Ripple is up more than 10% and it broke the $0.1550 resistance region against the US Dollar. However, XRP price is lacking strength and pointing a fresh decrease in the near term.
- Ripple price is up more than 10% and it tested the $0.1720 resistance against the US dollar.
- It is now showing a few bearish signs and trading below the $0.1650 level.
- There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1570 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
- The price is likely to revisit the $0.1580 and $0.1550 support levels in the near term.
Ripple Price is Correcting Gains
In the past three sessions, ripple gained strength above the $0.1400 and $0.1450 resistance levels. XRP price surged above the $0.1500 resistance level to move into a short term positive zone.
Besides, there was a sharp move above the $0.1650 resistance and the price settled above the 100 hourly simple moving average. A new weekly high was formed near the $0.1720 resistance area.The first major support is near the $0.1580 level. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1570 on the hourly of the XRP/USD pair.
The trend line support is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent rise from the $0.1407 low to $0.1734 high. Therefore, dips towards the $0.1600 and $0.1580 support levels are likely to find a decent buying interest.