Crypto Shakes It Up: Is This a Rally?

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The market…it just kinda stopped. Like a tired mule in the midday sun. Ethereum, XRP, even that little dog coin, Shiba Inu – they’re all just…there. No real push, no real fall. Just…existing. Don’t get your hopes up, folks, but things might stir sooner than a rattlesnake in a dust storm. 🤔

Ethereum’s Slow Dance

Old Man Ethereum seems to have patched himself up after a good bruising. He’s holdin’ steady above three bucks now, buildin’ a little somethin’ instead of bleedin’ all over the place. Months he spent failin’ at these price lines, but now…now it feels different. Like a stubborn ox finally gettin’ a good grip.

The way the price sticks is what you gotta watch. He’s circlin’ those short-term moving averages, especially that 26-day one. Used to be, he’d tap that line and bolt. Now? He’s restin’ on it like a hound on a porch. Folks ain’t rushin’ to sell no more, seems like.

They’re holdin’ on, seein’ if there’s a real reason to cash out. And the momentum…it’s buildin’ slow, steady. Not a flash-in-the-pan kinda jump, but a real climb, with each step a little higher than the last. Volume’s pickin’ up too, enough to make it believable, without lookin’ ready to blow.

Now, don’t go gettin’ carried away. He’s still below those big, long-term averages, the 100 and 200-day lines. But he’s gettin’ closer. If he can just keep respectin’ that 26-day average while creepin’ toward the 50, well then…maybe we got somethin’. The market’s gotta decide if this is just a breather or the start of a real run. 🤷

But things are different this time. No panic sellin’, no one breathin’ down each other’s necks. Just a slow, quiet rise as things calm down. Don’t expect a rocket ship, but it means dips might be worth a look.

XRP’s Whispers of Power

XRP’s sendin’ out a little signal, a quiet one that most traders miss until it smacks ’em in the face. Those 26 and 50-day moving averages are crossin’, formin’ what they call a “golden cross.” Now, these crosses don’t guarantee nothin’, mind you…but they’re worth a look. For months, XRP’s been slidin’ down, all neat and tidy-like.

Now that slide’s stopped, and instead of bein’ shoved back down, it’s kind of…settlin’. That’s when those moving averages get interestin’. When that short-term one, the 26, goes above the 50, it’s like a little wink from the market. A change in momentum, if you will.

And it’s happenin’ in a good spot. After XRP climbed a little and held its ground around two bucks, this cross is beginnin’ to form. In the past, when the price bumped into those averages, it got slammed. Now? Sellers lookin’ a little less sure of themselves, and XRP’s just sittin’ on top of ’em. Volume agrees. The drop back ain’t been so rough.

Plus, that RSI thingy’s stayin’ calm, not too hot, not too cold. Means there’s room to grow without gettin’ overheated. That usually means it’ll keep goin’. The 50-day average’s the line to watch. If XRP can hold above it and use it as support…well, then we might see a push to the next price mark. The real test lies further up, with those big, long-term averages. But this is a start, a little flicker of real hope. No guarantees of a wild ride, but a signal that things are potentially normalizing.

Shiba Inu? Oh, Bless Its Heart.

Shiba Inu’s in that awkward state, that dead zone that long-term holders pretend isn’t there and traders avoid like the plague. Volume’s practically disappeared. After a little jump, it’s just…driftin’, with no real feelin’ either way. It’s like watchin’ paint dry, only less excitin’. 😴

The price barely budges. Hangs just above support, but there isn’t much push to take it higher. The problem is, with so little volume, every candle feels…fake. Like a magician pullin’ a rabbit out of a hat, except the rabbit is made of air.

It’s accumulation driven by wishful thinkin’ rather than any real belief. Low volume usually means weakness, means folks are tired. And with sellers still lurkin’, sharin’ a bit of nasty energy, buyers aren’t rushin’ in. They’ve already done their sellin’.

There’s still plenty of supply hangin’ around, and without volume, there’s no way to soak it up if the price tries to climb. But near-zero volume doesn’t always mean a crash. It usually just means a pause, a breathin’ spell. Markets compress before they explode, and what happens next will decide which way that explosion goes. A sudden surge of volume, combined with a recovery of those key moving averages? Maybe. Or a renewed push from the sellers? Just as likely.

For now, SHIB is on hold. Indicators like RSI are just sittin’ in neutral, confirmim’ the mood. No one’s in a particular hurry. It’s not panic, but it sure isn’t bullish either. Investors need to be realistic here. A trend requires participation, and SHIB needs a lot of it if it wants to do anything more than drift along. Until that volume returns, any price action is brittle, flimsy and fundamentally…meaningless. 🤷‍♀️

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2026-01-12 06:15