XRP is taking a bull breather a day after Donald Trump sounded plans for a strategic token reserve alongside bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), cardano (ADA) and solana (SOL).
The payments-focused cryptocurrency rallied 25% within hours of Trump’s Truth Social post, reaching $3, but has since pulled back to $2.6 at press time. Prices have pulled back to the descending trendline from Jan. 16 highs.
Among technical indicators, the relative strength index (RSI), which measures if price is moving too fast, rose to 70 late Sunday and has retraced to 48 from above-70 or overbought readings observed late Sunday, signaling potential for a renewed move higher.
However, prices remain below the 50-hour SMA ($2.65), signaling weakness, while the broader 200-hour SMA ($2.50) supports that remains intact.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence hourly chart shows momentum shifts—its line crossing below the signal at $3 (now below zero) confirms a…