XRP price extended its decline below the $0.520 support. The price is now trading in a range and eyeing an upside break above the $0.5320 resistance.
- XRP extended losses and declined below the $0.5120 support.
- The price is now trading above $0.5250 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
- There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.5325 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
- The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $0.5365 resistance zone.
XRP Price Holds Ground
In the past two sessions, XRP price saw a steady decline below the $0.5320 level. There were a few swing moves like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price even spiked below the $0.5120 support zone.
A low was formed at $0.5028 and the price is now correcting losses. There was a move above the $0.5200 and $0.5250 resistance levels. The price climbed above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.5477 swing high to the $0.5028 low.The price is back above $0.5250 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. Immediate resistance is near the $0.5320 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.5325 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair.
The first key resistance is near $0.5365 or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.5477 swing high to the $0.5028 low. A close above the $0.5365 resistance zone could send the price higher. The next key resistance is near $0.5480. If the bulls push the price above the $0.5480 resistance level, there could be a steady increase toward the $0.5570 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $0.5800 resistance.