Key HighlightsRipple price is struggling to move higher and is currently trading below $1.0850 against the US dollar. There is a major contracting triangle pattern forming with resistance at $1.0700 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from SimpleFx). The pair has to move above $1.0700 and the 100 hourly simple moving average to move further higher. Ripple price is slowly moving away from the bullish zone against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD must break above $1.0700 and the 100 hourly SMA to avoid further declines. Ripple Price Upside HurdleThere was no upside break above $1.12 in Ripple price during the past three sessions against the US Dollar. The price started a slow and steady downside move and traded below $1.10. It also traded below the $1.0750 support and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The last upside move not sustainable above the 50% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the 1.1510 swing high to $1.0050 swing low. There was no hourly close above the $1.10 level, which ignited a downside wave. At the moment, there is a major contracting triangle pattern forming with resistance at $1.0700 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The pair is approaching a short-term break either above $1.0700 or below $1.0400. On the upside, above $1.0700, the price could test the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the 1.1510 swing high to $1.0050 swing low at $1.0945. Above the mentioned $1.0945, the price may perhaps move above the $1.10 level. On the flip side, if the pair fails to move above the 100 hourly SMA, it could decline back towards $1.0200 in the near term. Looking at the technical indicators:Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now moving in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD has moved below the 50 level. Major Support Level – $1.0400Major Resistance Level – $1.0700 Charts courtesy – SimpleFX Ripple Price Technical Analysis – Can XRP/USD Break 100 SMA? was last modified: March 31st, 2018 by Aayush Jindal