Crypto investor sentiment has been in freefall ever since the October 2025 
market crash that kicked off a sustained downturn in digital assets.

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XRP is at the center of ultra-bullish calls after two crypto commentators 
pointed to a 2017-style fractal as the basis for a major breakout. The latest 
discussion started with analyst CryptoBull, who predicted that the XRP price 
is on track for $10 to $11 by the end of March if its price action continues 
to follow its 2017 structure. That outlook then led to a much bigger response 
from Remi Relief, who said his own conservative target for this cycle is four 
digits between $1,200 and $1,700. Related Reading: Solana Stablecoins Hit $650 
Billion In Monthly Transactions CryptoBull’s Fractal Call To Double Digits 
CryptoBull’s prediction is built around a familiar XRP talking point: that the 
cryptocurrency is tracing a structure similar to its 2017 breakout. A 2017 
comparison is one of the strongest bullish narratives available for the crypto 
because it points to the one period in XRP’s history when price moved from 
relative quiet into a parabolic run in a short time period. In his technical 
analysis, CryptoBull said he now believes XRP is following the 2017 fractal 
and that this setup could take the cryptocurrency to $10-$11 by the end of 
March, adding that he expected six more days sideways before a push higher. 
The chart attached to that post shows XRP moving through a flat, compressed 
range under a horizontal resistance zone on the daily candlestick chart, with 
the green fractal path projecting a rally once that resistance is broken. The 
structure is simple enough to explain: long consolidation, breakout through 
resistance, brief pause, then a vertical continuation. In other words, the 
chart is not presenting a slow grind upward like you might expect considering 
XRP&#8217;s recent price action. It is presenting a replay of XRP’s most explosive 
behavior back in 2017. XRP Price Chart. Source: @CryptoBull2020 On X Remi 
Relief Takes The Same Setup To An Extreme Remi Relief took that same broad 
idea and pushed it far above CryptoBull’s target. In his response, he said 
that in 2024 he had already stated XRP would follow the 2017 run and go to 
$1,200 conservatively in this cycle. The move was delayed, although this is 
something he warned about back in June 2025 and after revising his thinking, 
his target range became $1,200 to $1,700. CryptoBull’s $10 to $11 call is 
already a massive move from current levels, but it still sits within the realm 
of numbers that are possible based on XRP&#8217;s current circulating supply. A $10 
price would imply a market capitalization of about $610 billion, and $11 would 
imply about $671 billion. On the other hand, a move to $1,200 would imply 
about $73.2 trillion, while $1,700 would imply about $103.7 trillion in market 
cap. Related Reading: SEC Vs. Justin Sun Case Ends In $10M Settlement, Traders 
Eye TRX Price Reaction The real significance of these predictions may not be 
whether XRP actually reaches four-digit prices. It may be what they say about 
sentiment among XRP traders right now. At the time of writing, XRP is trading 
around $1.37, with an intraday range of $1.35 to $1.41. This shows that the 
cryptocurrency is far below the predicted price levels. However, there are 
many traders with an ultra-bullish bias who are still willing to rally around 
any setup that resembles 2017. Featured image from Shutterstock, chart from 
TradingView

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According to recent on-chain data, large investors in the XRP market seem to 
be adjusting their positions. Further analysis suggests that if XRP finds 
favorable alignment with the current conditions, it could be at the start of a 
larger upside rally. 44 Million XRP Leave Binance Late In February In a 
Quicktake post on CryptoQuant, market analyst Amr Taha shared that there have 
recently been major withdrawals of XRP tokens from Binance, the world&#8217;s 
largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. This outflow trend is based 
on the Multi Exchanges Daily Whales Netflow metric. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
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For context, this metric monitors the daily net flows of XRP held by whale 
wallets across 15 major crypto exchanges (all of which Binance leads in 
trading volume). Positive readings from the metric indicate that XRP is moving 
into the exchanges; on the other hand, negative netflows signal an efflux of 
XRP from these exchanges. According to the analyst, there has been a 
significant increase in negative netflows from the Binance platform. This is 
also reflected in the chart shared below, where, as of February 27th, about 44 
million XRP tokens flowed out of Binance&#8217;s whale wallet addresses. 
Interestingly, this event was not a one-off in the month of February, as 
roughly 30 million XRP had left these same wallets on the 6th of the month. 
What This Means For XRP Price Increasing netflows on exchanges is often a 
tell-tale sign of investors’ intention to sell off their holdings or exchange 
their coins, thereby adding bearish pressure to the market. So, when whale 
netflows lean towards the negative, it means there is less bearish intent 
among this investor cohort. Also, when two withdrawals of this magnitude 
happen within the same month, it is a clear suggestion that these large market 
players might actually be accumulating XRP in equally large amounts. It could 
also be a sign that, rather than accumulation, these large holders are locking 
up their tokens for long-term storage. Based on historical precedent, events 
like this are often bound to have positive effects on the price of an asset. 
In the event that netflows are significantly large, the analyst points out 
that there is a corresponding reduction in available XRP supply. This means 
there would be less XRP in the market than is currently being demanded by 
buyers. Demand exceeding supply is a typical economic situation that drives an 
asset’s price to the upside. It then becomes clear that if current demand 
levels persist or increase, the altcoin&#8217;s price would likely follow an upward 
trajectory. At the time of writing, XRP is valued at approximately $1.37, 
reflecting a 2.9% decline in the past day. Related Reading: Analyst Shares 
Timeline For When A New Bitcoin Bull Run Will Begin This Year Featured image 
from iStock, chart from TradingView

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