After weeks of constrained price action and consistently lower highs, Cardano (ADA) appears to have finally broken free from its bearish grip. A recent analysis by crypto trader TehThomas on the TradingView platform confirms that ADA has broken out on the 4-hour chart, which may be marking the beginning of a more significant trend reversal. ADA Breakout Reshapes Market Structure After Downtrend Cardano, like the rest of the crypto market, experienced a bearish trend in March. This bearishness was so intense that it saw the altcoin go from hoping to break above $1 in the first few days of March to the bulls working to prevent a close below $0.65 at the end of the month. Related Reading: Cardano Price Could Be Set For 100% Rally As This Bullish Triangle Has Formed On The Daily Timeframe In terms of price action, the Cardano price held up better than most large market-cap cryptocurrencies throughout this decline. Interestingly, technical analysis shows that Cardano’s price action in the last week of March played out in a descending channel formation, as highlighted by crypto analyst TehThomas. According to the technical analysis, which examined Cardano’s price action on the 4-hour candlestick timeframe, the descending channel that confined Cardano’s price for the past several days was eventually breached in the first few days of April, allowing the asset to snap out of its minor corrective structure. Although limited to the 4-hour timeframe, this development could prove significant in shaping ADA’s trajectory through April. If the momentum holds, more traders may start positioning for a continuation toward higher resistance levels above $0.7 that was easily broken in recent weeks. Golden Pocket And Fair Value Gap Converge: Target Zones To Watch The next challenge lies in reaching a zone that combines two significant technical features: the golden pocket and a Fair Value Gap (FVG). The golden pocket, located between the 0.618 and 0.65 Fibonacci retracement levels, is commonly seen as a strong resistance zone, especially following a breakout. In the case of Cardano, TehThomas identified the golden pocket lying around $0.72. This level here could pose a resistance for any uptrend above $0.70. The $0.72 region is also highlighted by a Fair Value Gap (FVG), created by the quick price fall in March that left behind an unbalanced area on the chart. According to TehThomas, price tends to revisit these imbalances to “fill” them, making this confluence a magnet for short-term action. Related Reading: Cardano Price Prediction: Analyst Says $0.8 Might Not Come Again If This Wedge Breaks Out Liquidity will likely be clustered here as well, meaning that Cardano could face some volatility as it approaches it. If bulls can break through this zone with conviction, it could open the path to above $0.7. However, if the price stalls or rejects, the cryptocurrency may pull back to retest the breakout point at $0.65 before attempting another push. Interestingly, this has been the case in the past 24 hours. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com
The XRP price is gearing up for another bullish move upward, as a crypto analyst has predicted a 20% surge in the near future. This optimistic forecast is backed by the formation of a key technical pattern called the Golden Pocket and indicators including strong support levels and a critical resistance zone. Golden Pocket Signals XRP Price Surge According to TradingView analyst TehThomas, the XRP price is currently trading within a well-defined Ascending Channel, setting the stage for a potential 20% move upwards. In the 4-hour time frame, XRP has continued to respect this Ascending Channel, forming higher highs and higher lows — a key indicator of a sustained uptrend. Related Reading: XRP Price Face Major Resistance At $2.9, Why This Analyst Believes $20 Is Still Possible Interestingly, the most notable development in XRP’s price action is the appearance of a Golden Pocket on its chart. A Golden Pocket is a key Fibonacci retracement area that is often used to identify potential support and resistance levels. It represents a complete trend reversal for a cryptocurrency and a possibility of an aggressive uptrend. The TradingView analyst has revealed that XRP’s current Golden Pocket aligns with an imbalance zone, an area of unfilled liquidity where prices typically revisit before resuming movement. In the chart, XRP’s Golden Pocket sits between the 0.618 – 0.65 Fibonacci retracement level — a well-known area where the price usually finds strong support before continuing the trend. Historically, XRP has reacted twice from this key level, indicating that buyers have been actively defending this area. TehThomas has predicted that as long as the XRP price can hold above the key Fibonacci retracement level, which also acts as a critical resistance, the cryptocurrency’s bullish structure will remain unchanged. Additionally, XRP could be primed for a massive rally toward the 0.618 Fibonacci extension level, which corresponds with the upper boundary of the Ascending Channel. If this bullish momentum continues, it means that the analyst expects the XRP price to see a rally to a target between the $2.8 to – $2.9 range. This represents a 29% price increase from XRP’s current price of $2.2. Short-Term Resistance Could Trigger Decline TehThomas’s bullish outlook for the XRP price, the TradingView analyst noted that the 1-hour time frame presents short-term resistance, which could lead to a significant pullback before the next leg up. XRP recently faced a rejection at the imbalance zone, indicating that sellers are increasing activity at this level. Related Reading: XRP Open Interest Loses Over $3 Billion In 3 Months Amid Market Turmoil Previously, when the price struggled to break the imbalance zone, it highlighted a lack of liquidity to sustain a continued uptrend. A repeat of this could result in a retracement toward the Golden Pocket in the 4-hour timeframe. Notably, a confirmed breakout from the 1-hour imbalance timeframe could reinforce XRP’s bullish momentum, supporting its projected move toward upper levels of the Ascending Channel. However, a failure could shift this bullish structure, leading to a deeper correction toward lower support levels. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com