Top 3 Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC gears up for a breakout, ETH tests key EMA, XRP holds support
- Bitcoin extends its recovery on Friday, approaching the $64,000 resistance level.
- Ethereum climbs toward its 50-day EMA near $1,800, with a breakout above suggesting further gains.
- XRP is finding support at a key zone at $1.09, keeping the recovery outlook intact.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) extend recovery on Friday as risk sentiment improves modestly. Market anxiety eased after US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had contacted the US to discuss a potential deal, fueling hopes of easing geopolitical tensions. The improved sentiment has helped lift cryptocurrencies, with BTC approaching the key $64,000 resistance level, ETH near $1,800 and XRP finding support around key support.
Bitcoin could extend gains if it closes above the $64,000 mark
Bitcoin price trades at $63,800 on Friday, extending its recovery and nearing the key $64,000 resistance zone. BTC maintains a bearish near-term bias, with price holding below the key Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) despite improving momentum.
The 50-day EMA at $65,399, the 100-day EMA at $68,991 and the 200-day EMA at $75,024 all sit overhead, suggesting the broader trend remains capped even as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) nudges above 50, and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stays positive with the line holding above zero and the recent advance in the histogram hinting at a constructive, but still constrained, recovery attempt.
On the topside, immediate resistance appears near the horizontal level at $64,004, just above the last close, with the 50-day EMA at $65,399 forming the next barrier, followed by the 100-day EMA at $68,991 and the 200-day EMA at $75,024 as successive caps before the distant horizontal resistance around $84,410.
On the downside, the lack of clearly defined nearby support levels in this setup leaves the pair vulnerable to renewed selling should momentum fade, with traders likely to look to the $60,000 key psychological level on the chart for potential demand zones.
Ethereum nears the 50-day EMA around $1,800
Ethereum price trades at $1,766 on Friday, extending its recovery and nearing the key resistance zone at $1,800. Despite the rebound, ETH maintains a bearish near-term bias, with price holding below the major EMAs.
The 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $1,800, the 100-day EMA at $1,956 and the 200-day EMA at $2,235 all sit overhead, suggesting rallies remain capped within a broader corrective context.
Momentum has improved, with the RSI hovering around 54 and the MACD in positive territory, hinting at a recovery in upside pressure but not yet a break of the dominant overhead structure.
On the topside, initial resistance is seen at the 50-day EMA near $1,800, with further barriers at the 100-day EMA around $1,956 and the horizontal resistance level at $2,000 before the longer-term 200-day EMA near $2,236 comes into play.
On the downside, the key support to watch is the horizontal floor around $1,385, where a break would reopen the broader bearish phase, while holding above this base would keep scope for further consolidation beneath the EMA cluster.
XRP holds strong around the upper channel of the falling channel
XRP price trades at $1.10 on Friday, finding support near the upper boundary of its previously broken descending channel at $1.06. XRP remains under bearish bias as price holds below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs at roughly $1.17, $1.27, and $1.48, keeping the broader downtrend intact despite the recent bounce.
The downward-trending parallel channel around $1.06 provides nearby structural support, while the RSI near 46 and a slightly positive MACD histogram suggest moderating downside momentum rather than a clear bullish shift.
On the topside, initial resistance is aligned with the 50-day EMA at $1.17, followed by the 100-day EMA near $1.27 and the horizontal barrier at $1.30, with the 200-day EMA around $1.48 and a higher cap at $1.90 reinforcing the broader supply zone on rallies.
On the downside, the first meaningful support emerges at the channel area around $1.06, where a break would reopen scope for further declines within the prevailing downtrend.
(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)
Cryptocurrency prices FAQs
Token launches influence demand and adoption among market participants. Listings on crypto exchanges deepen the liquidity for an asset and add new participants to an asset’s network. This is typically bullish for a digital asset.
A hack is an event in which an attacker captures a large volume of the asset from a DeFi bridge or hot wallet of an exchange or any other crypto platform via exploits, bugs or other methods. The exploiter then transfers these tokens out of the exchange platforms to ultimately sell or swap the assets for other cryptocurrencies or stablecoins. Such events often involve an en masse panic triggering a sell-off in the affected assets.
Macroeconomic events like the US Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates influence crypto assets mainly through the direct impact they have on the US Dollar. An increase in interest rate typically negatively influences Bitcoin and altcoin prices, and vice versa. If the US Dollar index declines, risk assets and associated leverage for trading gets cheaper, in turn driving crypto prices higher.
Halvings are typically considered bullish events as they slash the block reward in half for miners, constricting the supply of the asset. At consistent demand if the supply reduces, the asset’s price climbs.
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