Ripple Technical Analysis XRP/USD, XRP/BTC 04/20/2018

From the News

Even as Ripple cement its spot as the 3^rd most valuable cryptocurrency, it still advocates for regulation. By now you know that regulation is the only barrier that is preventing big money from investing in this niche. 

Ripple needs legit, rule complaint investors and that is why they are appealing to the UK government to introduce supportive, guard-railing regulations in what Ryan Zagone, Head of Compliance, calls the “Wild West” of blockchain technology. KYC, AML, consumer protection and financial stability are some proposed regulations fronted by Ripple but let’s wait and see what happens.

Elsewhere, Citibank is reviewing Ripple and XRP. Even though they remain cautious of possible risks that some exchanges trading XRP are not yet under strict AML or ATF rules, they all but confirm that XRP is unlikely to be used as a token of international bank settlement.

Citi Bank Reviews Ripple and XRP

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Anyway, if anything comes out of this then it would be interesting because news is Ripple is also talking with SWIFT. SWIFT has its own network connecting over 10,000 banks in more than 200 countries. Of course, if there is a merger with xRapid, XRP prices would definitely explode.

Ripple (XRP/USD) Technical Analysis

Still, Ripple is on the rise and from our previous Ripple price forecast, price action is towing in. Week over week, Ripple is up 24 percent and chances of Bitcoin Cash occupying the number 3 spot is apparently slim to none. Ripple market cap stands at $29.34 Billion as I type this and technical indicators points to further appreciation. 

From the weekly chart we can see stochastics trying to turn from deep the oversold territory. Should this week end up bullish then we can be certain of a double bar reversal pattern from previous resistance now support at $0.45. That’s not all. This technical development could also mean the beginning of the 3^rd phase of a bull resumption phase typical in a bullish break out pattern.

Already we have a stochastic buy signal and as Ripple price continue to appreciate, our focus shifts of short term resistance levels at $0.80 and $1.40. Thing is these past bullish candlesticks banding along the upper BB are indicative of buy pressure. If they surge through the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement at $0.8, expect further gains next week.

Ripple (XRP/BTC) Technical Analysis

After this week, one thing would be certain: the confirmation of Ripple bullish pressure would be complete. From Ripple investors’ point of view, that would be welcomed news. Fact is buyers are now testing key resistance levels-the middle BB and the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement which anchors on Ripple all time high lows. 

However, what’s critical for us is that shift of momentum as the stochastics shows. Ripple acts like a security and even though it is inherently designed to be stable to facilitate cross border transfers, odds of further gains is high. 

Any surge past 9500 Satoshis and we might consider tests of 12,300 Satoshis at the 50 percent Fibonacci retracement levels in the coming weeks.

It’s apparent that Ripple bulls are stepping on the gas pedal and racing in the daily chart. In my view, this was inevitable especially following that bullish break and close above the main resistance trend line on April 11. 

Then not only did Ripple bulls surge but this was accompanied by favorable shift of momentum because of that stochastic buy signal turning from oversold territory. I forecast further appreciation as prices begin to band along the upper BB. As such my first target is at 12,300 Satoshis.