Where is XRP headed after a 5% weekly gain?

XRP remains under pressure against both USDT and BTC pairs, and the broader trend is still bearish despite some short-term stabilization. Buyers are currently protecting key support areas, but the asset is still trading above key resistance levels and has yet to show a convincing trend.

Ripple Price Analysis: USDT Pair

On the XRP/USDT chart, the asset is still moving within a wide downtrending channel that is breaking down the daily structure. XRP is trading around $1.41 and remains below both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages, while the dot trend line and the $1.80 area continue to rise.

The main support remains the $1.20 area, which coincides with the lower border of the channel and has recent negative efforts. If the buyers can recover the $1.80 level and the 100-day moving average near it, the next major resistance will be near $2.40 to $2.50, but until then the market structure favors the sellers. The RSI has also rebounded slightly, although the momentum is still not strong enough to suggest a sustained upside pullback.

BTC pair

Against Bitcoin, XRP also remains weak and continues to trade below its 100-day and 200-day moving averages. The pair is currently sitting at around 1,990 sats, right on the important horizontal support zone near 2,000 sats, while the 2,400 to 2,450 sats area remains its main upper resistance area.

As long as XRP remains below this resistance cluster, the BTC pair remains structurally bearish. A break above 2,000 sats could send the pair to lower support around 1,500 sats, while a recovery above 2,400 sats is needed to improve the outlook and open the way to 2,700 to 2,800 sats. At the moment, the trend still points to relative weakness for Bitcoin.