Ripple and Stellar: Masterclass in Trendlines and Market Signals

A sharp, no-nonsense look at Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM), and the art of technical analysis—plus a brief existential detour about crypto's real worth.
Plus, detailed buy and sell points for all my ideas for the upcoming week.

Trendlines Decoded:
Learn how to draw, validate, and use trendlines like a pro, from identifying breakout zones to defining key support and resistance levels.

Ripple’s Tightrope Walk:
XRP is moving sideways after a strong rally—will it break out or break down? The Bollinger Bands are saying boa constrictor; the market is saying wait and see.

Stellar: Is the Star Fading?
XLM’s recent bearish signals and lower lows paint a concerning picture—but the charts still hold hidden opportunities for the patient trader.

"Close Above, Trade Above" Methodology:
Discover the technique for predicting price behavior around trendlines and why candle body placements matter.

Bitcoin Bonus Insight:
The final section touches on Bitcoin’s price behavior as a guide for the broader market—and why understanding it is key to Ripple and Stellar’s fate.

A Fart Coin Revelation:
Yes, Fart Coin made an appearance. No, it’s not a buy recommendation. But it did prompt a pointed discussion about what gives cryptocurrencies actual value.
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I turned on sharing for the chart so you can monitor yourself and see if the price closes across any of these critical lines
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Also the more I stare at these things the more things jump out at me, often things I think I should’ve seen the first time, and yesterday‘s big red bar which sandwiches that little eight day up trend between another big red bar doesn’t look good to me at all, further reinforcing my downward prediction.
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Just more nitpicking here, I was very tired last night/this morning, whatever it was, still am, and when I'm switching back-and-forth between the standard and the log scale, I keep using the phrase "time frames"… I meant to say scales… Doesn't matter
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