XRP Price Extends Dip, Are Deeper Losses Now on the Table?

XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.420. The price is now consolidating losses but faces hurdles near $1.4150 and $1.420.

The price even extended losses below $1.3850. A low was formed at $1.3713, and the price is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.4820 swing high to the $1.3713 low.

The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh recovery move, the price might face resistance near the $1.3980 level.

The first major resistance is near the $1.4120 level. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.4120 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The main resistance could be $1.4250 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.4820 swing high to the $1.3713 low.

A close above $1.4250 could send the price to $1.440. The next hurdle sits at $1.4560. A clear move above the $1.4560 resistance might send the price toward the $1.4820 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.50 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.5120.

If XRP fails to clear the $1.4120 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.380 level. The next major support is near the $1.3750 level.

If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.3750 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3620. 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 gaining pace in the bearish zone.

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

Major Support Levels – $1.3800 and $1.3750.

Major Resistance Levels – $1.4120 and $1.4250.