Ripple Price Analysis: XRP/USD Could Resume Decline Below $0.34

Key Highlights

  • Ripple price failed to move above the $0.3900 and $0.4000 resistance levels against the US dollar.
  • Yesterday’s crucial bearish trend line is active with resistance at $0.3620 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  • The pair could decline once again as long as it is below the $0.3620 and $0.3720 resistances.

Ripple price failed to gain traction above key resistances against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD is likely to slide again below $0.3400 in the near term.

Ripple Price Analysis

Yesterday, we saw a minor upside recovery above the $0.3600 level in ripple price against the US Dollar. The XRP/USD pair even traded above the $0.3800 level, but it struggled to clear the $0.3850 and $0.3900 resistances. There was also a rejection noted near the $0.3850 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Besides, the price failed to stay above the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the $0.4140 high to $0.3125 low.

As a result, there was a fresh decline below $0.3700 and the price moved back in a bearish zone. During the decline, the price broke the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $0.3133 low to $0.3850 high. The price tested the $0.3300 level where buyers emerged. Moreover, the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the last wave also acted as a support near $0.3302. On the upside, an initial resistance is near the $0.3600 level. More importantly, yesterday’s crucial bearish trend line is active with resistance at $0.3620 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair.

Ripple Price Analysis XRP Chart

Looking at the chart, ripple price is clearly facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near the $0.3600 and $0.3620 levels. On the downside, a break below the $0.3400 level could really increase selling pressure.

Looking at the technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is slightly placed in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is just around the 50 level.

Major Support Level – $0.3400

Major Resistance Level – $0.3620

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by Aayush Jindal on November 27, 2018 at 01:00PM