Crypto markets flash some green on September 22 as Bitcoin (BTC) price surged 4.7% to trade above $19,300 and Ether (ETH) surged 6.5% to recover the $1,300 level.
RSR and Astar Network (ASTAR) were also up 23% and 17% respectively, but the most notable mover of the day was XRP.
Currently, the price of XRP reflects a gain of close to 25% and the asset is up 41% in the past month. According to defense attorney James K. Filan, on Sept. 18 Ripple Labs filed a motion for summary judgment, a legal process that involves the court making a final decision based on the facts provided, rather than ordering a trial , and a decision on whether XRP is a security is expected in mid-December.
#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP 1/2 The parties have requested that any third-party motions to seal portions of the parties’ summary judgment filings be filed subject to the Court’s September 12, 2022 order. pic.twitter.com/J6rbeRXmHi
— James K. Filan 113k (beware of imposters) (@FilanLaw) September 19, 2022
The excitement over the news could improve investor sentiment about XRP’s long-term prospects.
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From a technical analysis perspective, XRP price is looking to secure a second daily close above a long-term downtrend line resistance and trading volumes and open interest in futures contracts have increased sharply in the last 24 hours.
According to Cointelegraph market analyst Marcel Pechman:
“XRP open interest is now $575M vs $310M just a week ago.”
Traders not yet positioned might consider waiting to see if the 200-day moving average at $0.49 reverses to support during the next daily close. Intraday and swing traders typically take profits at long-term resistance levels and also anticipate price rejections and lower support retracements after an asset manages a breakout of a long consolidation period, price bottoms, or a move that alter the structure of the market.
Crypto analytics data provider TheKingfisher pushed a similar point by suggesting that buyers would “probably have an opportunity to push XRP lower in the long term.”
You will probably have a long chance $XRP lower if that’s what you’re looking for
No FOMO, long long clearances https://t.co/jmaCFVVOvn pic.twitter.com/TP9SW6OmXO— TheKingfisher (@kingfisher_btc) September 22, 2022
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