As the crypto market moves sideways with low volatility on low timeframes, the XRP price trends to the upside. According to several analysts, the cryptocurrency is set to re-test previous highs as it completes a key bullish price pattern.
At the time of writing, the XRP price trades at $2.33. Over the past 24 hours, the digital asset gained 2.5% on its price, and over the past seven days almost 7%, per data provided by CoinGecko.
XRP Price Poised For Further Gains
Analyst Ali Martinez has been following the XRP price performance. As seen on the chart below, the cryptocurrency is close to completing an inverse head and shoulders pattern.
If the cryptocurrency successfully completes this pattern, the analyst believes that it can achieve a breakout to the $2.6 area. In that sense, traders should closely monitor any bullish price action close to the $2.35 area, and an hourly close above this level as potential confirmation.
Last week, Martinez pointed at a similar breakout as the XRP price trended around the $2.2 level. However, at that time, the cryptocurrency failed to achieve the $2.35 breakout and continued trading in a tight channel between this level and $2.13.
A separate analyst believes that XRP is close to a rally and placed the target above Martinez’s claiming that the cryptocurrency could hit $2.69 on short timeframes. For this analyst, a breakout above $2.4 holds the key to future gains. The analyst stated:
$XRP strength is telling. Something is brewing
What’s Behind the Momentum?
The XRP price positive performance could be attributed to the massive inflow of capital coming into its ecosystem. A report from CoinShares claims that the total Asset under Management for cryptocurrencies hit a high of $188 billion, and $1 billion just over the past week.
XRP has seen $335 million in year-to-date inflows, and a $10.6 million inflow over the past week. Several analysts believe these inflows represent bullish expectations for the cryptocurrency as Ripple is close to securing a banking license from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
If the company can secure this permit, the XRP Ledger ecosystem is bound to see massive levels of adoption of more users, especially from the US, turned to its native stablecoin RLUSD.
Cover image from ChatGPT, chart from Ali Martinez, CoinShares; XRPUSD chart from Tradingview
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