XRP is back above $1.42 and traders are starting to focus on a chart setup that saw XRP rise 66% in less than two weeks when it appeared in 2025.
News background
• Analysts pointed to an XRP chart fractal repeating from 2025, when a breakout of a multi-week bull flag triggered a rally toward all-time highs above $3.
• A bull flag is a pattern in which price jumps sharply, then moves sideways or slightly down for a while before potentially rising again. Traders often see it as a pause in momentum rather than a full reversal.
• The current price action again shows XRP breaking out of a bullish flag while the 20-day and 50-day moving averages approach a bullish crossover.
• Some traders now consider holding above $1.40 critical as the level acts as psychological support and the upper limit of the recent flag structure.
Price Action Summary
• XRP rose from $1.4011 to $1.4184, extending its weekly gain to nearly 9%.
• A volume increase of 74.6 million at 13:00 pushed the price to $1.4207 before the momentum cooled into consolidation.
• The token spent the last few hours stabilizing between $1,417 and $1,420 after repeated tests of the $1,422 resistance zone.
Technical analysis
• XRP continues to build higher lows, keeping the short-term bullish structure above $1.40 intact.
• Repeated tests near $1.42 are important because resistance weakens each time sellers fail to force a deeper rejection.
• Liquidity on Binance has fallen to its lowest level since 2020, historically creating conditions for outsized moves once ranges are finally broken.
• The broader setup resembles the 2025 breakout structure, where XRP compressed for weeks before accelerating sharply.
What traders should keep in mind
• $1.42 remains the key breakout level. A clean move above opens the way towards $1.47-$1.50.
• Staying above $1.40 is equally important because failed breakouts often turn into quick pullbacks once momentum fades.
• If the range eventually resolves to the downside, $1.34-$1.37 becomes the first major support zone that traders look at.
