Litecoin Price Prediction: Analysts Eye $96 Breakout as Golden Cross Nears

Key Insights:

• Litecoin price closed above $86, triggering bullish signals and trendline breakout confirmation.
• Analysts eye $96 short term as Golden Cross formation nears on the weekly timeframe.
• Binance long/short ratio surges past 2.3, showing growing trader conviction in LTC price rally.

Litecoin price reclaimed bullish momentum after closing above $85, with current levels slightly near $85.70 on June 30. This daily close above a major resistance trendline has sparked hope among analysts with forecasts that come short-term breakout to $96 and perhaps a long-term explosion to $170. LTC price is emerging as a leading altcoin candidate for the next rally phase.

Litecoin Price Breaks Resistance, Targets $96

Moreover, the daily chart now shows Litecoin price holding firm between the $84–$86 range, which has flipped into support. The next major resistance level, as noted by the analyst, is $96, with $80 representing a critical support floor. A breakout of the $96 level would probably open the way to the zone of $112 as the next horizontal resistance area.

CryptoWZRD reported a slow, yet bullish trend on the intraday time frame with a possible push up to $90. Still, as long as Litecoin price trades above its intraday lower high trendline, upside remains the dominant trend.

Golden Cross Setup Could Accelerate Rally

In 2017, Litecoin price surged 700% from local lows before the Golden Cross confirmed. Similarly, in 2021, it rose 450% before the crossover. Severino observed that this crossover may occur within a few weeks, depending on a sustained rally of its present levels.

Such a trend is especially significant since it supports the trend on a greater time scale. If LTC price maintains its pace and clears $96, the weekly Golden Cross would likely form in early July. Therefore, this technical confirmation may draw in institutional attention and create a general run of accumulation, pushing LTC price to $128 and beyond to $170.

Analyst Projects Litecoin Price Wave to $160–$170

According to the analyst, Litecoin price has completed its corrective phase and is now initiating a bullish impulse wave. This stage traditionally delivers violent upside after the breakout form is established, with the price activity resembling previous phases of expansion in 2020 and 2021.

In addition, the alignment of long-term technical signals like the Golden Cross and near-term breakouts above key resistances lends support to Lion’s thesis.

Sentiment Flips as Binance Long/Short Ratio Surges

Strengthening the bullish case, Coinglass data demonstrated a flip in trader sentiment in favor of long positions. The LTCUSDT long/short ratio increased significantly since June 28 and ended with 2.3 on June 30. This increment suggests that traders are getting more confident about a further price increase.

Moreover, the ratio was already close to parity earlier in the week, indicating indecision. Nevertheless, the upward break of above $86 seems to have tipped the market in favor. These rising levels of concentrated long positions indicate the traders are getting ready to break out above $90, and the focus is on the range of $96 to $112.

Notably, when this increasingly long ratio is accompanied by increasing open interest and volume, the market may induce a short squeeze or acceleration to the upside. This development would validate both technical and sentiment-based outlooks for Litecoin price in early July.