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Significant Whale Activity and Price Surge
Recent Litecoin developments show significant whale activity and changes in price by January 16, 2025. Whale Litecoin network transactions were up 42% to 3,870 as of January 15, representing strong interest in the cryptocurrency by large investors while the prices surged to above $100. As of January 9, since then, the whales have assembled about 250,000 LTC, showing a level of confidence in Litecoin for the future. LTC is trading above $102 now, with the price up around 10% from a low of $92.5 at the beginning of the week. It even hit an intraday high of about $118 during these fluctuations. Such price increase has been attributed to whale buying and optimism over the incoming Trump administration's new regulatory changes. A good environment, investors are also looking forward to the prospect of the approval of a Litecoin ETF. Overall, growing bullish sentiment among large investors could make LTC a key player in the cryptocurrency market in 2025.
Technical Analysis and Support Levels
LTCUSD was one of the top performers in the past two days and surged nearly 30% with a good uptick in volumes. It hit a high of $121.37 and is currently trading around $118.21.
In the 4-hour chart, the pair is holding above short-term (34 and 55-day EMA) and long-term 200 EMA ($105.55).
The bearish invalidation can happen if the pair closes above $110. On the lower side, the near-term support is $103/$90. Any close below $88 targets $80/$60/$50/$47/$40.
The immediate resistance stands at around $125. Any breach above confirms a minor pullback. A jump to $132/$148/$170 is possible. A surge past $171 will take Litecoin to $220/$300.
It is good to buy on dips around $110 with SL around $80 for TP of $170/$220.
