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LTC, ARB and MATIC price outlook amid US debt limit “tentative” deal

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  • $LTC bulls need to break above $93, a key hurdle below the psychological level of $100.
  • MATIC must reclaim $1 to target the $1.30-$1.50 range, or risk dip to $0.75.
  • Elsewhere, $ARB is near a key resistance level as Arbitrum price jumps 3.9% amid the market’s reaction to US debt ceiling news.

The US has reached a “tentative deal” on its debt limit crisis after a week of high uncertainty. With the news of the deal seeping through the markets, cryptocurrencies reacted slightly positively as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices rose above $27k and $1.8k respectively.

The outlook was also visible across the top 10 altcoin market, with sentiment relief showing as Litecoin ($LTC), Arbitrum ($ARB), and Polygon (MATIC) moved up. Even then, markets remain largely weak as May comes to a close.

Here is what a respected crypto analyst has predicted for $LTC, $ARB and MATIC.

Litecoin price prediction: $93 key to $LTC bulls

In March, $LTC creator Charlie Lee offered a huge Litecoin price prediction. Pointing to the 14th ranked cryptocurrency (by market cap today), Lee said Litecoin price could rise to 0.0125 $BTC in a new bull cycle. He also believed a downside for $LTC could find support at 0.0025 $BTC.

The current $LTC price is above this latter level as it trades near $89.40 or 0.0032 against bitcoin. In recent weeks, analysts have pointed to Litecoin’s upcoming halving as a likely trigger for fresh upside momentum.

According to crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe, bulls need to break above a key resistance at $93 on the higher timeframe. The psychological $100 level would then be in sight as buyers eye a halving rally, he tweeted.

Many squigglies on this chart, but higher timeframe resistance is at $93. Currently, support found at $82 and a strong bounce -> weekly candle looks good. Next week breaking through $93 and the Halving rally might start.”

Polygon price prediction: MATIC needs to break above $1 again

MATIC has traded lower since March, with an attempt to flip higher running into rejection in April as price fell below $1.00 (CoinJournal highlighted the subsequent price movement here). Although it remains below the dollar, bulls might have the upper hand if they reclaim control above $0.95.

Currently, MATIC/USD is around $0.92. According to van de Poppe, MATIC has bounced well above this key area since its NFT announcement during the F1 Monaco GP. Can bulls build momentum from here?

I really want to see it flip $0.95, then we can accelerate towards $1.30-1.50. If that’s not the case, then short is activated and longs can be taken at $0.75,” the analyst said in reply to one of the requests for altcoin analysis.

Arbitrum price prediction: $ARB is near key resistance

Arbitrum, which was trading at $1.20 and 3.9% up in the past 24 hours at the time of writing, needs to hold above the $1.18 level to give bulls an upside boost. That could aid momentum to $1.30, van de Poppe noted.

Again, into resistance. This means, entries are available at $1.10. If it doesn’t clearly break & flip the resistance at $1.18, I’d assume shorts are triggered when falling back sub $1.18. Otherwise, long continuation trade towards $1.30.”