Against the backdrop of year-end de-risking, XRP, SOL, and ETH have become the best buying opportunities, as analysts are eyeing the bull market in 2026, given that the Federal Reserve's liquidity policy could inject trillions of dollars into the financial markets.
As the Federal Reserve's policy is expected to inject trillions of dollars in liquidity into the financial system, expectations for a cryptocurrency bull market in 2026 are growing stronger. The period leading up to Christmas is a good time to buy cryptocurrencies at the start of the new year.
Analysts at 10X Research have noted that year-end liquidity in the cryptocurrency market is disappearing, with futures positions, ETF fund flows, and the options market indicating that traders are reducing risk as they enter 2026.
In the current market environment, mainstream altcoins like XRP, SOL, and ETH stand out as some of the most worthwhile cryptocurrencies to buy.
Ripple (XRP): Price is nearing the oversold area after a 50% pullback.
Since its launch in 2012, Ripple's XRP has proven itself to be a major crypto asset.
As one of the earliest cryptocurrencies, XRP has withstood a decade of stress tests, maintaining a market cap above $115 billion, ranking as the fifth-largest crypto asset.
Over the past 15 months, XRP has performed exceptionally, rising from a low of $0.49 in October last year to a high of $3.66 in July, before stabilizing around $1.92 at the time of writing.
The XRP/USDT weekly chart shows an RSI of 38.32, nearing the oversold territory, making XRP one of the most worthwhile cryptocurrencies to buy before returning to the 9-week moving average of $2.13.
If the five XRP ETFs currently circulating in the United States continue to gain momentum, and Ripple's $RLUSD becomes one of the top three USD stablecoins, then XRP should soar above $3.00 and potentially reach an all-time high in 2026.
Solana (SOL): Despite higher revenues, the price is 3.5 times cheaper than Ethereum.
Solana (SOL) is a high-performance blockchain platform designed for fast, low-cost transactions and decentralized applications.
Its native token SOL was launched by Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal in March 2020, with the price rising from $0.50 to over $250, an increase of over 500 times.
However, due to volatility, SOL's price has fallen over 50% from its peak, making the current price level of $125 quite attractive.
Technical analysis shows that SOL will test the accumulation area between $130 and $180 in the coming weeks.
Despite SOL's revenue of $271 million in the second quarter of 2025, surpassing Ethereum, its current trading price is still 3.5 times lower than Ethereum's market cap.
Analysts believe the current support level is a buying area, with potential short-term increases to $150-160 and long-term increases to $200-300.
Ethereum (ETH): Analysts expect the price to rebound to $4000 in 2026.
Ethereum (ETH) is a decentralized blockchain platform that supports smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps), with its native token ETH being the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, valued at over $365 billion.
Since Vitalik Buterin conceived ETH in 2013 and launched it in July 2015, the price of ETH has soared from $0.40 to a recent high of nearly $5000, an increase of over 5000 times.
Analysts say Ethereum (ETH) has presented another buying opportunity, currently down 38.64% from its 2025 peak.
The recent rebound above $3000 is a positive sign; if this level can hold, technical analysis indicates the next resistance levels are between $3600-4000 and $4400-4800.
As long as ETH does not fall below the long-term weekly support level of $2400, the price could rise to over $4000 in 2026, setting an all-time high.
