Nick Valdez goes over the top altcoins and Bitcoin charts. In the short term, ETH and XRP and other alts look very bullish! But when you zoom out, a bearish scenario starts to reveal itself!

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The analysis indicates a potential shift in altcoin trends. Ethereum (ETHUSDT) is observed within a symmetrical triangle pattern on the daily chart, currently flirting with the 100-day and 200-day moving averages (MA). Historical data suggests that flipping the 200-day MA into support often precedes significant price rallies, with past instances showing price doublings. Based on this, a target of $2600 is inferred, with invalidation below $1000. Cardano (ADAUDS) is noted to have formed a 'head and shoulders' pattern, having flipped its 20-day MA to support and attempting to convert the 50-day MA. A breakout target of $0.54 is identified, with a potential rejection at $0.48 before reaching higher levels. Invalidating this bullish outlook would be a drop below $0.30. Chainlink (LINKUSD) also presents an inverse 'head and shoulders' pattern, projecting a short-term target of $16.70. This coincides with a recent Exchange Traded Product (ETP) launch, potentially driving Wall Street interest. A price below $10.00 would invalidate this projection. MicroStrategy (MSTRNASDAQ) stock, trading at $176.00, is viewed bullishly for an April 17th call option with a predicted $320 target, an options position currently holding positive unrealized gains. A drop below $150.00 would negate this forecast. However, a significant concern is raised for Bitcoin (BTCUSD) for 2026. The current Bitcoin chart is compared to its 2021 performance, exhibiting a parallel channel resembling a 'dead cat bounce' before a bear market crash from approximately $50,000 to $16,000. Although multi-month downtrends usually lead to rallies, the current pattern suggests a potential crash to $30000.00. A break above $125000.00 would invalidate the bearish prediction.

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