Despite surging by 5.26% on Saturday XRP remains in a bearish formation after another weekly candle close below the $0.2275 level of resistance.
It has now failed to trade above $0.2275 since the gruelling capitulation in price during the coronavirus-induced sell-off in early March.
Another concerning factor surrounding XRP from an analytical perspective is the descent of trade volume across all major cryptocurrency exchanges, with just $1.6 billion being reported over the past 24-hours compared to a daily volume of more than $5 billion in March.
The lack of volume demonstrates a lack of interest from retail investors, which is reiterated by the lack of Google searches for ‘XRP’ in 2020 compared to previous years.
As well as this, the Ripple Foundation that issued the XRP token has also attracted intense scrutiny during the ongoing downtrend that has lasted for more than two years.
One of the common points of criticism is the Ripple Foundation’s tactic of selling XRP tokens over-the-counter, although Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that the sales were “vital” to the survival of the company.
Moving back to the chart, while XRP is evidently bearish from a macro perspective it could line itself up for a bounce on lower time frames as it trade marginally above the $0.20 level of support, which was a point of resistance in April.
Being able to establish a key level of support above $0.20 will be key but what’s more important is that XRP can take out the daily 200 moving average, which is coming in at $0.2155 after not being broken since February.
For more news, guides and cryptocurrency analysis, click here.
Latest Ripple price
Current live XRP price information and interactive charts are available on our site 24 hours a day. The ticker bar at the bottom of every page on our site has the latest Ripple price. Pricing is also available in a range of different currency equivalents:
US Dollar – XRPtoUSD
British Pound Sterling – XRPtoGBP
Japanese Yen – XRPtoJPY
Euro – XRPtoEUR
Australian Dollar – XRPtoAUD
Russian Rouble – XRPtoRUB
Bitcoin – XRPtoBTC
About Ripple (XRP)
Ripple is a real-time gross settlement system (RTGS) developed by the Ripple company. It is also referred to as the Ripple Transaction Protocol (RTXP) or Ripple protocol. It can trace its roots to 2004 when a web developer called Ryan Fugger had the idea to create a monetary system that was decentralised and could effectively allow individuals to create their own money.
Ripple is one of the largest cryptocurrencies and is one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation.
More Ripple news and information
If you want to find out more information about Ripple or cryptocurrencies in general, then use the search box at the top of this page. Here’s a recent article to get you started:
As with any investment, it pays to do some homework before you part with your money. The prices of cryptocurrencies are volatile and go up and down quickly. This page is not recommending a particular currency or whether you should invest or not.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author should not be considered as financial advice. We do not give advice on financial products.