Currently XRP/USDC is after a downtrend, now slightly rising – short-term rebound.
Long (buy):
If you believe price will continue rising from 2.36, you can enter.
Short-term target: 2.40 – 2.42.
Stop-loss around 2.34, so you're not kicked out too quickly.
Short (sell):
Short would make more sense only after price reaches some resistance, for example 2.42 – 2.43, where it might start falling again.
Now entering short is risky – price might still rise for a while.
💡 Summary for 50$
Now it's safer to go long with a small SL, rather than risk going short.
The lever can be 10–25 times to keep the risk reasonable.