- XRP could soar by 17% to reach the $0.65 level if it closes a daily candle above the $0.558 level.
- Combining these on-chain metrics with the technical analysis, it appears that bulls are dominating the asset.
Amid ongoing bullish market sentiment across the cryptocurrency landscape, XRP has finally broken out of a prolonged consolidation phase and is signaling a potential upside.
Whale adds 52 million XRP tokens
Blockchain-based transactions tracker Whale Alert made a post on X (Previously Twitter) that a crypto whale withdrew a significant 52 million XRP tokens worth $28.67 million from a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bybit.
Despite the market rallying, XRP has lagged in gains until now, but on-chain metrics are indicating a shift.
Source: X
XRP technical analysis and key levels
According to AMBCrypto’s technical analysis, XRP appears bullish as it has broken out from a three-week-long consolidation zone and the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA).
Despite this bullish outlook, it remains uncertain whether the asset will rally or continue to consolidate until XRP closes its daily candle.
Source: TradingView
Based on recent price action and historical momentum, if XRP closes a daily candle above $0.558, there is a strong possibility the asset could soar by 17% to reach the $0.65 level in the coming days.
Bullish on-chain metrics
As of press time, XRP’s major liquidation levels were at $0.537 on the lower side and $0.57 on the upper side, with traders over-leveraged at these levels, according to the on-chain analytics firm Coinglass.
Source: Coinglass
If the sentiment remains bullish and the price rises to $0.57, nearly $5.88 million worth of short positions will be liquidated.
Conversely, if the sentiment shifts and the price drops to the $0.537 level, approximately $13.3 million worth of long positions will be liquidated.
Currently, XRP’s Open Interest has risen by 2.5% in the last 24 hours, suggesting growing traders’ interest following the breakout. In fact, it appears to be a bullish sign for XRP holders.
On the other hand, XRP’s long/short ratio stands at 0.98, at press time, suggesting weak trader interest.
Combining these on-chain metrics with the technical analysis, it appears that bulls are currently dominating the asset, though their strength remains relatively weak.
However, the overall sentiment for XRP is currently bullish.
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Current price momentum
At press time, XRP was trading near $0.5532 after a price surge of over 2.35% in the past 24 hours.
During the same period, its trading volume has skyrocketed by 115%, indicating significant participation from traders and investors, likely due to the recent breakout.
