Ripple's Price Analysis: XRP/USD sell-off rejects from upside trendline, next target is $0.1730
|- XRP/USD recovered from $0.1630, the upside momentum gains traction.
- The next resistance is created by SMA100 1-hour at $0.1730.
Ripple's XRP is changing hands at $0.1720, with over 6% gains since the beginning of the day. The third-largest digital asset with the current market value of $7.3 billion has been moving in sync with the broader cryptocurrency market. Major coins are recovering after a major sell-off that took place ahead of the Asian opening.
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XRP/USD: Technical picture
On the intraday charts, XRP/USD sell-off stopped on approach to the upside trendline and SMA200 1-hour (currently at $0.1630). An bullish momentum helped the price to recover above SMA100 1-hour ($0.1685), however, psychological $0.1700 slowed down the upside move. Now that it is out of the way, the upside is likely to gain traction with the next focus on $0.1730 (SMA50 1-hour) and psychological $0.1800 coupled with Saturday high ($0.1803).
On the downside, a sustainable move below the said trendline will open up the way to $0.1600. If it is broken, the sell-off may continue towards $0.1500 and $0.1449 (March 23 low).
XRP/USD 1-hour chart
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