Stellar's XLM bounces 15% two days after hitting record low versus XRP
The price of Stellar (XLM) rebounded 15% versus its arch-rival XRP (XRP) two days after the XLM/XRP pair set a record low of 0.181.
Notably, the XLM/XRP pair rose to its intraday high of 0.20 XRP on March 31, a move that coincided with a decoupling between Stellar and XRP in the U.S. dollar market. For instance, XLM's price has jumped over 11% since March 29 versus XRP's 3% decline.
On a broader timeframe, XLM has dropped 89% versus its peak of 1.655 XRP in January 2021. Interestingly, the peak formed a month after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ripple for allegedly selling securities in the form of XRP tokens.
The SEC vs. Ripple case is now nearing its conclusion with legal experts favoring a win for Ripple.
Meanwhile, XLM continues its long-term downtrend against XRP, though a rebound in April is on the cards.
On the daily chart, the XLM/XRP's ongoing recovery started at its multi-month descending trendline resistance, which constitutes a falling channel, as shown below.
The pair now looks toward flipping the 0.198-0.207 XRP resistance range as support to eye a run-up toward 0.22 XRP in April, up 10% from current prices.
Stellar price rallied more than 25% in March to reach $0.113, its highest level in four months. XLM is now positioned for a potential short-term price correction in the first week of April, followed by a rebound rally to new yearly highs.
At the core of this bullish outlook is a classic technical pattern dubbed cup-and-handle. The pattern forms when the price undergoes a U-shaped recovery, or cup, followed by a consolidation period, i.e. the handle, all under a common resistance level called "neckline."
Meanwhile, it resolves after the price breaks above the neckline and rises by as much as
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