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After enjoying a modest recovery in the early weeks of April, the price of XRP appears to have settled around the $1.4 level.
Interestingly, a popular analyst on the social media platform X has put forward an audacious target for the altcoin, projecting its price to reach $13 in the next cycle.
However, the path to this lofty target is not as straightforward as it appears, as an initial price drop for XRP could be potentially imminent.
Price Could Fall To $0.9 Before Next Bull Run: Analyst
In an April 25th post on the X platform, crypto analyst Ali Martinez postulated that the price of XRP could reach as high as $13 in the next bull run. However, the market pundit also noted that the cryptocurrency might need to drop below the $1 mark before this significant upward move materializes.
This price outlook is based on the appearance of an ascending triangle pattern on the XRP monthly chart.
The ascending triangle is a technical analysis pattern characterized by an inverse right-angled triangle with a horizontal upper boundary (typically resistance) and a diagonal rising lower trendline (connecting the higher lows).

An ascending triangle formation is usually considered a pause in a trend, with prices often breaking out to the original upward trend. However, an ascending triangle formation can act as a trend-reversal pattern and a bearish signal when the asset’s price breaks below the lower trendline, thereby negating the initial uptrend.

Source: @alicharts on X

As shown in the chart above, the ascending triangle captures XRP’s price action over the past few years, with the upper boundary (around $3.32) resisting further upward movement back to early 2025.
The altcoin’s price has since been in a downward trend, with Martinez projecting a potential bear-market bottom around the lower diagonal trendline (around $0.9).
If the XRP price does bottom at $0.9, Martinez expects that the altcoin will travel to as high as $13 in the next bull run. However, a conservative target for investors could be around $3.32, which is the token’s high from the previous cycle.

It is worth noting that if the XRP price succumbs to further bearish pressure and breaks the support around $0.9, it could fall to as low as $0.11, where the next significant support zone lies.
XRP Price At A Glance
As of this writing, the price of XRP is around $1.43, down 0.5% over the past 24 hours. According to data from CoinGecko, the altcoin has jumped by more than 6% over the past month, reflecting an improving crypto market climate in the second quarter of 2026.
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ChartNerdTA flags XRP’s recurring monthly Gaussian channel behavior near $1.42. A 40% relief rally toward $2 is possible, but history warns what comes after.
XRP is parked just above the blue regression band on the monthly Gaussian channel. It has been sitting there for weeks. That band has a history with this token.
According to ChartNerdTA on X, the pattern is not new. Every major cycle peak XRP has printed has eventually pulled the token back to the monthly Gaussian blue band. From there, either a relief rally or a deeper correction followed. He posted the observation publicly, putting it plainly: the recurring structure exists, and ignoring it is a choice.
The Blueprint Every Cycle Seems to Follow
The relief rallies have been shrinking. ChartNerdTA noted the moves from the blue band have been denominating down by 20 each cycle. First 100%, then 80%, then 60%. That math puts the next potential relief at roughly 40% from current levels.
From where XRP trades near $1.42, a 40% move pushes the price toward $1.90 to $2. That range is what ChartNerdTA has flagged for months as the near-term target. He originally expected the move to materialize in March before a rollover in April. It did not play out that way.
XRP just kept consolidating above the blue line instead.
The XRP triangle apex converging in early May adds another layer to the current setup. Price has been locked inside a symmetrical triangle compressing toward a breakout decision point, with both trendlines narrowing fast.
What the Chart Has Shown Three Times Running
ChartNerdTA walked through each prior cycle on X. After XRP tapped the blue dotted band and caught a relief move, it eventually returned to the red dotted band. Every single time. He labeled those red band retests with green circles, each one marking a cycle low before the next explosive leg.
The 2021 peak came off that exact structure. The 2022 cycle low did too.
Now the same formation is printing again. XRP holds above the blue line. The setup looks nearly identical to what appeared twice before.
Separate XRP price analysis flagging the $1.55 breakout level has pointed to a daily close above that resistance as the condition needed to open the path toward $1.90.
Relief or Reversal: History Picks Both
That is the part ChartNerdTA stressed most. If XRP does rally to $1.80 or $2, that is not automatically a reason to stay long. Caution is warranted at that level, he noted on X.
The pattern that delivered the 2021 bull peak also delivered the 2022 bottom. The blue band relief came first. The red band retest followed. A move to $2 could be the last clean exit before a correction toward deeper Gaussian support opens up.
“If it rejects at that point,” ChartNerdTA said on X, “this is where the doors, the potential, opens to actually come back down to the green circle and the red line.”
He is not calling a crash. He is reading a pattern that has appeared three times on the same chart.
Whether this consolidation breaks upward toward $2 first or skips directly to the red band remains open. The blue line is holding. That much is not in dispute.
Disclaimer: This article is based on published technical analysis and chart commentary. It does not constitute financial or investment advice. Conduct your own research before making any trading decisions.

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