Price analysis 9/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATIC

cointelegraph.com:

The bulls tried to shake Bitcoin from its slumber on Sept. 7, but the rally was short-lived. This suggests a lack of clarity between the bulls and the bears about Bitcoin’s (BTC) next directional move. Analyst CryptoCon said on X (formerly Twitter) that Bitcoin could remain in a “mid cycle lull” until the start of the next bull run in November 2024.

Along similar lines, ARK Invest said in a report that cryptocurrencies could continue to face headwinds in the remainder of 2023 due to several macroeconomic issues, such as interest rates, gross domestic product estimates, unemployment and inflation.

Sept.In comparison, the bulls will be closely following the decision of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the various Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. In addition to that, the race for a spot Ether (ETH) ETF also began officially on Sep. 6 with filings from VanEck and ARK Invest. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart expects more Ether ETF filings to happen in the next few days.

Could Bitcoin’s range-bound action increase the selling pressure on altcoins? Let’s study the charts of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to find out.

Bitcoin reached the 20-day exponential moving average (EMA) of $26,419 on Sept. 7, but the bulls could not overcome this obstacle. This suggests that the bears are fiercely guarding the 20-day EMA.

However, the failure of the bears to challenge the crucial support at $24,800 suggests that selling dries up at lower levels. The relative strength index (RSI) is trying to form a positive divergence, indicating that the bearish momentum is weakening.

The first sign of strength will be a break and close above the 20-day EMA. That clears the path for a sustained recovery toward