Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls Could Aim For More Upsides

• Ripple price started a downside correction from the $0.5350 zone against the US dollar.
• The price is now trading above $0.5150 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours).
• There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.5160 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
• The pair could start a fresh increase unless there is a close below $0.5150.

Ripple price is consolidating near $0.5220 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. XRP price must stay above the $0.5150 support to remain in a bullish zone.

Ripple Price Analysis

This past week, Ripple price saw a decent increase above the $0.500 resistance against the US Dollar. The XRP/USD pair climbed above the $0.5150 resistance to move into a positive zone.

The bulls even pumped the price above the $0.5220 resistance. A high was formed near $0.5382 and the price recently corrected lower. There was a move below the $0.530 and $0.525 levels. The bears pushed the price below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $0.4971 swing low to the $0.5382 high.

The price is now trading above $0.5150 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). It is trading above the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $0.4971 swing low to the $0.5382 high.

On the upside, the price is facing resistance near $0.535. The next major resistance is near the $0.5550 level. A close above the $0.5550 resistance zone might start a strong increase. In the stated case, the price could even surpass the $0.5800 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $0.600 resistance.

Initial support on the downside is near the $0.5160 level. The next major support is near the $0.5150 level. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.5160 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair. Any more losses could lead the price toward the $0.500 level, below which the price might even test $0.4720.

Looking at the chart, Ripple’s price is now trading above the $0.5160 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). Overall, the price could start a fresh increase unless there is a close below $0.5150.

Technical indicators

4 hours MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now losing momentum in the bullish zone.

4 hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is near the 50 level.

Key Support Levels – $0.5160, $0.5150, and $0.500.

Key Resistance Levels – $0.5350 and $0.5550.