VanEck predicts investors will be more confident in Q1, citing improved fiscal 
visibility and monetary clarity, though the jury is still out on how Bitcoin 
fits into this picture.

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Monero (XMR) is leading the crypto market bounce by breaking out of a macro 
resistance level and breaching above the $600 barrier for the first time. A 
legendary trader has suggested that the cryptocurrency is mirroring silver’s 
historical breakout and could see a massive price discovery rally. Related 
Reading: Bitcoin Tops $92,000 As DOJ Subpoenas Escalate Trump-Powell Fight 
Monero Soars To New Highs On Monday, Monero outperformed the rest of the 
market, surging nearly 21% toward its new all-time high of $611.01. The 
privacy-focused cryptocurrency has been leading the start-of-year market 
rally, experiencing a 43% increase over the past seven days. XMR’s rally has 
been fueled by renewed interest in privacy tokens and redirected liquidity 
toward the project, which has driven its market capitalization to $10 billion 
for the first time. Amid this performance, veteran trader Peter Brandt drew a 
parallel between Monero and Silver’s long-term charts, suggesting that the 
cryptocurrency could be near a massive breakout. In an X post, Brandt compared 
Monero’s current rally to silver’s historical breakout, which led to a massive 
run toward new highs. Silver saw a multi-decade price setup in which its price 
accumulated below and retested a macro ascending resistance trendline. 
According to the chart, its price formed its long-term resistance during its 
2011 peak, when it reached a slightly higher ATH of $49.83 before correcting. 
During its Q4 2025 rally, silver finally broke above this key level, nearly 
doubling its price toward its latest ATH of $86.23. Similarly, Monero has been 
forming its multi-year ascending trendline in the monthly timeframe since its 
2017 high. In 2021, the cryptocurrency retested this area, also hitting a 
slightly higher ATH before retracing. Now, XMR has broken out of its ascending 
resistance and could see a similar path to silver’s recent breakout into price 
discovery, the post suggested. XMR to See 50% Breakout Or Breakdown Next? 
Market observer TraderSZ recently shared an optimistic outlook for Monero once 
it broke through its crucial resistance area and turned this level into 
support. To the trader, the cryptocurrency could reach three main price 
targets if momentum continues. Per the post, the initial breakout level could 
reach the $685 area, a more than 30% rally from the resistance level. 
Moreover, it could surge between 50% and 80% toward the $790 and $900 levels, 
like silver’s recent price discovery progression in the monthly chart. Analyst 
0xMarioNawfal also highlighted XMR’s performance as “price continues to trend 
aggressively higher, breaking through previous resistance levels with strong 
momentum and minimal pullback.” To him, the structure remains bullish, with 
buyers stepping in and “no clear signs of distribution yet.” As a result, he 
forecasted potential volatility but added that as long as the price holds 
above recent breakout levels, the trend will remain intact. Related Reading: 
Solana Price Jumps, But Network Adoption Remains Weak Nonetheless, Ali 
Martinez posted a more concerning forecast for the cryptocurrency, suggesting 
that a significant correction may be around the corner. According to the 
chart, Monero has been forming a multi-year rising wedge pattern since 2017, 
with the price bouncing between the upper and lower boundaries. Based on this, 
XMR could likely fail to turn the macro resistance into support and begin a 
long-term 50% decline toward the $300 area, where the pattern’s lower boundary 
is currently located. As of this writing, Monero is trading at $597, a 47.5% 
increase in the monthly timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart 
from TradingView.com

Monero (XMR) Hits New $610 All-Time High – Veteran Trader Shares Silver-Like Setup

US President Donald Trump opened the door for cryptocurrencies to be included 
in 401(k) retirement plans in August last year with an executive order.

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Kalshi is free to continue operating in Tennessee for now, as a federal judge 
blocked state regulators from taking action after the prediction market sued.

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Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins voiced strong support for 
the bipartisan legislation aimed at moving crypto markets out of a regulatory 
gray zone.

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