XRP Price Dip: Should Investors See This as a Buying Chance?

XRP price extended gains and tested the $0.4880 resistance zone. The price corrected gains but the bulls are now protecting the $0.4765 support.

• XRP price is correcting gains from the $0.4880 resistance zone.
• The price is now trading above $0.4750 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
• There was a spike below a connecting bullish trend line with support at $0.4790 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
• The pair might climb higher again if it stays above the $0.4765 support zone.

XRP Price Corrects Gains

XRP price remained in a positive zone above the $0.4740 resistance, unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum. The bulls were able to push the price above $0.4840. However, the bears were active near the $0.4880 resistance zone.

A high was formed at $0.4877 and the price recently started a downside correction. There was a move below the $0.4820 and $0.4800 levels. The price even spiked below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $0.4694 swing low to the $0.4877 high.

Besides, there was a spike below a connecting bullish trend line with support at $0.4790 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. However, the bulls are now active near the $0.4765 support and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $0.4694 swing low to the $0.4877 high.

It is now trading above $0.4750 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $0.4820 level. The first major resistance is near the $0.4840 level. The next key resistance could be $0.4880.

A clear move above the $0.4880 resistance might send the price toward the $0.50 resistance. The next major resistance is near the $0.5050 level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $0.5250 resistance.

More Losses?

If XRP fails to clear the $0.4820 resistance zone, it could continue to move down. Initial support on the downside is near the $0.4780 level.

The next major support is at $0.4765 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a downside break and a close below the $0.4765 level, the price might continue to decline toward the $0.4650 support in the near term.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now losing pace in the bearish zone.

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

Major Support Levels – $0.4765 and $0.4740.

Major Resistance Levels – $0.4840 and $0.4880.

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