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Cardano price is down today, continuing its decline for a fourth week in a row amid rate hike fears, SEC crackdown and a recovering U.S. dollar. The price of Cardano (ADA) is down over 3% on June 19 after dropping over 30% in the past two weeks. Is ADA price headed for its fourth red weekly candle in a row?  No respite for Cardano price bulls On June 19, ADA price fell over 3% to daily lows of $0.257 as traders continued to assess Cardano's mention in the list of crypto assets that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers "unregistered securities." ADAUSD daily price chart. Source: TradingView In addition, Federal Reserve's hawkish guidance last week didn't help ADA price either, with another 50 basis points hike now likely in 2023. Higher rates typically decrease investors' appetite for risk assets, such as Cardano. Meanwhile, open interest in the ADA-linked derivatives has dropped to around $111 million, the lowest since January 2021....

LTC price could drop alongside riskier assets as macro analysts sound a bull trap alarm over this potential "head fake" recovery. Litecoin (LTC) has rebounded by 130% to almost $100 after bottoming out near $40.50 in June 2022. The primary reasons include broadly improving risk-on sentiment and euphoria around the Litecoin halving in August 2023. However, technicals suggest that LTC may wipe out most of these gains in the coming months. LTC price paints giant bear flag  Litecoin stands to pare its gains mainly due to a giant bear flag on the weekly char.  A bear flag is a bearish continuation pattern that occurs when the price consolidates inside an ascending, parallel channel after undergoing a strong downtrend. It resolves after the price breaks below its lower trendline with a rise in trading volumes Litecoin has been painting a similar pattern since early June 2022. Previously, the LTC/USD pair had undergone a 70% price correction from $130 to $40.50. Thus, from the tec...