While talk has recently surfaced about a “supercycle” in XRP, the cryptocurrency's weekly SuperTrend is instead forming a sell signal.
XRP SuperTrend forms sell signal
In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez shares his weekly XRP price chart and writes, “I’m hearing about a $XRP supercycle…” A “supercycle” is a general term that refers to a period of sustained expansion in wealth.
Recently, there have been several stories online about the XRP Supercycle, one of which was from Young Hoon Kim who claims to have the highest IQ in the world. “XRP is in a supercycle,” Kim said in the X post.
While it remains unclear whether the idea of a crypto supercycle has any weight, Martinez’s chart shows the trajectory of cryptocurrencies through the lens of a technical analysis (TA) indicator known as a “supertrend.”
SuperTrend is used to see whether a particular asset is following a bullish or bearish trend. It contains only one trendline, which acts as resistance or support depending on which side the price is trading on.
This trendline is constructed using another indicator called the Average True Range (ATR). This simply measures the degree of volatility that an asset's price is experiencing.
From the chart above, we can see that the price of XRP for one week was above the 2025 supertrend line. This means that the crypto bullish trend was active from an indicators perspective.
However, the coin ended the year with a supertrend reversal and has remained below the trend line ever since. Therefore, at least this indicator suggests that a bullish regime is no longer dominant for digital assets.
However, only time will tell whether the supertrend will hold for XRP as it did in 2025, or if the bullish momentum will see a new continuation leading to further reversals in the indicator.
XRP is not the only cryptocurrency that has been witnessing supertrend signals lately. As the analyst noted in another X post, Solana (SOL) has also seen changes in metrics.
As shown in the graph, Solana has just turned bullish in a supertrend after its recent rally rally saw its price rise above the trend line for the day. Previously, the cryptocurrency was stuck below the supertrend trend line since the last quarter of 2025.
XRP price
While most of the digital asset sectors have enjoyed gains over the past week, XRP has been underwater during this period as its price fell 2% to $2.07.
