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XRP has shown a notable uptick in price action in the past 48 hours as XRP&#8217;s 
price pushed higher from below $2 at the beginning of the year, but it now 
finds itself trading near the $2.40 region. Interestingly, this recent push is 
more than just a bounce, especially as a longer-term chart structure shows 
comparisons with XRP’s behavior ahead of its 2017 breakout. How The 2017 
Structure Unfolded Before The Surge Technical analysis of XRP&#8217;s current price 
action on the weekly candlestick timeframe chart shows that the cryptocurrency 
is currently tracing out a similar price action to what it went through back 
in 2017 on the 3-day chart. In that earlier period, price action unfolded 
through a well-defined five-wave sequence, characterized by alternating phases 
of decline and recovery. Waves one, three, and five each pushed the price 
lower with corrective pressure, while waves two and four produced temporary 
rebounds that relieved selling pressure but failed to establish a lasting 
trend reversal. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Parabola: What’s Different 
Between The Last Bull Cycle And This One? The final stage of that sequence was 
particularly important. During the fifth wave, XRP’s decline slowed and 
compressed into a falling wedge formation. XRP&#8217;s price slipped below the 
$0.005 level and eventually stabilized around $0.00485, where downside follow- 
through became increasingly limited. From here, the downside pressure 
gradually weakened, volatility contracted, and selling momentum faded. When 
XRP finally broke out of that compression, it quickly reclaimed the $0.008 
zone and broke through $0.02, resulting in the start of a rally that 
ultimately delivered gains well in excess of 1,000%. XRP Price Chart. Source: 
@Steph_iscrypto According to Steph’s analysis, XRP’s recent price action is 
following a remarkably similar rhythm. After topping out around $3.40 in 
mid-2025, the cryptocurrency entered a corrective phase that pushed the price 
steadily lower to create a falling wedge structure. That decline found support 
at $1.74, where selling pressure slowed and price action stopped making 
aggressive new lows. Now, it seems XRP is breaking out of the falling wedge 
and back to solidifying its price action above $2. XRP Price Action In Focus 
Now that XRP is back to trading above $2 and above the falling wedge, the next 
course of action is to look at how the price behaves from here. Of course, the 
most bullish course of action is for XRP to repeat a 1,000% rally, which would 
place it at a price target around $22. Related Reading: Popular Crypto Founder 
Dumps Millions In Ethereum, Here’s What He’s Buying In terms of how this plays 
out, there are resistance levels to watch out for. The $2.30 area is an early 
test, followed by $2.50 and $2.80, which are prior consolidation levels where 
XRP slowed down during its push to all-time highs in 2025. After that, the 
$3.10 price level and the previous 2018 high at $3.40 are the major 
resistances that would need to be reclaimed. On the downside, sustained 
weakness below $1.90, and especially a move back toward $1.74, would challenge 
the idea that the corrective phase has fully played out. Featured image 
created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

Same XRP Setup That Led To Over 1,000% Increase In 2017 Is Playing Out Again

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