{"id":167578,"date":"2023-10-03T23:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=167578"},"modified":"2023-10-03T23:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:00:27","slug":"link-falters-as-profit-booking-bites-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/link-falters-as-profit-booking-bites-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"LINK Falters As Profit Booking Bites &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chainlink price is on the move to trim the gains accrued following the pump from September\u2019s lowest support at $5.8. The token native to one of crypto\u2019s most sought after oracle live price feed platforms, climbed to highs at $8.26 late last week before bowing to the ongoing selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The race\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/solana-price-leads-altcoin-rally-as-ethereum-futures-etfs-debut-in-the-us-time-to-buy-sol\/?utm_source=24hrsupdatealtcoin\">for Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approval<\/a>\u00a0has over the last few weeks been the hottest topic on the market. Investors and analysts alike believed that greenlighting the Ether futures ETF investment products could drive interest in crypto following months of low volatility and trading volumes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p>While the approval of nine ETH futures ETFs sparked a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/bitcoin-price-prediction-shark-and-whale-addresses-accumulate-1-17-billion-bull-run-activates\/?utm_source=24hrsupdatebitcoin\">rally in Bitcoin<\/a>, Ethereum, and Solana among other altcoins, Chainlink trimmed gains amid a spike in profit-booking activities.<\/p>\n<h2>Chainlink Price Searches For Higher Support<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/chainlink-party-ends-as-link-price-tanks-4-key-levels-to-watch\/\">Chainlink bulls<\/a>\u00a0must act fast to secure higher support after profit-taking curtailed the uptrend targeting the psychological $10 resistance level. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) reinforces the bearish outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Traders would be inclined to short LINK if the MACD line blue crosses below the signal line in red. A persistent drop toward the neutral 0.000 area would reinforce the bearish grip and possibly trigger a larger sell-off.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160696\" style=\"width: 1233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-20-49.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160696\" src=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-20-49.png\" alt=\"chainlink price prediction chart\" width=\"1233\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LINK\/USD daily chart | Tradingview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p>A retest of the descending trendline could be bullish for Chainlink. Already sidelined investors would be willing to bet on another breakout, especially if LINK holds above all three moving averages, including the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) (red), the 100-day EMA (blue), and the 200-day EMA (purple).<\/p>\n<p>Trader and analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe said via X on Monday that Chainlink would be seeking a retracement to a higher low before finally aligning for a breakout of the range with the upper limit at $8.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chainlink?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chainlink<\/a> will be seeking for a higher low, before finally breaking out of this range. <\/p>\n<p>$7 would be optimal, but I&#8217;m not sure whether we&#8217;ll be getting that. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xbxr7MqaBY\">pic.twitter.com\/xbxr7MqaBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/1708899394802864283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the analyst, $7 would be the ideal support, considering it aligns with three moving averages on the daily chart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160695\" style=\"width: 1233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160695\" src=\"image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" alt=\"chainlink price prediction chart\" width=\"1233\" height=\"561\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29.png 1233w, https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29-1224x557.png 1224w, https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29-150x68.png 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29.png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160695\" src=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LINKUSD_2023-10-03_20-39-29.png\" alt=\"chainlink price prediction chart\" width=\"1233\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LINK\/USD four-hour chart | Tradingview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/price\/chainlink\/\">Chainlink price<\/a>\u00a0currently holds below the 50 EMA resistance at $7.65 on the four-hour chart. 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