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Pseudonymous market technician Dr Cat has laid out a tightly argued roadmap 
that would see XRP triple from its current range to between six and ten 
dollars within the next two months—provided Bitcoin’s ongoing advance carries 
the benchmark asset to $144,000. XRP Poised For $10 If This Happens In a 
series of posts over the weekend, the analyst noted that XRP’s monthly chart 
against BTC is “coiling” just beneath a crucial Ichimoku Cloud threshold at 
2,674 satoshis. “If this month closes above 2 674 I think we should go at 
least to 4 135 in the next couple of months,” Dr Cat wrote, adding that such a 
close would deliver the first bullish monthly kumo twist for the pair since 
2018 and place XRP in a “support‑and‑regain” configuration rarely seen in 
altcoins during the current cycle. The 4,135–7,600 satoshi band marks what Dr 
Cat calls the “resistance / take‑profit zone.” He argues that price seldom 
reloads immediately after such a multi‑year breakout and that a wick to the 
upper end of the zone is likely once momentum ignites. Related Reading: 
Analyst Says You Should Be Preparing To Exit XRP — Here’s Why “All in all, if 
BTC goes to 144 K on this weekly move, this price range for XRP in USD 
translates to $6–$10,” the analyst told followers, pencilling the move in for 
August or September if Bitcoin’s trend steepens. Dr Cat conceded that the 
optimal risk‑reward evaporates above 7,600 sats—“Would you risk a 10× 
unrealised gain for another 0.7×?”—and said he would rotate out of the 
position even though longer‑term targets above $30 remain “plausible” into 
2026. On the XRP‑USD chart the picture is similarly constructive. Sunday&#8217;s 
weekly close above $3.37 turned both the cloud and the Kijun‑sen higher and 
produced a textbook Chikou Span breakout in week 27 of the Ichimoku time 
cycle, the so‑called Henka‑Bi candle. Dr Cat’s price‑projection grid aligns 
traditional Fibonacci extensions with Ichimoku price‑measurement theory: the 
N‑wave objective sits at $4.53, the E‑wave at $6.31 and the 2E extension at 
$9.22. “With the condition of this weekly close all of them are on the table 
for the next one to two months and $4.5 should be the absolute minimum,” he 
wrote, recalling that the same $4.5 target had been floated as “minimum” when 
XRP traded at $1.89 in early April. Market context lends partial support to 
the thesis. Bitcoin is trading just above $118,500 after a subdued weekend 
session, consolidating a 20 percent rally since the start of July, while ether 
holds near $3,760 and dominance continues to erode in favour of large‑cap 
altcoins. XRP itself is hovering around $3.55 following a 50‑percent weekly 
burst. Related Reading: XRP To $13 in 40 Days? Analyst Predicts Explosive 
Final Rally Technically, the “monthly close above 2,674 sats” remains the 
gating criterion. A failure to secure that level would postpone the kumo twist 
and risk another quarter of range‑bound drift versus Bitcoin. Conversely, a 
decisive move into the 4,135–7,600 satoshi band would confirm the first 
bullish market‑structure shift on the long‑term ratio chart in seven years and 
almost certainly drive speculative flows into the XRP‑USD pair. Traders 
watching for additional confirmation will be tracking whether the Chikou Span 
can clear price on the weekly timeframe “this or next week”—a rare but 
powerful signal that the analyst warns could invalidate the “healthy cross” 
caveat and send the market vertical even before the textbook Tenkan‑Kijun 
crossover materialises. For now, the path to $6–$10 hinges on Bitcoin’s 
ability to extend its breakout toward the six‑figure mark. If the flagship 
asset stalls below $120,000 the proportional upside for XRP compresses; should 
the rally continue, Dr Cat’s stacked Ichimoku‑Fibonacci objectives argue that 
$4.5 comes first, $6 follows quickly and the fabled $10 print is finally “on 
the table” as the trifecta of cloud twist, time‑cycle symmetry and momentum 
converge. At press time, XRP traded at $3.55. Featured image created with 
DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com