Top 3 Price Prediction Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple: Bullish momentum fades for BTC and ETH, XRP suffers SVB woes

Bitcoin price (BTC) is at crossroads after flipping key resistance levels into support, but now the bullish momentum is wearing out. After finding a pivot and scaling a northward attack, the flagship crypto was on course to break out of a months-long consolidation zone. As expected, Ethereum price (ETH) has conformed to the king crypto’s price action and is also conflicted as buying pressure continues to ease. Nevertheless, Ripple price (XRP) remains fixated on a downtrend and has already lost significant value in the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin price could break above $25,000 if momentum sustains

Bitcoin price is eyeing the much-coveted $25K level after a brief retest around mid-Feb. The people’s crypto is up 8.8% in the last 24 hours to auction for $24,297 at the time of writing. The token bounced from the $20,000 support level, marking an unprecedented turnaround that has caught some bears off-guard, but the bullish momentum seems to be depleting.

Sidelined investors who dumped their holdings at lower rates last week amid concerns of high-profile crypto-linked US bank collapses, including Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Financial, have missed out on the latest Bitcoin price rally. The shutdowns of these banks provoked fears amongst investors of weakening fiat-to-crypto on-ramps and the collateralization of Circle’s USDC stablecoin, which had some reserves parked at these institutions.

As BTC sits on the immediate support at $22,614, the largest crypto by market cap was confronting a major resistance level at $25,000. If traders decide to collect profits at current rates, the uptrend would be interrupted, and Bitcoin price could start plummeting. Such a move would fasten the grip of BTC within the horizontal consolidation zone.

Bitcoin price could drop below the 50-, 200-, and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) at $22,270, $21,798, and $21,373, respectively. In extreme cases, the price could plunge below the major support at $19,000. Such a move would constitute a 22.08% decline from current levels.

BTC/USDT 1-day chart

On the upside, a decisive flip of the $25,000 resistance level into support could set the path for Bitcoin price to record more gains. For investors to brag about the $25K level, BTC buyers must increase their presence in the market.

Flipping the major roadblock into a support level could give Bitcoin price the gusto required to reclaim its previous glory, potentially retagging the $28,646 level last visited around May.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) was within the safe zone with a price strength of 61. This shows that Bitcoin price could increase for the short term before the token was considered overbought. Nevertheless, given the general bearish mood in the crypto market, anything above $25K was far-fetched and premature, judging from the current market state.

Ethereum price gains 17% in three days, but bullish momentum seems to be wearing off

Ethereum price also boasts a bullish breakout that has catapulted the token around 17% since March 11. The rally comes as the US authorities came in to rescue Signature and SVB depositors from any losses and introduced a new $25 billion liquidity program to help prevent further bank runs.

Another reason for the Ethereum price rally as it links to Bitcoin is that markets are aggressively pulling back on Federal Reserve (Fed) tightening bets because the Fed cannot keep increasing rates with the US banking system on the verge of collapse. This is particularly because the Fed’s aggressive hiking campaign seems to be the chief driver of the vulnerabilities wrecking the financial sector.

At the time of writing, the Ethereum price is $1,673, with all signs pointing to a capped rally at around $1,704. If profit-takers act now, ETH could drop below the support offered by the 50- and 200-day EMAs with support levels at $1,564 and $1,546, respectively, or in dire cases, the support confluence between the 100-day EMA and the horizontal line at $1,513.

Below the levels mentioned above, the Ethereum price could descend to tag the $1,424 support level or lose more ground toward the $1,276 support level that kickstarted the January 8 rally. In extreme cases, however, ETH could descend to the $990 swing low.

ETH/USDT 1-day chart

Conversely, a definite flip of the $1,704 resistance level could solidify Ethereum price’s uptrend for the short term and invalidate the bearish thesis. An increase in buying momentum above this level could set the trajectory required for ETH to confront the next obstacle at $1,744 or, in highly ambitious cases, reclaim its position above $18,000 by tagging the $1,864 resistance level.

Ripple price could slip below this level if bulls fail to break above

Ripple price is trading with a bearish bias, despite gaining almost 1% in the last day. The community appears to have been spooked by comments from Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse about Ripple having some exposure to SVB as a banking partner and held some of its cash balance.

Ripple price is sitting on immediate support at $0.3649 as it exchanged hands for $0.3700. As overhead pressure accumulates, XRP could fall below the immediate support at$0.3649. In such a case, the next target for XRP would be the $0.3552 or, in extreme cases, the $0.3418 support level.

XRP/USDT 1-day chart

On the upside, an increase in buying pressure from current levels could propel Ripple price to confront the resistance levels due to the 50- and 100-day EMAs at $0.3815 and $0.3858, respectively, before battling the $0.3933 resistance level. A daily candlestick close above this level would invalidate the bearish thesis.