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XRP is approaching a key resistance area as improving technical indicators, stronger buying activity, and a developing bullish flag put the $1.60 level back in focus. The XRP price has recovered significantly from its recent lows, but the broader weekly structure has not yet fully reversed. Traders are now watching whether the price can sustain its advance through the $1.53–$1.60 resistance zone and establish a higher high on the larger timeframe. XRP Price Tests $1.53–$1.60 Resistance XRP is once again trading near the resistance band between $1.53 and $1.60. Technical analyst DukesMarketAnalysis identified the area as an important hurdle, with the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level at $1.532 adding another layer of resistance. XRP is retesting the $1.53–$1.60 resistance zone, reinforced by the 0.382 Fibonacci level at $1.532. Source: DukesMarketAnalysis on TradingView The zone has repeatedly attracted sellers during previous attempts to move higher. As a result, a sustained move above $1.60 would carry greater technical significance than a brief intraday move through the level. The importance of $1.60 has also appeared in other XRP technical analyses. Earlier market analysis identified the $1.50–$1.60 region as a resistance area that the price needed to overcome before a broader trend change could be considered. Weekly EMAs Turn Bullish One of the more notable developments in the XRP chart is the bullish crossover between the 21-week and 8-week exponential moving averages. DukesMarketAnalysis described the crossover as an improvement in XRP’s medium-term technical structure. Moving-average crossovers are commonly used to track changes in momentum, although they do not by themselves confirm that a longer-term trend has reversed. XRP price chart. Source: Brave New Coin The distinction remains important because XRP’s weekly chart still shows a pattern of lower highs and lower lows. According to the analyst, bulls would need to break the major previous highs…