XRP Chart Screaming Incoming Volatility: Where Next?

The current XRP chart points to incoming volatility, with the possibility of a push to the upside or steeper declines to lower levels.

While XRP has continued to struggle over the past few weeks, the market appears to have stabilized. For instance, over the past 24 hours, the XRP price has traded within a narrow range of $1.87 to $1.94, now gravitating toward the lower end as it trades for $1.88 at press time.

However, while the price has stabilized lately, recent chart data points to a potential spike in volatility, which could negate the newfound stability, as XRP retests the resistance of a multi-week trendline that has guided its price action since Jan. 26. Whether this volatility leads to upswings or further declines remains unclear.

Key Points

• XRP recently found some stability after weeks of heightened price swings, which led to considerable losses.
• However, this period of stability could be short-lived, as market data points to a potential return of heightened volatility.
• XRP now retests the resistance around a multi-week trendline, and its reaction to this retest could lead to increased price swings either to the upside or downside.
• In its bull case, XRP would need to break above the $2.1 resistance, while the bear case would push prices toward the $1.80 support level.

XRP Looking to Stabilize After Tumultuous Period

This structure was identified by the analyst behind the Whale Factor X analytical account, who suggests that the newfound volatility may soon dry out. For context, XRP saw rapid price swings in what was a tumultuous period from Jan. 6 to 25. Within this period, it collapsed 25% from $2.41 to a low of $1.8088.

XRP immediately recovered from this floor, and has since stabilized around the upper end of the $1.8 mark, currently trading for $1.88. Since the recovery, XRP appears to have found some stability as the bulls and bears hit equilibrium, with the market awaiting a decisive push from either side.

Volatility Incoming

Interestingly, the Whale Factor analyst believes this push could play out sooner than most expect. He called attention to a multi-week descending trendline on the 6-hour chart that had stifled XRP’s growth prospect since Jan. 6. For context, this trendline emerged after XRP dropped from the $2.41 peak, leading to a sequence of lower highs. 

XRP eventually broke above the trendline this week, when it soared to a high of $1.94 on Monday. However, with the mild pullback from this high, it now appears to be retesting the trendline resistance. This is a natural reaction to a trendline breakout, as the market often triggers a pullback to retest the breakout for strength.

According to the Whale Factor analyst, what comes next after this retest is heightened volatility. Notably, whether XRP drops back below the trendline or establishes strength and recovers fully, the next direction could come with a spike in volatility to either side.

XRP Price Levels to Watch

Speaking further, the analyst pointed out two important areas investors should watch as the volatility looms. On the downside, XRP could find support around $1.8, which acted as an important cushion during the steep decline on Sunday, Jan. 25. This area has consistently hedged against lower drops since late 2025.

Meanwhile, on the upside, XRP could face resistance at the $2.1 mark, which capped the previous rally effort two weeks back. The analyst expects the breakout to lead to this level. However, if XRP manages to breach it, the next Fibonacci level of interest sits at $2.2, aligning with the 38.2% retracement.