Ripple (XRP) ticks higher on Thursday, trading near $1.32. The remittance token is up roughly 10% from last week’s trough at $1.20, suggesting that the path of least resistance is gradually flipping upward.

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The USD/JPY edges lower but trims some of its earlier losses, down 0.20% in the aftermath of the US midterm election results. However, the pair seems to form a tilted bullish ‘pin bar ’, yet it remains consolidated within the 50- and 200-day SMAs, each at 157.39 and 158.62.

Solana (SOL) remains under pressure, trading below $92 on Wednesday and declining more than 3.5% so far this week.

Silver price bounces off around $49.00, gaining nearly 3% on Monday due to US Dollar weakness and falling US yields, as energy prices tumbled amid speculation of a resolution to the US-Iran conflict. Price action in the white metal hasn’t changed abruptly.

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Ripple (XRP) hovers around $1.25 on Monday, as bulls and bears engage in a tug-of-war to determine trend direction after consolidation lapses. The remittance token corrected sharply alongside other cryptocurrencies last week, after the $6.3 billion Binance security breach.

Dogecoin (DOGE) hovers around $0.075 on Monday after falling for the fifth consecutive week since the end of September. Santiment data shows diverging whale activity, as large holders reduce their positions while smaller whale wallets accumulate tokens.

The US Dollar (USD) regained the smile this week, reversing two consecutive pullbacks and trading close to its key 200-week SMA. The Greenback’s recovery has followed the persistent rise in crude oil prices, in a context where a solution to the Middle East crisis appears nowhere to be seen.

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The Euro (EUR) posts minor losses against the British Pound (GBP) on Thursday, trading within Wednesday’s range, as investors await the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monetary policy decision, due later in the day.

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Silver price tumbles over 1.45% on Wednesday, dives to $53.60 per troy ounce, remaining within familiar levels with investors waiting for the Federal Reserve’s decision. Bearish momentum seems to have paused, though the market structure remains tilted to the downside.

Bitcoin (BTC) ticks lower near $80,000 on Wednesday, while Gold (XAU/USD) holds above $4,000. Both assets reflect the broader risk-off sentiment as focus remains on the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision later in the day.

Technically, XRP is still in the woods, with the 50-day EMA limiting the token’s recovery potential.Ripple (XRP) faces short-term hurdles, trading around $1.33 on Wednesday. The remittance token signals a potential break of its two-day recovery streak, from the weekly low of $1.27.

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Lloyd Chan at MUFG focuses on Thai Baht as a key expression of the Oil shock in Asia. He cites September trade data showing a sharply wider deficit, driven by surging imports outpacing strong exports. MUFG expects the Bank of Thailand to keep its policy rate at 1.00% to support growth, leaving USD/THB biased higher while Oil remains elevated.

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Chile’s central bank to keep its policy rate at 4.50% for a sixth meeting, despite market pricing for future hikes.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining ground for the third successive day and trading near 102.20 during the European hours on Tuesday.

United Overseas Bank’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann maintain a negative stance on USD/CNH, expecting the Dollar to edge lower within a defined range. Intraday, they see only mild downside momentum, limiting losses.

Bitcoin (BTC) is bouncing back above $80,000 on Monday, while Gold (XAU/USD) is springing above the pivotal $4,000 level, up a modest 0.34% and 0.64%, respectively.

Ripple’s (XRP) correction on Monday is deepening below $1.30, reflecting growing headwinds in the broader cryptocurrency market. Based on the token’s technical picture, the path of least resistance could stay downward until the $1.30 supply area flips into support.

United Overseas Bank analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CHF has shifted from a prior negative bias into a range-trading phase. They see the Dollar’s rapid rebound losing momentum below key resistance, with intraday support levels defining near-term risks.

The Euro (EUR) bounces up against the British Pound (GBP) on Monday, favoured by a somewhat brighter market sentiment, as Oil prices retreat from six-month highs and France’s debt rating spared a downgrade over the weekend.

The Japanese Yen finished the week on a higher note as the USD/JPY pair registered losses of over 0.74% in the week, while holding firm daily amid a sour market mood. The pair trades at 156.85 as a ‘hammer candle pattern’ forms.

The Australian Dollar finished Friday’s session with gains of over 0.22% and the week up by more than 1.20%, with the pair reclaiming the 0.7000 figure and poised to test a confluence of key resistance levels within the 0.7000-0.7100 range. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD trades at 0.7035.

Cryptocurrency prices are broadly rising on Friday, led by Bitcoin (BTC) as it approaches the immediate resistance at $82,000. The path of least resistance appears upward, supported by solid structural support levels.

Ripple (XRP) holds near recently confirmed support at $1.30 on Friday, as bulls eye a short-term recovery toward $1.40. The remittance token’s upside remains capped by structural levels, suggesting recovery would depend on whether buyers can sustain momentum.

The Euro (EUR) keeps struggling to find a bottom against a strong British Pound (GBP) on Friday, as UK business activity data strengthened the case for a Bank of England (BoE) interest rate hike in November, while Eurozone data increased concerns about France.