The daily candle
Litecoin closed the October 4 daily candle at $70.66, up 0.60% on the day, after trading between $69.74 and $72.24. What stands out on the daily chart: RSI overbought, MACD crossed below signal.
Moving averages
The close of $70.66 is 9.6% above the 20-day average ($64.44).
The close of $70.66 is 25.7% above the 50-day average ($56.20).
Momentum: RSI and MACD
The 14-day RSI reads 70.4, above 70, the range usually called overbought. RSI compares the size of recent up days with recent down days on a 0 to 100 scale.
MACD (12, 26, 9) is 4.405 against a signal line of 4.42, so the MACD line is below its signal. MACD measures the gap between a fast and a slow exponential average.
Volume and range
Volume on the day was 0.49 times its 20-day average. Volume counts how much traded; a move on heavy volume involved more of the market than one on light volume.
The Bollinger Bands (20 days, 2 standard deviations) run from $50.59 to $78.29, and the close is inside the bands.
Over the previous 30 days the highest close was $72.53 and the lowest $50.72.
What it costs to hold a position
Anyone holding a LTC perpetual future pays or receives funding every settlement, and the rate differs by exchange. Today's rates across venues are on the LTC funding page.