XRP Price Pulls Back After Rally, Traders Eye Buy-the-Dip Setup

XRP price failed to stay above $1.460 and started a downside correction. The price is now holding the $1.3880 support and might aim for another increase.

• XRP price started a downside correction and declined below $1.4450.
• The price is now trading above $1.380 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
• There is a key declining channel forming with resistance at $1.430 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
• The pair could start another increase if it stays above $1.3880.

XRP price failed to stay above $1.450 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price dipped below the $1.4450 and $1.4320 levels to enter a negative zone.

The price even dipped below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.3362 swing low to the $1.4739 high. Besides, there is a key declining channel forming with resistance at $1.430 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair.

The bulls are now active above the $1.3880 zone. The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh upward move, the price might face resistance near the $1.420 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.430 level, above which the price could rise and test $1.450.

A clear move above the $1.450 resistance might send the price toward the $1.4720 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.50 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.5250.

If XRP fails to clear the $1.430 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.40 level. The next major support is near the $1.3880 level and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.3362 swing low to the $1.4739 high.

If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.3880 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3680. The next major support sits near the $1.350 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.3350.

Technical Indicators

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

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

Major Support Levels – $1.4000 and $1.3880.

Major Resistance Levels – $1.4300 and $1.4500.