Ripple Price Analysis: Can XRP/USD Hold $0.4600?
Key HighlightsRipple price extended its decline and broke the $0.4700 support area against the US dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted major bullish trend line was breached with support at $0.4690 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is currently trading near major support levels at $0.4640 and $0.4600. Ripple price struggled to recover against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD is struggling and it remains at a risk of more declines below the $0.4600 support. Ripple Price DeclineYesterday, there was a downside correction from the $0.4880 swing high in Ripple price against the US Dollar. The XRP/USD pair declined and broke the $0.4800 and $0.4750 support levels. The decline was such that the price even broke the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last leg from the $0.4630 low to $0.4880 swing high. Finally, there was a close below the $0.4750 support and the 100 hourly simple moving average. During the slide, yesterday’s highlighted major bullish trend line was breached with support at $0.4690 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. Currently, the price is trading near a key support at $0.4640. A break below this may push the price towards the $0.4600 support area. Any further declines depend how XRP buyers react when the price reaches $0.4600. On the upside, an initial resistance is near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $0.4877 high to $0.4630 low. Looking at the chart, the price is at a risk of more declines below $0.4640. To recover, the price must move back above $0.4750 and the 100 hourly SMA. The $0.4750 resistance also coincides with the 50% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $0.4877 high to $0.4630 low. Looking at the technical indicators:Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now placed in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is currently near the 30 level. Major Support Level – $0.4600Major Resistance Level – $0.4750 Ripple Price Analysis: Can XRP/USD Hold $0.4600? was last modified: July 10th, 2018 by Aayush Jindal