XRP News Today: XRP Price Recovers 3.2% After Testing $2.080 Support

XRP price has recently experienced a decline, testing the $2.080 support level. However, the price has since started to recover and is now trading above $2.150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term rising channel forming with support at $2.140 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. If the price can clear the $2.20 resistance zone, it might start another upward move.

XRP price declined below the $2.250 and $2.20 levels, similar to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price even declined below the $2.120 zone and tested the $2.080 support. A low was formed at $2.085 and the price is now attempting to recover. There was a move above the $2.10 and $2.120 levels. The price climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2.338 swing high to the $2.085 low.

On the upside, the price might face resistance near the $2.20 level. The first major resistance is near the $2.2120 level. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2.338 swing high to the $2.085 low. The next resistance is $2.250. A clear move above the $2.250 resistance might send the price toward the $2.320 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $2.350 resistance or even $2.3650 in the near term. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be $2.420.

If XRP fails to clear the $2.20 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2.140 level and the trend line. The next major support is near the $2.120 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $2.120 level, the price might continue to decline toward the $2.080 support. The next major support sits near the $2.020 zone.

Technical indicators suggest that the MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone, and the RSI for XRP/USD is now above the 50 level. Major support levels are at $2.150 and $2.120, while major resistance levels are at $2.20 and $2.2120.