Ripple’s $135 Billion Romp: Market Swoons as XRP Struts its Stuff—But Will the Fête Last?

My dear, XRP finds itself preening at $2.342—a 5.5% ascent for the week, clutching a market cap scandalously close to $135 billion while partygoers pass $2.3 billion in global trade across the ballroom floor. The price waltzes between $2.25 and $2.35, attempting a suave bull-market consolidation: the digital equivalent of loosening one’s dinner jacket but not quite leaving the soirée.

XRP

Oh, to be an XRP candlestick on the 1-hour chart—forever oscillating in a sideways flirtation (with just a hint of bullish intent), teasing support at $2.26 while batting its lashes at $2.40 resistance. 🎩 After a petite leap from $2.26, the price is clearly torn between meaningful advancement and indecisive dithering, rather like a debutante unsure whether to accept the next dance. A failed advance to $2.35 faced resistance from a corps of sellers who, presumably, prefer gin and regret. Diminishing volume whispers that a breakout may be imminent—or perhaps we’re simply waiting for someone to spike the punch. For the brave, a buy near $2.26 with a stop-loss at $2.24, and dreams of profit at $2.40, stretching deliriously to $2.50 if the bullish music continues.

XRP/
USDT 1-hour chart via Binance on July 7, 2025.

Zooming out, the 4-hour chart presents us with a dramatic medium-term recovery: higher lows, pantomimed pullbacks, and a supporting cast hell-bent on keeping the plot moving. XRP pirouetted upwards from a moody $2.147, toyed with a $2.35 zenith, and now flirts with previous highs amidst a parade of green candlesticks desperate for admiration. The bullish engulfing pattern spotted on July 6? Quite the show—short-term buyers can hardly contain their glee. 🥂 Opportunists might wish to saunter in around $2.24 to $2.26, eyes fixed on the exit by $2.35 to $2.40. Watch $2.24 closely: let it break, and we’re all tipsily tumbling back toward $2.20.

XRP/
USDT 4-hour chart via Binance on July 7, 2025.

Glancing at the daily chart (so very bourgeois, but necessary), the whole affair still reeks of bullishness following a rebound from $1.908. XRP, ever the social climber, establishes higher highs and even loftier lows, pressing cheekily up against that $2.30–$2.35 resistance band as if to say, “Do let me in, darling—it’s frightfully cold outside.” The $2.15 to $2.20 support zone continues to do what society hostesses do best: provide a solid base for all manner of speculation and drama. 💃 Momentum remains professionally enthusiastic, but approach with a dash of caution if price approaches the upper limit. Should an unchaperoned pullback lead us to $2.20–$2.22, it might be time for a discreet entry; exits near $2.35–$2.40 will let you escape before the gossips arrive.

XRP/
USDT daily chart via Binance on July 7, 2025.

If you delight in technical trinkets, oscillators are blithely optimistic but wear a well-practiced poker face. The RSI, parked at a non-committal 57.83, evinces all the excitement of a tipsy duchess at a garden party—neither overbought nor oversold, merely present. The Stochastic oscillator yawns at 81.80, the CCI at 129.03 gives a subdued cheer for bullishness, while the ADX at 13.14 shrugs, unimpressed by anyone’s resolve. As for the Awesome oscillator at 0.06116: less awesome, more dithering. The momentum indicator, reading 0.15075, has taken up sulking, just as MACD—ever contrary—shows a cheery 0.01602 divergence. 🎭

Meanwhile, moving averages—the most devoted sycophants in the room—are flush with bullish fervor. Short- and mid-term EMAs (from $2.23151 to $2.11108) bow in fealty to bullishness, as do their simple brethren ($2.23007 to $2.20334). The venerable 200-period SMA, with a disdainful sniff at $2.36083, stands out as the lone dissenter—no party is complete without at least one old curmudgeon. Otherwise, moving averages brazenly reinforce the prevailing trend, ready to throw confetti or curses should the market be so inclined.

Bull Verdict:

XRP, darling of many a digital salon, prances confidently across all timeframes—buoyed by moving averages and a parade of higher highs worthy of Covent Garden. Should support stick around and buyers return for the encore, a break past $2.30 may usher in a heady rush toward $2.35 and beyond. One can only hope everyone’s dress is pressed and their martinis strong.

Bear Verdict:

For those preferring tragedy to triumph: the rally looks a tad winded. Resistance at $2.30 grows prickly, momentum flutters its fan wearily, and if $2.24 gives way, the cab will arrive early to ferry us glumly back to $2.15–$2.20. The bullish masquerade, my dear, is in peril—do try not to spill your drink on the way out.

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2025-07-07 18:03