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XRP is trading at around $2.06 on January 13, 2026, leaving its price action a 
full step below the zone that capped its last rally that ended with a high of 
$3.65 in July 2025. However, predictions that point to XRP reclaiming that 
peak and then pushing into new highs above $3.8, have been on the front page 
of bank research notes and trader-led chart projections. Notably, various 
technical analyses have suggested that XRP is programmed to return back into 
the upper-$3s and into new price territories this year. Standard Chartered’s 
XRP Target Clears $3.8 XRP&#8217;s all-time high price now looks out of reach, 
especially considering the cryptocurrency is now struggling to leave $2 
behind. At the time of writing, XRP has dropped by about 44% from its July 
2025 peak of $3.65, but institutional buys from Spot XRP ETFs are still giving 
glimmers of hope. Related Reading: XRP Back At The Edge: Will Breaking $2 
Barrier Rewrite Its History? One of the most recently notable institutional- 
style projections from XRP comes from Standard Chartered’s digital assets 
research, which lays out a multi-year path that sees XRP breaking well above 
the $3.8 threshold. According to analysts at the bank, XRP is slated to reach 
as high as $8 by the end of 2026, a level that comfortably eclipses the 
previous peak and implies roughly 300% upside from current levels if certain 
conditions hold. Interestingly, this outlook came from Geoffrey Kendrick, 
Standard Chartered&#8217;s Global Head of Digital Assets Research. The prediction 
was made based on an outlook of continued institutional adoption and strong 
inflows into XRP-based spot ETFs. Technical Outlooks As Ripple Heads Into A 
Consequential 2026 Recent technical commentary from multiple analysts has 
converged on a bullish bias for XRP. For instance, XRP analyst EGRAG CRYPTO 
pointed out a developing breakout retest structure on the monthly candlestick 
timeframe. According to the analyst, historical probabilities favor upside as 
long as XRP holds above the $1.60 to $1.40 range on higher timeframes, with 
long-term channel projections placing the XRP price as high as $22. For a 
shorter-term perspective, Crypto Feras described XRP’s recent break above $2 
as a bullish reversal signal. His analysis points to $2.67 and $3.01 as the 
next resistance levels, areas that could open the path toward a full retest of 
the prior peak near $3.8 if cleared. Adding to this, ChartNerd noted that 
XRP’s long-term upside fractal structure is still valid despite the recent XRP 
price correction. Related Reading: Analyst Updates XRP Price Prediction: Why 
$16 Is Still On The Table These price projections are being viewed more 
favorably against the backdrop of Ripple’s momentum heading into the year. 
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently pointed to strong progress in 2025 with 
examples of major acquisitions of Ripple Prime and GTreasury and a growing 
global licensing footprint. Now that Ripple is positioning itself for what its 
leadership has described as a consequential 2026, the combination of technical 
outlooks and company fundamentals has strengthened the narrative that XRP 
could be approaching a move to new all-time highs. Featured image from Adobe 
Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

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