The price of XRP has surpassed $1 on April 6 for the first time since March 2018, putting its market valuation at around $47 billion.
Traders have noted that XRP’s bull run has been more due to technical factors than fundamental. When XRP was hovering at around $0.75, cryptocurrency traders noted that XRP’s market structure was bullish.
Cantering Clark, a cryptocurrency derivatives trader, said that XRP has all the technical components to rally. Since then, XRP rallied from $0.75 to over $1.
On April 5, Clark said:
https://twitter.com/CanteringClark/status/1379107847510888451?s=20
Another well-known trader, recognized as “Kaleo,” noted that XRP’s breakout against Bitcoin is particularly optimistic. After its breakout above $1, Kaleo explained that XRP is on the verge of breaking out of a 3-year downtrend against Bitcoin. He noted:
$XRP / $BTC is about to break out of a 3+ year downtrend.
Zero exposure here seems irresponsible.
When this sh*tcoin starts to pump, it makes vertical moves (aka all at once for a burst).
Still very early. pic.twitter.com/Uc6nufNX4Y
— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) April 6, 2021
Victor Nnadi is an Independent Economics Researcher and a Securities Trader.
