Ripple News and Talking Points
- Ripple’s rally rudely interrupted – further losses may follow.
- Retail sentiment shows traders are overwhelmingly long XRP.
Ripple (XRP) Chart Shows Heavy Daily Loss
After doubling in April – from $0.45 to $0.96 –Ripple met heavy sellers in the last 24 hours and slumped back down to a low around $0.74, painting an ominous technical picture. The sell-off was predicated on media reports that Gary Gensler, the former chairman of the CFTC, suggested that XRP may be classified as a security and that regulators need to bring some clarity to the situation. Although not a new situation – Ripple have previously denied that XRP is a security – the news story hit Ripple hard, highlighting the fragile nature of the recent rally. And with retail customers very heavily long of XRP (See IG Client Sentiment above), further sell-offs may become self-fulfilling as retail jetison the crypto-token.
On the short-term chart support at $0.71 before a chart gap, and the 200-day moving average, between $0.59 and $0.62.
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Ripple (XRP) Four Hour Price Chart (April 2 – April 25, 2018)
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Cryptocurrency Trader Resources
If you are interested in trading Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or Ripple check out our Introduction to Bitcoin Trading Guide.
What’s your opinion on Ripple – bullish or bearish? Share your thoughts and ideas with us using the comments section at the end of the article or you can contact me on Twitter @nickcawley1 or via email at nicholas.cawley@ig.com.
--- Written by Nick Cawley, Analyst.