Crypto Industry News:
According to data from the Dune analytics platform, OpenSea processed over $320 million worth of NFTs on the Ethereum network in January 2023. This figure makes the month better than its predecessor, as in December 2022 the value was $283.5 million. These two months were the first since April 2022 in which the NFT market showed some sort of increase in the number of sales. In November, for example, sales totaled $253 million.
The news comes amid a period where the cryptocurrency market as a whole is starting to show signs of recovery after the long period of downtime it faced in 2022. The very resurgence of Ethereum (ETH) is related to the good moment of the NFT market. The cryptocurrency is up 30% in 30 days. At the current exchange rate, Ethereum costs $1618. Despite this, the volume of sales on OpenSea continues to grow, even when measured in ETH. Values are 228,000 ETH in January, 227,000 ETH in December, and 191,000 ETH in November.
Much of this return to form can be attributed to Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Apes Yacht Club and Mutant Apes Yacht Club collections. The company launched a new series a week ago called Sewer Pass where NFTs can be minted for free by third-party token holders and gives you exclusive access to Dookey Dash.
Technical Market Outlook:
The Ethereum cryptocurrency rally had been capped at the level of $1,664 after the bulls hit the extremely overbought market conditions on the H4 time frame chart. The market continues the pull-back cycle and the nearest technical support is seen at $1,487. The key technical support is located at $1,350 and only clear and sustained breakout below this level would change the short-term outlook to bearish. Please keep an eye on the $1,487 technical support as any violation of this level would likely extend the drop towards $1,345, but in order to do this, the volatility must increase significantly.
Weekly Pivot Points:
WR3 - $1,834
WR2 - $1,702
WR1 - $1,628
Weekly Pivot - $1,570
WS1 - $1,496
WS2 - $1,438
WS3 - $1,307
Trading Outlook:
The Ethereum market has been seen making lower highs and lower low since the swing high was made in the middle of the August 2022 at the level of $2,029. The key technical support for bulls at $1,281 was broken already and the new swing low was established at $1,074. There is a clear test of the 50 WMA located at the level of $1,080, so any breakout below the moving average and a weekly candle close below moving average will be considered as another indication of the down trend continuation. If the down move will be extended, then the next target for bears is located at the level of $1,000.
