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Crypto analyst Austin is making a bold claim about XRP’s latest price action, 
and if he is right, the cryptocurrency could make history. Following a decline 
below $1.4 earlier this week, Austin believes XRP is now setting the stage for 
a move that could change its price trajectory, potentially ending its ongoing 
corrective phase and triggering a breakout into price discovery mode. In a 
recent X post, Austin sounded the alarm on a potentially landmark moment for 
XRP, one that has never occurred in the cryptocurrency’s history. The analyst 
stated that XRP may be on the verge of recording its first-ever monthly candle 
close within the critical $1.20 to $1.60 price range. Why XRP’s Next Move 
Could Make History According to Austin, every time XRP has traded through this 
price zone, monthly candles have sliced through it without closing inside, 
suggesting no meaningful price structure was ever established there. Related 
Reading: This Is Not The First Time XRP Has Crashed 69%, Here’s What Happened 
Last Time Looking at the accompanying chart, the pattern is visible across 
both the 2018 peak and the 2021 bull run. At the time, XRP briefly entered 
this key range, only for the candles to either close above or below it during 
the same monthly period. The analyst highlighted that the $1.20 to $1.60 zone 
never developed into a base of support or resistance despite price slicing 
through it on multiple occasions. As a result, the area was riddled with 
unfilled gaps and unresolved price action. With the current monthly candle now 
trading within this price band following XRP’s pullback from its 2025 highs 
above $3, Austin argues that the market may be in the process of filling “the 
final inefficiency gap” inside its macro range. Rather than viewing XRP’s 
price correction as a weakness, the analyst said the market is building the 
final base that has been absent throughout the cryptocurrency’s history. If 
XRP can hold current levels and close the monthly candle within this band, 
Austin predicts that the cryptocurrency could eventually “break out into a 
full price discovery.” Notably, he highlighted in a previous analysis that 
price always revisits and balances inefficiency gaps. He added that once that 
gap is filled, a price expansion automatically begins. XRP Could Be Preparing 
For A Parabolic Move In a more recent technical analysis, Austin revealed that 
XRP’s monthly Stochastic Relative Strength Index (SRSI) has been completely 
floored. The chart shows that the metric has declined from a peak of around 80 
in 2025 to its current reading of 9.34. Related Reading: Analyst Wans XRP 
Price Could Crash Below $1 If Bitcoin Reaches This Level According to the 
analyst, the last time XRP reached this level was in 2022, which coincided 
with a bear market bottom. He further noted that when the cryptocurrency 
approached this level again in 2024, it marked a major price low before 
staging a parabolic move to new highs. With XRP’s SRSI now at the same 
depressed level, Austin questions whether price action will follow historical 
trends or if this time will prove different. Featured image from Getty Images, 
chart from Tradingview.com

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