XRP price is struggling to clear the $0.520 resistance. The price could gain bearish momentum if there is a close below the $0.4850 support.
- XRP is showing bearish signs below the $0.520 and $0.508 resistance levels.
- The price is now trading below $0.520 and the 100 simple moving average (4 hours).
- There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.5120 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
- The pair is now at risk of more downsides below the $0.5000 support zone.
XRP Price Faces Many Hurdles
In the past few days, XRP price saw a downside reaction below the $0.550 pivot level. The bears remained active and were able to push the price below the $0.500 support zone. Recently, there was a recovery wave above the $0.500 level. The bulls pushed the price above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward wave from the $0.5390 swing high to the $0.4850 low. However, the bears were active near the $0.525 resistance.Ripple’s token failed to clear the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward wave from the $0.5390 swing high to the $0.4850 low. XRP is now trading in a bearish zone below $0.508 and the 100 simple moving average (4 hours), unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum.
On the upside, immediate resistance is near the $0.512 zone. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.5120 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair. The first key resistance is near $0.520, above which the price could rise toward the $0.5320 resistance.