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XRP, Shiba Inu (SHIB), Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Analysis for Aug. 22: Cryptocurrency Market Is Back on the Scene
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Arman Shirinyan
Sat, 22/08/2026 – 0:01
The picture on the market is certainly improving, but there’s a long way to go forward.
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After spending the majority of August working toward $1.00, XRP has made one of its strongest daily moves in months, rising by about 10% and hitting the $1.40 region. Although the move has already reached technically overheated territory, the breakout significantly improves the short-term structure.
XRP is finally back
The most significant development is thatXRP recoveredmultiple moving averages in a single session. The price has broken through the major resistance near $1.16 and the short-term averages around $1.09. More significantly, XRP momentarily surpassed the long-term moving average, which had served as dynamic resistance during the larger decline, at $1.34.
Therefore, holding above roughly $1.34–$1.35 would be far more crucial than the actual spike. A verified daily close above this area could open the path toward $1.45–$1.50 and turn the long-term average into support. The previous consolidation zone around $1.55 becomes significant after that.
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Significant confirmation isprovided by volume. The move appears to be supported by real market participation rather than thin liquidity, as the breakout coincided with roughly 277 million in daily volume, significantly higher than in recent sessions. Momentum is a concern. The daily RSI has surged to about 83, well inside overbought territory.
During a powerful rally, XRP may continue to be overbought, but it becomes riskier to pursue further upside. Thus, a pullback to $1.34 would be advantageous. XRP may develop an entirely new short-term structure if that level is maintained. Losing it would make a deeper retest toward $1.16 more likely.
Shiba Inu Pushes Through
With SHIB rising by about 5.7% to roughly $0.00000523, Shiba Inu is trying to turn its recent recovery into a proper trend reversal. The move continues the breakout above the crucial $0.000005 level, both technically and psychologically. The immediate technicalsituation has significantly improved.
SHIB has now broken through the orange moving average near $0.00000489 after rising above its short-term moving averages around $0.00000452–$0.00000465. The current breakout is especially significant because that latter level had consistently limited attempts at recovery. Additionally, trading volume has increased significantly, reaching about 1.53 trillion SHIB.
The breakout signal is strengthened when rising prices are accompanied by increased volume, which also distinguishes the current move from the low-volume consolidation that occurred earlier in August. Nevertheless, SHIB continues to confront a significant challenge in the $0.0000057–$0.0000058 region.
The long-term moving average is still sloping lower and is currently close to $0.00000574. If that level is broken, there will be much more evidence thatSHIB is moving awayfrom its broader bearish structure.
Another significant boundary is being approached by momentum. Just below the traditional overbought threshold of 70, the RSI has increased to roughly 67.8. SHIB has some potential for growth because, in contrast to XRP, it has not yet reached an extreme momentum reading. In the current bullish scenario, SHIB must challenge $0.0000057 and keep $0.000005 as support.
The former March–May consolidation area, starting at $0.0000060, might be reached by a breakout there. $0.00000465 and $0.0000045 would become the main support levels if $0.000005 were not held, significantly weakening the setup.
Hyperliquid’s Strengthening
After an explosive daily move thatdrove HYPE toward $76,Hyperliquid has returned to the upper limit of its 2026 trading range. The asset has erased almost all of the August correction and is once again challenging its previous highs around $76–$78, making the recovery technically significant.
Compared to the early August decline, the structure supporting the move is significantly stronger. On the daily chart, HYPE has recovered all of the major moving averages. Currently, the intermediate moving average near $57.70 offers an additional layer of support, while short-term support is located between $60.50 and $60.70. At roughly $51.90, the long-term average remains significantly lower.
Because of this arrangement, the overall trend remains positive. In comparison to the larger 2026 structure, HYPE’s correction toward $52 earlier this month ultimately resulted in a higher low, followed by a swift recovery. Although it is still below the extraordinary activity seenduring previous significant moves, volume has also increased during the most recent breakout attempt.
The $76–$78 range is therefore especially crucial. HYPE would enter price discovery if there were a clear daily close above it, with $80 serving as the initial psychological target and minimal historical resistance just above. The primary short-term risk is created by momentum.
With a daily RSI of about 78, HYPE is firmly in overbought territory. Therefore, some cooling or consolidation would be typical without invalidating the breakout. The first significant retracement zone is between $68 and $70 if buyers fail at $76 to $78. The critical support area is between $60 and $61 below that. HYPE’s broader bullish structure holds as long as it stays above those moving averages.
Dogecoin Needs More Fuel
Dogecoin has finally produced a significant breakout from its compressed August structure, rising by about 4% to approximately $0.087 on thecurrent daily candle. More significantly, DOGE has overcome a number of resistance levels that had trapped the asset near its annual lows.
The short-term moving averages’ recovery at $0.072 is the first significant shift. After that, DOGE accelerated through the intermediate moving average around $0.080, transforming a slow rebound into a real breakout attempt. Alongside the move, trading volume increased significantly, hitting about 1.07 billion DOGE on the chart.
Following weeks of comparatively weak activity around $0.07, that volume confirmation is important. But now DOGE has reached a more challenging technical area. Theasset is still trading below its main dynamic resistance, as the long-term moving average sits at $0.095.
Additionally, this level roughly aligns with the previous February–May structure between $0.09 and $0.10. Momentum has already been stretched. The daily RSI has surged to roughly 77.7, compared to its moving average of about 51.3. As a result, DOGE quickly transitioned from neutral momentum to overbought conditions.
Thus, $0.09–$0.095 is the immediate test. If this area is broken and held, $0.10 and the May region around $0.11–$0.115 may be exposed. In the event that momentum wanes, bulls must first defend $0.080.
The strongest nearby support remains the $0.072–$0.073 cluster below it. Although the breakout is significant, the larger bearish structure cannot be deemed seriously damaged until DOGE regains $0.095.
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