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​​XRP price analysis: bearish breakdown or bullish rebound ahead?

​​XRP has slipped below a critical support band between $2.9599 and $2.9995, raising the risk of a deeper pullback toward the early August and May highs. While the token is attempting to stabilise around its 55-day SMA, bulls must reclaim higher August peaks to put the July high back in view.​

Lady on a call on her cellphone with white bitcoin, XRP and Etherium crypto coin logos on a blue screen behind her Source: Bloomberg

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Axel Rudolph FSTA

Axel Rudolph FSTA

Senior Technical Analyst

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XRP finds support

XRP bearish case:

XRP's fall through its $2.9599 to $2.9995 support area, consisting of the 24 July low and June to August uptrend line, may lead to the early August low at $2.7284 being reached.

Failure there would probably provoke further downside towards the May peak at $2.6542.

XRP bullish case:

XRP is trying to level out around the 55-day simple moving average (SMA) at $2.9020.

While it remains supported by the early August low at $2.7284, the medium-term uptrend remains intact with the 15 August low at $3.0049 representing its first minor upside target, together with the 16 August high at $3.1576.

A rise above the next higher current August high at $3.3826 is needed, though, for the July peak at $3.6614 to be back in sight.

XRP/USD daily candlestick chart

XRP daily candlestick chart Source: TradingView
XRP daily candlestick chart Source: TradingView

XRP data chart

XRP data chart Source: IG
XRP data chart Source: IG

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