Crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlighted this optimistic outlook in a January 21 X-post, speculating on a short-term price target of $4.40 for XRP.
According to According to Martinez, XRP recently broke the bull-flag pattern – an indication that bullish momentum could continue in the short term. This breakout is in line with strong technical signals that point to further upward movement.
This short-term forecast follows an even more ambitious target shared by the analyst in an earlier post.
Martinez had done that before marked XRP’s breakout from a symmetrical triangle pattern on the monthly chart, a development he considers another bullish indicator. Based on this long-term formation, the analyst predicts that XRP could rise to $15.
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The XRP community expects such a scenario to be very possible under President Donald Trump, who took office yesterday and nominated pro-crypto Paul Atkins to replace anti-crypto SEC chief Gary Gensler.
Proponents are also pinning their hopes on the approval of an exchange listing of XRP on the exchange, with a Polymarket poll showing that there is a 73% chance of it being approved in 2025.
Additionally, there are rumors that Trump could exempt US-based cryptocurrencies, such as XRP, from capital gains taxes and possibly involve Altcoins in a strategic crypto reserve have also gained strength. Platforms like CoinGecko have already published new categories for the top US cryptocurrencies, further increasing confidence among traders.
Meanwhile, whales have shown interest, likely reflecting the current optimism surrounding the token. (See below.)
Data from Santiment also shows a spike in XRP whale transactions over the past seven days.
Furthermore, net outflows for the token from centralized exchanges have also surged over the past two days, meaning more investors bought the token with expectations of future price increases.
The bullish momentum around XRP is also supported by the broader growth of the Ripple ecosystem, including the launch of its USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, which has seen an increase in adoption. At the time of writing, the stablecoin had a 24-hour trading volume higher than that of other prominent stablecoins such as DAI, TUSD and PYUSD.
Furthermore, Ripple-based meme coins have also become some of the best-performing assets in the industry.
The XRPLedger native token has risen about 46% since the start of 2025, exchanging hands at $3.05 as its market cap reached over $175 billion, cementing its place as the third largest crypto asset by market cap, according to data from CoinGecko .
XRP technical analysis
On the daily XRP/USDT price chart, the MACD line remains above the signal line, indicating that the bullish trend will continue in the coming days. This combined with the Supertrend indicator confirms that the asset is currently experiencing buying pressure from bulls.
The Aroon indicator shows the Aroon Up at 64.29%, while the Aroon Down was at 7.14%, indicating that the uptrend is still significantly strong, while the Relative Strength Index at 64 suggests that there is still room is for the growth of the asset before it reaches the overbought level at which XRP can be reached. see a small pullback before the upswing resumes.
Based on these indicators, XRP could potentially break the next psychological resistance at $3.50 and gain momentum, potentially moving towards Ali’s $4.40 target if bullish momentum strengthens.
