1) With ups and downs, but Ripple will rise in the next hours/days.
2) I can draw as many trend lines (or patterns or waves or, ...) as I want, big news is coming and will have an influence on the price
3) Yes, Ripple is centralised. But I'm in here for the money, not because I love cryptocurreny (and it's original decentralised purpose)
4) Big news coming up and will have an influence on the price. (Ripple new coin on Coinbase, Ripple anouncing partnership, etc.)
--> My opinion, part of my strategy. This isn't financial advise!