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Crypto Price Analysis January-30: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE

This Friday, we take a clear, simple look at five popular cryptocurrencies: Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid (HYPE). You will see what happened to their prices this week and what traders think might happen next. If you are new to this topic, don’t worry. We explain difficult words in easy language, and you can find definitions at the end of this article.

Ethereum (ETH)

The whole crypto market moved down this week. Ethereum, the big platform that supports many apps, fell about 7 percent. The price dropped below a key level around 3,000 dollars. Buyers were not strong enough to push the price back up. This means sellers have the upper hand for now. In the days and weeks ahead, Ethereum could keep going lower unless buyers come back and push the price higher.

Traders focus on two ideas: support and resistance. Support is a price where many buyers step in, so the price tends to stop falling there. Resistance is a price where many sellers push the price down. For Ethereum, the most important support is near 2,400 dollars. To reach that level from the current price, the market would first have to make a new lower low, below 2,600 dollars.

The momentum, or speed of price moves, looks clearly bearish right now. Buyers have not regained control of price action. Because of this, the downtrend might continue until a bottom is found. A bottom is the point where prices stop falling and start to rise again. Traders will watch closely to see if buyers can push the price back above the 2,600 or 3,000 dollar levels again.

Source: TradingView

Ripple (XRP)

XRP recently made a lower low for the week and closed with about an 8 percent loss. Without strong support around the 2 dollar level, sellers have gained power and pushed the price down. At the time of this post, XRP is around 1.76 dollars and could test the important support at 1.60 dollars. This level has often been a place where the price bounces back, meaning it could start rising again after touching it.

However, any relief rally, which is a short upward move, might be stopped as soon as the price approaches 2 dollars again. If the price nears 2 dollars, sellers could come back and push it down again.

Looking ahead, XRP faces a tough situation. The downtrend could push it to 1.60 dollars or lower later in 2026.

Source: TradingView

Cardano (ADA)

Cardano dropped about 10 percent this week after buyers stopped supporting the price. With no one to stop the selling, the price fell to about 0.33 dollars and may go below 30 cents if selling continues. The most important support is found at 27 cents. This level was last tested in July 2024. Falling to 27 cents would erase most progress since then and place Cardano in a long bear market, where prices stay lower for a long time.

Looking ahead, there is not much relief possible while the price stays below a bottom. If buyers return when the price goes under 30 cents, they could help stop the downtrend and possibly turn the mood more positive.

Source: TradingView

Binance Coin (BNB)

BNB was rejected again at the 900 dollar resistance and finished the week with about a 5 percent loss. Buyers could not push the price higher, so sellers kept control. The next important support level is at 800 dollars. If 800 does not hold, the price could fall to 700 dollars, which has acted as a reversal point in the past.

Looking ahead, BNB remains in a downtrend. This makes lower prices more likely, even though buyers tried several times to reverse the trend. The momentum is becoming more bearish, which could lead to more selling.

Source: TradingView

Hype (HYPE)

HYPE had a very volatile week. Its price jumped by a big 68 percent at one point, then retraced and closed the week with about a 35 percent gain, as of this post. This is notable because most other coins were falling in value. The big jump happened after several whales stopped selling. This encouraged buyers to return, but the rally still created a lower high and did not reclaim the $35 level as support yet. To turn bullish, the price would need to break above and hold above that level.

Looking ahead, HYPE remains in a clear downtrend when you view longer timeframes. Still, this week gave the first clear signal in months that it might be trying to recover some losses since September 2025. Investors will watch closely to see if HYPE can stay above $35 and push higher.

Source: TradingView

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