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bitcoin maintains leadership and institutions favor large-cap exposure. 
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began 2026 on steadier footing after last year’s broad deleveraging reset risk 
across the sector. […]

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XRP price failed to surpass $1.950 and started another decline. The price is 
now correcting gains and might struggle to stay above $1.860. XRP price 
started a downside correction and declined below $1.90. The price is now 
trading below $1.890 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a 
break below a key bullish trend line with support at $1.910 on the hourly 
chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start 
another increase if it stays above $1.860. XRP Price Dips Further XRP price 
failed to clear $1.950 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin and 
Ethereum. The price dipped below the $1.90 and $1.880 levels to enter a 
negative zone. The price even dipped below the 50% Fib retracement level of 
the upward move from the $1.810 swing low to the $1.945 high. Besides, there 
was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $1.910 on the 
hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The price is now trading below $1.880 and 
the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh upward move, the 
price might face resistance near the $1.90 level. The first major resistance 
is near the $1.9250 level, above which the price could rise and test $1.950. A 
clear move above the $1.950 resistance might send the price toward the $2.00 
resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $2.00 resistance. 
The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $2.050. More Losses? If XRP 
fails to clear the $1.9250 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. 
Initial support on the downside is near the $1.860 level and the 61.8% Fib 
retracement level of the upward move from the $1.810 swing low to the $1.945 
high. The next major support is near the $1.8420 level. If there is a downside 
break and a close below the $1.8420 level, the price might continue to decline 
toward $1.820. The next major support sits near the $1.80 zone, below which 
the price could continue lower toward $1.7650. Technical Indicators Hourly 
MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly 
RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. 
Major Support Levels – $1.860 and $1.8420. Major Resistance Levels – $1.9250 
and $1.950.

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