XRP price is influenced by the developments in Ripple and the updates in the SEC v. Ripple lawsuit. The altcoin climbed past the $0.56 level as the XRPLedger prepares to unveil its roadmap for 2024.
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XRP price wiped out its losses from last week and the altcoin rallied past the resistance at $0.55. On Tuesday, XRP price climbed to a high of $0.56. The $0.55 level was a key resistance for XRP for over a month.
The altcoin is rallying towards its $0.60 target. In its uptrend, XRP price faces resistance at the 61.8% and 78.6% Fibonacci retracement levels of the altcoin’s decline from its 2024 peak.
The Moving Average Convergence/ Divergence (MACD) indicator and Awesome Oscillator (AO) support XRP price gains and signal that the uptrend is intact.
XRP/USDT 1-day chart
A daily candlestick close below the $0.54 level could invalidate the bullish thesis and the altcoin could find support at the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $0.52.
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