XRP is currently trading near $1.42 as the broader cryptocurrency market stabilizes. The token is testing the upper boundary of a months-long descending channel, with the Relative Strength Index indicating building buyer momentum. Analysts are watching to see if it can break through key resistance around $1.50 and $1.80 or face another pullback.
XRP is trading around $1.42 as the broader crypto market finds its footing following weeks of macro-driven turbulence. With Bitcoin regaining some composure, Ripple’s token is showing early signs of building momentum against the US dollar.
The asset is currently pressing against the upper boundary of the descending channel that has governed the price action since an October 2025 peak near $3.00. The RSI has been hovering above 50, signaling that buyers are showing up with slightly more conviction than before.
The immediate overhead test is the channel’s upper boundary and the 100-day moving average, located around $1.50. Above that, the $1.80 zone is a wide supply band that served as support in late 2025 before flipping to resistance following a February breakdown.
A confirmed daily close above $1.80 would be the first meaningful technical break in this correction, opening the door toward the $2.40 supply zone. On the downside, the February wick low at $1.20 remains the hard floor.
Against Bitcoin, XRP tells a different story, trading at 1,818 satoshis. While the USDT pair is challenging resistance from below, the BTC pair is declining, reflecting XRP’s underperformance during this cycle’s corrective phase.
The RSI on this pair hovers around 40, and there is no comparable bullish momentum building here to what is visible on the USDT chart. If the recent major low at 1,792 sats breaks, the next meaningful support lies at the 1,500 sats zone.
On the other hand, a genuine recovery requires, at a minimum, a reclaim of the 2,000 sat level and the declining moving averages. Until XRP/BTC can clear that threshold, any dollar-denominated gains are more likely a product of Bitcoin strength lifting the broader market.
