Ripple Price Technical Analysis – Can XRP/USD Break 100 SMA?

Key HighlightsRipple price is struggling to move higher and is currently trading below $1.0850 against the US dollar.
There is a major contracting triangle pattern forming with resistance at $1.0700 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from SimpleFx).
The pair has to move above $1.0700 and the 100 hourly simple moving average to move further higher.Ripple price is slowly moving away from the bullish zone against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD must break above $1.0700 and the