Peercoin, Namecoin Follow BTC Lower

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Both Peercoin and Namecoin followed big brother lower on June 1st. The break took out nearly 2 cents from PPC and about 1.4 cents from Namecoin’s value.

Peercoin Rally Ends

The rally in PPC prices took a severe setback this week as the altcoin suffered on renewed BTC selling. Alternative cryptocurrencies will often sell-off in tandem with bitcoin prices. Since May 30th PPC/USD has lost 4.2 cents or just below 13 percent. But the sell-off has paused during the past two days as BTC stabilized as well. We are currently quoted at $0.282 dollars per coin.

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With the recent loss of momentum, it could be said that the rally for Peercoin is over. To restart it, the bulls will need to push prices back above the $0.353 swing high. The  previous resistance area from $0.25 to $0.263 may provide support to falling prices. But if the bears manage to decisively break below 25 cents, PPC would technically enter into a downtrend. However the more conservative approach calls for waiting until we get a break below the double bottom near 21 cents.

Namecoin Still Range-bound

Namecoin continues to trade in a range. The recent sell-off shave off about about 7 percent from the value of NMC/USD. The crypto is currently trading at $0.313.

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As can be seen on the chart above, the general area between $0.274 and $0.371 is a no man’s land for Namecoin. We will remain stuck in a tight unpredictable range until prices manage to stage a breakout beyond these bounds. On the lower end the double bottom formation will be key. The troughs of this formation are at $0.274 and $0.286. Namecoin will need to make a decisive break below 27 cents to jump-start a new downtrend.

The area from the April 22nd swing high at 36 cents to the new high at $0.371 will be the key resistance figure. We will need to see a decisive breakout above this level for a new rally in prices. Important levels above can be found at $0.40, followed by the April 16th high at $0.461.

As the last few days of price action have shown, bitcoin prices still have a considerable effect on altcoins. If BTC/USD manages to successfully peel off from the $230 mark, NMC and PPC may lose more ground. So far the bears have been unable to push bitcoin prices significantly lower. We are currently quoted at $227 dollars per coin. For more BTC levels, check out the Tuesday article HERE.

 

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