XRP Price Uphill Task: Can It Break Through the Resistance?

XRP price is consolidating above the $0.5400 level. The price must clear the $0.5520 and $0.5600 resistance levels to start a recovery wave.

• XRP price is struggling to gain pace for a move above the $0.5550 zone.
• The price is now trading below $0.550 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
• There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.550 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
• The pair could decline again if it fails to clear $0.5520 and $0.5600.

XRP Price Faces Resistance

XRP price remained in a range below $0.5650 like Bitcoin and Ethereum. There was a fresh decline, and the price retested the $0.540 support zone. A low was formed at $0.5400 and the price is now consolidating.

There was a minor increase above the $0.5420 level. The price surpassed the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.5647 swing high to the $0.5400 low. However, the bears seem to be active near the $0.550 and $0.5520 levels.

The price is now trading below $0.550 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price might face resistance near the $0.550 level. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.550 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair.

The first major resistance is near the $0.5550 level or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.5647 swing high to the $0.5400 low.

The next key resistance could be $0.5600. A clear move above the $0.5600 resistance might send the price toward the $0.5650 resistance. The next major resistance is near the $0.5720 level. Any more gains might send the price toward the $0.5880 resistance or even $0.600 in the near term.

Another Decline?

If XRP fails to clear the $0.5550 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $0.5420 level. The next major support is $0.5400.

If there is a downside break and a close below the $0.5400 level, the price might continue to decline toward the $0.5320 support in the near term. The next major support sits at $0.5250.

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 – $0.5400 and $0.5320.

Major Resistance Levels – $0.5500 and $0.5600.