Crypto Industry News:
The organization that builds the Cardano blockchain (ADA) Input Output Global has confirmed the date of the long-awaited Vasil hard fork. It will be carried out on September 22, which is roughly a week after Ethereum Merge.
Cardano's price response looks quite lethargic despite the positive news, which perfectly illustrates the terrible sentiment on the cryptocurrency market. The quick deadline of the fork is all the more surprising because in the past developers reported postponing the event due to a significant amount of bugs and ambiguities during testing.
At the same time, Cardano developers with Charles Hoskinson are rather meticulous, so the faster implementation date is rather a glove to Ethereum, because according to the developers it is Vasil's hard fork that is the most significant update of Cardano in history, which will ultimately increase network bandwidth and ensure lower transaction costs thanks to which it will increase the competitiveness against the recently popular Bitgert.
Technical Market Outlook:
The ETH/USD pair had extended its move to the upside again. The bulls had managed to rally 17.62% so far and are currently testing the technical resistance located at $1,654. The immediate technical support is seen at $1,530, but the key short-term technical support is located at the level of $1,425 and if clearly violated, then the next target for bears is located at $1,281. The momentum is positive and very strong, however the overbought market conditions can be seen on the H4 time frame chart. The larger time frame trend (daily and weekly) remains down until further notice.
Weekly Pivot Points:
WR3 - $1,624
WR2 - $1,598
WR1 - $1,581
Weekly Pivot - $1,572
WS1 - $1,555
WS2 - $1,546
WS3 - $1,520
Trading Outlook:
The Ethereum market has been doing the lower highs and lower low since the swing high was made in the middle of the August at the level of $2,029. If the down move will extend, then the next target for bears is located at the level of $1,358. The key technical support for bulls is seen at $1,281.