XRP Is Not Dead, It Is Compressed—Analyst Predicts Most Hated Rally

XRP continues to trade within a long-term structure amid years of market compression; still, analysts believe a price rally is coming.

This period of compression has cast doubt among several enthusiasts. However, a few such as Cryptollica remain optimistic. The analyst noted that XRP is not dead but is gaining momentum to continue its “most hated rally” to higher price levels.

Key Points

• XRP has been respecting a rising support trendline that has remained intact for nearly a decade.
• At the same time, the asset has repeatedly struggled to break through major resistance zones.
• An analysis suggests the token is undergoing compression, as years of pressure have been trapped within a single chart.
• History shows that the current setup has preceded a strong price uptrend, with a potential target of $20.

XRP Long-Term Setup

Cryptollica attached a 10-day chart showing that XRP has been respecting a rising support trendline that has remained intact for nearly a decade. At the same time, the asset has repeatedly struggled beneath major resistance zones, creating a prolonged compression that dates back to the 2017/2018 bull cycle.

The market watcher sees a compression, not a collapse. He highlighted that years of pressure have been trapped within a single chart. This suggests that the consequence of a breakout from this long-term structure will be massive. Meanwhile, the structure itself never fully broke down, keeping the prospect of a breakout intact.

XRP Still Holds Its Multi-Year Higher-Low Structure

The chart highlights a clear sequence of higher lows forming along an ascending support trendline. Even during deeper corrections, XRP continued to defend this crucial trendline.

Above are different layers of ascending resistance trendlines that come together to form a price range. Within this channel, the upper and mid-level trendlines have acted as strong supply points for XRP.

The former marked XRP’s peak in January 2018, and the latter has repeatedly impeded further upsides. Some instances are at $0.78 in September 2018, $1.41 in September 2021, $3.40 in January 2025, and $3.67 in July 2025.

Meanwhile, within this structure is a crucial descending trendline. This dynamic resistance started forming from the January 2018 peak and capped higher prices until a breakout in November 2024.

After this breakout, XRP rallied to the January and July 2025 peaks, where it faced resistance. Currently, it seems to be retesting this descending trendline, with earlier corrective momentum pushing prices close to it.

History shows that this setup has preceded a strong price uptrend. For context, between 2014 and 2017, XRP spent years compressing within a similar formation before eventually breaking higher into a powerful expansion phase that reached the 2018 high.

What Needs to Happen Next

Meanwhile, the crypto cycle engine chart has begun to recover from oversold territory near the 44 level and is now targeting 60. Historically, similar resets appeared before stronger XRP momentum returned in previous cycles.

Currently, the XRP price remains trapped between support near the descending trendline and the midpoint resistance of the broader channel. A decisive break above the resistance currently near $5 sets the coin up for a massive parabolic expansion.

The analyst highlighted the next possible target as the following ascending resistance band near $20, representing a 1,298% increase from the current market price of $1.43. Meanwhile, the channel’s upper resistance trendline stands above $38, which is still a possible target.

In the meantime, the analyst encourages patience, noting that beliefs tend to fade during consolidation periods like these. However, it is when crypto becomes dangerously bullish again, rewarding the remaining few.