
{"id":160705,"date":"2026-05-04T04:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=160705"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:08:30","slug":"xrp-price-moves-up-traders-eye-break-above-1-42-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=160705","title":{"rendered":"XRP Price Moves Up, Traders Eye Break Above $1.42 Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>XRP price started a decent increase above $1.3850. The price is now consolidating gains and might aim for more gains above the $1.420 zone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>XRP price started a steady increase above the $1.40 zone.<br \/>\nThe price is now trading above $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.<br \/>\nThere is a bullish trend line forming with support at $1.3920 on the hourly chart of the XRP\/USD pair (data source from Kraken).<br \/>\nThe pair could continue to move up if it settles above $1.420.<\/p>\n<h2>XRP Price Aims for Fresh Gains $1.420<\/h2>\n<p>XRP price started a fresh upward move above $1.3880 and $1.3920, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-cracks-80k-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/eth\/ethereum-price-tracks-bitcoin-2350\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethereum<\/a>. The price gained pace for a clear move above the $1.40 resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The bulls even pumped the price toward the $1.4120 zone. A high was formed at $1.4148, and the price started a consolidation phase well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.3460 swing low to the $1.4148 high.<\/p>\n<p>The price is now trading above $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. Besides, there is a bullish trend line forming with support at $1.3920 on the hourly chart of the XRP\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/XRP_Price_730730.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If there is a fresh upward move, the price might face resistance near the $1.4150 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.420 level, above which the price could rise and test $1.4350. A clear move above the $1.4350 resistance might send the price toward the $1.450 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.480 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.50.<\/p>\n<h2>Downside Correction?<\/h2>\n<p>If XRP fails to clear the $1.420 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.3880 level. The next major support is near the $1.380 level and the trend line or the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.3460 swing low to the $1.4148 high.<\/p>\n<p>If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.380 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.350. The next major support sits near the $1.3220 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.3050. The main support could be $1.30.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD for XRP\/USD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for XRP\/USD is now above the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $1.4000 and $1.3800.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $1.4200 and $1.4500.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XRP price started a decent increase above $1.3850. The price is now consolidating gains and might aim for more gains above the $1.420 zone. XRP price started a steady increase above the $1.40 zone. The price is now trading above $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bullish trend line forming with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":160706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=160705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/160706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=160705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=160705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=160705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}