistance levels. Still, over the longer-term it&#8217;s hard to envision a sustained drop because larger institutions continue to enter the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Week&#8217;s Topics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>7\/15: BinanceCoin (BNB) will be installed in a hard fork.<\/li><li>7\/15: Komodo (KMD) will rebrand and launch its Antara Framework. <\/li><li>7\/16: U.S. Senate to hold hearing on FB&#8217;s Project Libra.<\/li><li>7\/18: Ycash will branch from Zcash (ZEC). <\/li><li>7\/19-21: HackAtom to be held in Seoul.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is a translation of the weekly&nbsp;cryptocurrency&nbsp;analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Due to the difference in time zone, we\u2019re able to share Friday\u2019s report today. 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