After enduring weeks of surrendersustained price declines, and the overall market downturn over the last year has pushed XRP to showing signs of recovery. The cryptocurrency started the year at a low of over $1.90 before recovering to levels above $2.2. According to crypto experts, the long-term outlook for XRP remains significantly bullish. He compares XRP's predicted trajectory to gold's price movements and predicts a similar all-time high rally.
XRP Tracks Gold’s Historical Progress
Market analyst “Steph is Crypto” said, said XRP exhibits unusual chart configuration It reflects well the macro movements of gold. In an analysis shared on X, cryptocurrency experts explained that after a prolonged correction phase, XRP has completed and formed a clean wave 4 structure. falling wedgeand is currently breaking out in a way that reflects the initial trend extension behavior.
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The analyst shared a parallel chart showing: Gold price trends over the years On the one hand, about the movement and future trajectory of XRP. In the 2-day time frame, XRP completes impulsive waves 1-3, followed by a downward correction channel, slopes into wave 4, and ends with a compression typical of a falling wedge.
Steph is Crypto directly compares this formation and price movement to gold, which experienced almost the same structure from 2022 to 2023. Following this correction pattern, gold decisively broke out and entered a strong expansion phase. New ATH price For the past few months. This breakout also produced sustained gains for almost two years with minimal pullbacks and consolidation.
Based on gold's explosive historical performance, Steph is Crypto predicted that XRP could repeat a similar trajectory in 2026. The XRP chart shows that the price has stabilized above the falling wedge breakout area around the mid-$2 range. The projected path from there suggests a rapid expansion phase that mirrors gold's post-breakout trajectory.
If XRP repeats this historic run, it means: New all-time cyclethe price could soar towards $37 by the end of 2026 or early 2027. The visual forecast line on the chart indicates that XRP may also experience a similar stable price expansion phase with minimal pullback along the way.
Analyst says XRP could soon surpass Bitcoin
Crypto analyst Matt Hughes said: share New analysis of the XRP/BTC chart points to potential changes in long-term price performance. he believes that XRP is gearing up to outperform Bitcoin This year, it is based on rate technical signals that have just appeared on the charts of trading pairs.
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Hughes says there's an incredibly bullish setup going on right now that hasn't emerged in years. XRP/BTC chart. He said the price is about to exceed the monthly price ichimoku cloud This is the first time since 2018, when XRP exploded to its current ATH of $3.84. In particular, if this overcrowd move is successful, it could signal a major structural shift in crypto trends and lead to significant relative gains this year.
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