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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Ethereum Price Prediction Today: Daily (ETH) Value Forecast – July 24

ETH/USD Medium-term Trend: Ranging
·         Resistance Levels: $280, $300, $280
·         Support Levels: $200, $180, $160
Yesterday, July 23, the price of Ethereum was in a range bound move below the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA. On July 16, after the downward trend correction at the $200 price level, the bulls made an upward move to break above the EMAs. The bulls are facing resistance at the 12-day EMA.
On the upside, if the bulls break above the EMAs, the crypto’s price will resume its bullish trend to retest the $320 and $340 resistance level. On the other hand, if the bulls fail to break the EMAs, the ETH price will continue to range below the EMAs. Meanwhile, the MACD line and the signal line are below the zero line which indicates a sell signal.


ETH/USD Short-term Trend: Bullish

On the 1-hour chart, the price of Ethereum is in a bullish trend. The 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA are pointing northward. On July 24, the bulls made an upward move to break above the EMAs. The crypto's price is facing resistance at the $225 price level as the price retraces to the support of the 12-day EMA. The MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Forged /spurious bank drafts and checks: How Nigerian banks aid scammers

Forged /spurious bank drafts and checks: How Nigerian banks aid scammers

WHEN A CHECK/DRAFT IS PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
They say it’s a rule from CBN. When a check/draft is paid into your account, especially from someone using another bank, you will receive a credit alert.

The credit alert will be there as an SMS alert, email alert and if you even login to your Internet banking area, you see it there. The name of the sender is not included.

THE STATUS OF YOUR CREDIT
The reality is that, the credit will never be added to your available balance. The book balance would be different from the available balance and you won’t be able to use it until after 48 hours. This would give your bank the time to confirm the cheek/draft. If it is genuine, the money would be added to your available balance. If it’s fake, the money would be removed from your account.

Sadly, most members of the public are not aware of this fact. Once many people see credit alerts from their banks, they believe it’s real money and they fall into traps. And scammers know that most people don’t know.

HOW BANKS AID AND ABET SCAMMERS
Some banks will send credits alert to you, as soon as a check is deposited into your account. This is wrong, and it’s the loophole that the scammers capitalize on. Why should banks send credits alerts for checks that have not been cleared (checks that have not been confirmed)?

It currently takes up to 48 hours to confirm a check or draft and banks should not send alerts to their customers until that is done. So, if the checks are later proven to be forged/spurious, the money would then be removed from your account. Many customers are not aware of this.

Sane employees of sane banks, know that it saves a lot of things, when a check/bank draft is confirmed before alerting customers. If the one who pays, or the payee is really in a hurry, then they should look for other ways to transfer money. Yes, there are other and better ways to transfer money… And insisting on draft/check should raise suspicion.

A bank that alerts customers without confirming a check is really adding and abetting scammers.


SCAMMERS ARE DIFFICULT TO CATCH
Yes, scammers are difficult to catch. Be suspicious of anyone who changes their numbers too often. Once they dupe someone and the person is threatening them, they remove the SIM and that person can never reach them again.

A scammer can pay one-year house rent and spend only a few months  - only to change accommodations. Changing offices is not a big deal to them. They try their best to erase all traces to them and they do their best not to come in your way again, forever.

They’re good at forging documents and using fake addresses and fake things. Until you’re convinced that you’ve been duped, they’ll be giving you guarantee that all is well, and no problem and anything going wrong would be corrected.

Meanwhile, while they’re fooling you that there’s no problem, they’re packing away from their locations.

I can tell you that some (and most of these scammers) are married with children. Some of them are elderly people. Some of them are really gentlemen in society and they still dupe people.

They know about the loopholes in Nigerian laws and they know that if you can even catch one of them, you can never catch the rest of them.


WHAT NIGERIAN BANKS AND CBN CAN DO
CBN should instruct Nigerian banks that they should stop giving alerts to customers until the bank drafts and checks paid into their accounts, are confirmed to be valid. If a customer or those who may think they’re in a hurry, then they should use an electronic method or direct cash deposit to pay.

Yes, if they think they cannot wait for 48 hours or you can’t wait for 48 hours, for the bank draft to be cleared, then they should use another means of payment.

In this digital/electronics payment age, when banking technology has advanced so much, how can someone insist on using a bank draft or check to pay people?

Bank officials that don’t alert customers or put “locked” credits in their accounts until the checks have been cleared, are saving lots of lives. Bank officials that send credits alerts, when checks/drafts have not been cleared, are really not doing the right thing.

When banks start to refuse to credit or alert any customers (based on drafts or checks brought in their names), until the checks and the drafts are cleared and confirmed to be genuine, then scammers who forge checks and drafts will go out of the business. That’s the only way.

WHAT SCAMMERS DO AND HOW THEY BEHAVE
When people want to scam you, they usually pose as honest, dependable and trustworthy people. They do everything in their capacity to prove to you that you’re safe when doing business with them.

They’ll always tell you that they’ve been duped in the past, and they don’t want to be duped again. They’ll be asking you to confirm that you’re honest and safe to do things with.

They pretend to be very religious.

They pose like lawyers, accountants, bishops, imams, etc. They claim to be holding very high positions in society. They claim to have international experience and connections. They “prove” to be close friends with those who’re working at Chevron, Head of Bureau the Change or a senior nurse at LUTH. etc.

They put on corporate dresses and use cars to deceive people.

They pretend to be who they’re not. They assume titles of the positions you respect. They spend a lot of energy, days and resources (which could have been channeled into other productive things) trying to dupe you.

The best way they get you is through someone you know very well. They may be a family member, a church member, a neighbor, a friend, a customer, etc. Someone you think you can trust. They will come to you through that person, as the one who introduces them to you. You won’t know that the person has a money sharing deal with the scammers.

The premise is: The person you know, who introduces others to you, usually for business or contracts or projects, is presumed by you, as someone who will not deliberately betray you, because you’ve been dealing together for some time.

Some of them may call you through the phone number of the person you know, who introduces you to them.

Sometimes, they insist on using drafts or checks only, to pay you, for a flimsy reason. No matter how, they won’t give up on you until they succeed in duping you.

You won’t know what people are capable of doing, until you find yourself at their mercy.

The best thing is not to fall into their traps in the first place.




HOW THE PUBLIC CAN PREVENT THIS SCAM
One of the most effective ways to stop these scoundrels from their usual business and from destroying people’s life, is to create awareness and educate the public on how to guard themselves against these people.

1.         No matter what they say… No matter what they claim to be… No matter where they come from… No matter how they try to convince you… NEVER NEVER accept bank draft or check payment from anybody or any company or organization. Never allow such a thing to be used to pay money into your account.

2.         If no-one can do business with you unless they use a check or a bank draft, please forget about that business, no matter how “safe,” attractive or lucrative it may be.

3.         If they cannot pay by cash or electronic money transfer, then they should forget about doing business with you. Or they can use the draft to pay one of their own people, and then the person can pay you with cash or electronic transfer.

4.         Prevention is better than cure. It’s better to be safe than to be sorry. It’s better not to make money or not to do business, than to do what you will regret for the rest of your life.

5.         If you must accept a bank draft or a check, please disregard any alerts that come to you in any form. Wait for at least, 72 business hours, and then, contact your account officer to confirm if the money from that check has been cleared and added to your available balance. You must ensure that you are able to use that money before you deliver anything to those who used the checks/drafts to pay.

Beware of anyone making it seem to be in a hurry to do business with you. If they’re really in a hurry, then they must use another means other than a bank draft or check to pay you. Never release anything or send anything until you’re able to confirm that you’re completely safe.

Please save people from penury and financial ruin. Save them from pains and losses. Share this information on websites, social media, WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram and Facebook groups.

Forward it to your exchangers and their customers and all those who deal in goods and services in return for payment. You don’t know whether the next person you’ll save is your loved one. Save someone today with this information.

Thanks for reading….


Sunday, July 21, 2019

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Long-term (BTC) Value Forecast – July 20


BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Ranging
Resistance  $10,500, $11,000, $11,500
Support levels: $10,000, $9,500, $9,000

The BTC/USD pair had been trading in the bearish trend zone after facing resistance at the $13,000 overhead resistance level. On July 10, the BTC price reached a high of $13,000 but was resisted. The bears broke the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA as the price fell to the bearish trend zone. In the previous resistances, the price fell within the bullish trend zone. On the upside, if the bulls break above the EMAs, the crypto’s price will rise to retest the $13,000 resistance level.

On the other hand, if the bulls fail to break above the EMAs.  the crypto's price  will commence a range bound move below the EMAs,Meanwhile, the MACD line, and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research

Feedback PLC price analysis: The current bearish momentum on FDBK should hold


Feedback PLC shares (LSE:FDBK) currently have a bearish momentum on them and this is expected to continue to play out very.

Price has been having a series of upswings and downswings in recent times and right now, it is below the EMA 21. At the same time, the Williams” % Range period 20 is sloping into the oversold territory, which means the price is supposed to continue going further and further downwards.

The price could reach the support level at 0.5, 0.2 and 0.1 before there is any significant upwards bounce in the market. It is not logical to open a long trade right now.

Azeez Mustapha

Market Analyst, Trading Signals Provider and Coach

Trading realities: Trading realities 
  

Hurricane Energy price forecast: A bearish plunge expected on HUR


Hurricane Energy stock (LSE:HUR) recently experienced a false bullish breakout when the analytical tools in the chart didn’t support a bullish breakout.

The situation in the market is currently dicey. The ADX period 14 is not far from the level 20, which means there is currently no great momentum in the market. The DMI+ is not above the DM- (both are at the same level).

Ironically, MACD default parameters, has its signal line below the zero line; while the histogram is above the zero line. There are mixed signals in the market.

When the ADX period 14 rises above the level 30, and the DM- is above the DM+… When the MACD has both its histogram and signal lines below the zero line, then we have a Bearish Confirmation Pattern.

In case a complete opposite of the preceding paragraph occurs, then the signal will be bullish. Right now, the probability of HUR going further downwards is higher than its probability of going upwards.



Azeez Mustapha

Market Analyst, Trading Signals Provider and Coach

Trading realities: Trading realities 
  

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Litecoin Price Prediction Today: Daily (LTC) Value Forecast – July 18



LTC/USD Medium-term Trend: Bearish
·         Resistance Levels: $100, $110, $120
·         Support levels: $90, $80, $70

Yesterday, July 17, the price of Litecoin was in a bullish trend. On July 16, the downward correction ended at the price of $80 price level. The $80 support level was the previous low of April 11 and May 6. The support level is holding as the bulls made an upward move towards the EMAs.
On the upside, if the bulls break above the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA, the crypto’s price will rise and retest the $140 overhead resistance level. However, the bulls are likely to face resistance at the $120 price level.The MACD line and the signal line are below the zero line which indicates a sell signal.


LTC/USD Short-term Trend: Bullish
On the 1-hour chart, the LTC price is in a bullish trend. The 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA are trending upward because the price has commenced an upward movement. On July 16, in the downtrend, the bears reached a low of $76 but pulled back above the $80 price level.

Yesterday, the bulls broke above the EMAs and commenced ranging below the $94 price level. Today the bulls have broken the $94 resistance level and  are approaching the high of $100.The MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Ethereum Price Prediction: Long-term (ETH) Value Forecast – July 13


ETH/USD Long-term Trend: Bearish
·         Resistance Levels: $240, $260, $280
·         Support Levels: $220, $200, $180

On June 26, the ETH market reached its peak price of $340 price level. The bulls tested the $340 price level and were resisted. The market fell to the support of the 12-day EMA to commence a range bound move above the EMAs but below the $320 resistance level. The bulls were facing another resistance at the $320 price level after the overhead resistance.

On July 9, the bulls were resisted at the $320 price level and the ETH market commenced a downward correction. The bears broke the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA as the downtrend continues. The ETH price has fallen into the previous range bound zone of $220 and $280. The crypto may likely revisit the previous low of $220 price level.

A trend line has been drawn to determine the duration of the bearish trend. A bearish trend is ongoing if the trend line is unbroken. A bearish trend is said to be terminated if price breaks the trend line and another candlestick closes on the opposite of it. Meanwhile, the MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Bitcoin Price Prediction Today: Daily (BTC) Value Forecast – July 11


BTC/USD Medium-term Trend: Bullish
·         Resistance Levels: $12,000, $11, 800 ¸ $12,400
·         Support levels: $11,400, $11,200, $11, 000

Yesterday, July 10, the price of Bitcoin was retracing from the $13,000 resistance level. On June 26, the BTC market reached the $13000 price level and was resisted. The price fell to the support of the 26 –day EMA and commenced a range bound move above it. On July 9, the bulls were resisted as price retraced to the support of the 26-day EMA.

From the Fibonacci tool, the price fell to the support of the 0.382 Fib. retracement level. The 0.382 Fib. retracement level is a continuation zone. If the bulls defend this level, the crypto’s price will rise. On the upside, if the bulls break the $13, 000 price level, the crypto’s price will rise and test the high of $14,000 price level. The crypto’s price is above the EMAs which indicate that price is likely to rise. Meanwhile, the MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates is a buy signal.

BTC/USD Short-term Trend: Bullish

On the 1-hour chart, the BTC price is in an uptrend trend. The 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA appears to be heading northward. The crypto’s price was in an upward move above the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA until the bulls were resisted at the $13,000 price level.
Meanwhile, the MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates is a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Litecoin Price Prediction: Long-term (LTC) Value Forecast – July 6


LTC/USD Long-term Trend: Bearish

·         Resistance Levels: $140, $150, $160
·         Support levels: $110, $100, $90

The LTC/USD pair is now in a bearish trend zone. The 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA are sloping horizontally indicating that price is falling and may be range bound. The crypto’s price is below the EMAs which indicate that price may further depreciate. On June 22, the LTC market reached a high of $140 price level.

On June 23, the bulls were resisted and the LTC market was on a downward correction to a low at $114 price level. At the support of the $110, the bulls made an upward move to reach the bullish trend zone. The bulls were resisted again as the price fell below the EMAs. On the upside, if the bulls break the EMAs and price is sustained above it , the crypto will retest the $140 price level.

On the other hand, if the bulls fail to break the EMAs, the crypto’s price will continue its range bound move. From the Fibonacci tool, the LTC price is in 0.50(50%) Fib. retracement level which is a downtrend zone. The 0.50(50%) Fib. retracement was holding as the bulls took control of price. Meanwhile, the MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Can the current upside breakout on Tomco Energy be sustained?


Tomco Energy stock (LSE:TOM) has experienced a bullish breakout following a protracted and boring ranging movement, which lasted for several months.

There was a gradual bullish movement towards the end of June 2019, which translated into a significant upside movement in early July. There has been some bearish retracement in the market, but that may not be sustainable.

The ADX period 14 is close to the level 40, which means the momentum in the market has increased. The  DM+ is above the DM-, meaning bulls are currently reigning.

The MACD, default parameters, has both its signal lines and histogram above the zero line. That is a clean “buy” signal. There is a Bullish Confirmation Pattern in the market.

Really, the outlook on TOM is bright and price is supposed to continue going upwards in spite of the current bearish retracements.


Azeez Mustapha

Market Analyst, Trading Signals Provider and Coach

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Lloyds Banking Group begins to make a weak bullish effort


 Lloyds Banking Group plc shares (LSE:LLOY) do not have much activity on them right now… But price is making effort to go upwards… Albeit gradually.

Price has managed to go above the EMA 21 (though there remains possibility of it going back below the EMA). The Williams’ % Range period 20 is generally pointing upwards, aiming to go into the overbought territory.

In spite of the current threat of breakdown, there remains a possibility that LLOY would go upwards. A movement above the resistance level at 60.00 would strengthen the ongoing bullish bias, while a movement below the support level at 55.00 would negate it.


Azeez Mustapha

Market Analyst, Trading Signals Provider and Coach

Trading realities: Trading realities 
  

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Litecoin Price Prediction Today: Daily (LTC) Value Forecast – July 4


LTC/USD Medium-term Trend: Bullish

Resistance Levels: $140, $150, $160
Support levels: $120, $110, $90

Yesterday, July 3, the price of Litecoin was in a bullish trend attempting to break the EMAs and reach the bullish trend zone. Presently, the LTC market is in a bullish trend but below the 12-day EMA and the 26-day EMA. On the upside, if the bulls break above the EMAs, the crypto’s price will rise to retest the $134 and $140 resistance levels.

On the other hand, if the bulls fail to break the EMAs, the LTC price will be in a range bound move. From the Fibonacci tool, the price of Litecoin is in the downtrend zone of 0.50 Fib. retracement level. Yesterday, the price did not continue its fall to the 0.786 Fib. retracement level. Rather the LTC price is moving upward. The MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates a buy signal.


LTC/USD Short-term Trend: Bullish


On the 1-hour chart, the LTC price is in a bullish trend. In the lower time frame, the LTC market is facing resistance at the $122 price level. The bulls have tested the resistance level on four occasions.

On each occasion, the price would fall to the support of the EMAs after testing the resistance level. Today the bulls have broken the $122 resistance and reach a high of $125. The price of Litecoin is retracing at a high of $126 price level. The MACD line and the signal line are above the zero line which indicates signal.


The views and opinions expressed here do not reflect that of BitcoinExchangeGuide.com and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.