{"id":6605,"date":"2026-02-12T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:13:37","slug":"bitcoin-cash-holds-near-500-despite-broader-crypto-market-slump-check-2026-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n\"\"\n<\/picture> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
    \n
  • Bitcoin Cash price held near $500 as bulls battled intraday sell-off pressure.<\/li>\n
  • The altcoin could retest key resistance levels amid Bitcoin\u2019s gains.<\/li>\n
  • However, Standard Chartered forecasts BTC could drop to $50k, and BCH will likely mirror this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Bitcoin Cash (BCH) price is demonstrating notable resilience, with bulls holding near the $500 mark as the broader cryptocurrency market downturn hits sentiment.<\/p>\n

    On February 12, 2026, the BCH price hovered between $496 and $523, down nearly 3% in the past 24 hours but still within range of this crucial level.<\/p>\n

    Bitcoin Cash price holds $500 amid BTC struggle<\/h2>\n

    The resilience comes as the broader crypto market faces pressure, including from macroeconomic factors.<\/p>\n

    Sell-off across the sector has seen Bitcoin struggle to reclaim the $70,000 mark, and on Thursday, Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick highlighted the bank\u2019s forecast for BTC in 2026.<\/p>\n

    Specifically, Standard Chartered has now slashed its 2026 target to $100,000 per Bitcoin, citing potential further pain before prices recover.<\/p>\n

    Amid downward pressure, the bank sees bears pushing BTC to support around $50,000.<\/p>\n

    Kendrick said in a note to clients that Ethereum will also likely drop to $1,400 before rebounding to highs of $4,000 in 2026.<\/p>\n

    While BCH remains near $500 and has held above the $450 support, this outlook for BTC and ETH suggests the coin could be at risk of further decline.<\/p>\n

    Negative sentiment will cascade to other Bitcoin-related tokens.<\/p>\n

    BCH price technical outlook and forecast for 2026<\/h2>\n

    Bitcoin Cash price fell to around $468 on October 10, 2025, and to $454 on Feb. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

    The two dates highlight the last two major sell-off events across the crypto market. If prices fall past this support base, a retest of June 2025 lows at $385 could follow.<\/p>\n

    Before this, Bitcoin Cash had rallied from $268 to $443 between April 9 and May 23.<\/p>\n

    From a technical perspective, BCH\u2019s weekly chart indicates that the price currently hovers above a key horizontal support level.<\/p>\n

    The uptick between March and September 2025, and between November 2025 and early January 2026, also put prices above the middle line of a broader parallel channel.<\/p>\n

    The resistance level of this pattern lies near $700, while support is around $264.<\/p>\n

    \"Bitcoin
    Bitcoin price chart by TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Currently, BCH\u2019s price hovers at the 50-day moving average of $597, which has acted as support since Oct. 10, 2025.<\/p>\n

    If the price drops below the 50-day SMA, bulls could be in trouble. The weekly RSI sits in the neutral 40-50 zone. However, it is likely to suggest potential bearish acceleration before a rebound.<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile, the MACD indicator shows strengthening bearish momentum after a bearish crossover in mid-January.<\/p>\n

    A weekly close above $510 could allow buyers a relief rally towards the channel resistance. However, if prices slip under $425, a revisit of $300-$260 could be next.<\/p>\n

    \n
    \n
    Share this article<\/h6>\n
    \n
    Categories<\/h6>\n
    \n
    Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Markets,BCH#Bitcoin #Cash #holds #broader #crypto #market #slump #check #outlook1770923617<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Bitcoin Cash price held near $500 as bulls battled intraday sell-off pressure. The altcoin could retest key resistance levels amid Bitcoin\u2019s gains. However, Standard Chartered forecasts BTC could drop to $50k, and BCH will likely mirror this. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) price is demonstrating notable resilience, with bulls holding near the $500 mark as the broader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6605","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurozone"},"yoast_head":"\nBitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-12T19:13:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605\",\"name\":\"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-12T19:13:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\"},\"description\":\"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":333},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Latest Crypto & Bitcoin News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\",\"name\":\"\u884c\u653f\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"\u884c\u653f\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/demo3.aiwalls.com\/coinbase\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","description":"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook","og_description":"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605","og_site_name":"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","article_published_time":"2026-02-12T19:13:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":333,"url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"\u884c\u653f","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"\u884c\u653f","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605","name":"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-12T19:13:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf"},"description":"BCH price holds $500 and is above a key support level, but could tank alongside Bitcoin if BTC dumps to $50k before surging in 2026","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1688131482986-9c770eb2-131c-4a46-b343-983444873e40.jpg","width":500,"height":333},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6605#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bitcoin Cash holds near $500 despite broader crypto market slump: check 2026 outlook"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/","name":"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","description":"Latest Crypto & Bitcoin News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf","name":"\u884c\u653f","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"\u884c\u653f"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/demo3.aiwalls.com\/coinbase"],"url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}