XRP’s recent rally to $2.30 has been followed by a cooling-off period, with the price falling back to $2.18 after slipping below the short-lived $2.25 support. Although this pullback might raise concern, it comes on the back of a week-long steady increase that took XRP from $1.93 early last week back to the $2.33 resistance level that has held firm in the past 30 days. Crypto analyst CasiTrades shared an updated outlook with a chart to show how a test of the consolidation zone between $2.18 and $2.16 could determine whether XRP reclaims its bullish momentum to $3 or enters into a deeper reset. $2.16–$2.18 Zone Determines XRP’s Direction According to CasiTrades, who posted her technical analysis on the social media platform X, XRP’s recent retest around $2.16–$2.18 is not yet a breakdown, but it marks a defining moment. After reaching $2.30 resistance, the price wasn’t able to hold the $2.25 support level. Instead, it pulled back to retest.  Notably, this zone was previously the top of a major consolidation structure, and holding above it would suggest that XRP is a simple backfill structure after a breakout.  This is a very common pattern where a crypto price rejects a key resistance, retests the initial breakout zone, and resumes the trend if momentum holds. In the analyst’s view, the market needs to respect this range to confirm that XRP is still in breakout mode. The importance of this level is also echoed in the chart shared by the analyst, where a rising wedge intersects with the highlighted horizontal support at $2.1688 around the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level.  On the other hand, a failure to hold would shift the outlook drastically from a bullish perspective. As noted by the analyst, if the altcoin fails to hold above $2.16, it could initiate a pullback toward $1.90 and potentially invalidate the bullish setup that has been building over the past week. RSI Divergence Points To Higher Chance Of Rebound One of the early encouraging signs for XRP bulls is in the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which has been diverging from price. This is an excellent signal of seller exhaustion, which supports the analyst’s claim that the current move could be more of a cooldown than another crash to $1.90. CasiTrades believes XRP would be ready for its next extension wave if bulls can defend the $2.16 to $2.18 range and reclaim $2.25. The price targets in view are $2.69 and $3.04, both based on Fibonacci levels. The first resistance level is at $2.3027 around the 0.618 Fibonacci extension. This price level is also a milestone for confirming the strength of the rally before a broader move to $3 and possibly above. Interestingly, the altcoin’s price action in the past 12 hours has seen it already reclaiming bullish momentum after bouncing off an intraday low of $2.17. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $2.27, up by 3.7% in the past 24 hours. This shows that buyers are already working to flip the $2.25 price level.

Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has predicted that the XRP price could rally to as high as $2.40 soon. He made this prediction based on the altcoin’s breakout above a descending channel and revealed what needs to happen next for it to reach this $2.40 target.  XRP Price Eyes $2.40 With Breakout Above Descending Channel In an X post, Egrag Crypto stated that the XRP price has broken above the descending channel at $2.2. He further remarked that the altcoin now needs to break another descending channel at $2.2962. Once that happens, the analyst declared that the target will be for the token to close above $2.40.  His accompanying chart showed that a successful close above $2.40 would put higher targets, such as $2.55, $2.71, and $2.88, within sight for the altcoin. This could pave the way for the altcoin to reclaim the psychological $3 level and aim for a new all-time high (ATH). The analyst also recently highlighted a ‘W’ pattern, which confirmed that a new ATH was in sight.  Egrag Crypto stated that the price targets with this bullish pattern are $15, $22, and $40, which represent the conservative, average, and optimistic targets, respectively. However, he urged market participants to take their initial capital at lower targets, starting around $6 to $7. He added that they should also secure profits along the way.  XRP Needs To Hold Its Current Level To Stay Bullish In an X post, crypto analyst CasiTrades declared that the XRP price needs to hold above $2.16 to stay bullish. She noted that after reaching the $2.30 resistance, the price wasn’t able to hold the $2.25 support level. Instead, the altcoin is now pulling back to retest the top of the consolidation between $2.18 and $2.16.  CasiTrades affirmed that this isn’t a breakdown, at least not yet, but that this test matters. The analyst explained that this is a critical zone and that holding above it keeps momentum intact. It also confirms that the XRP price is still in a breakout move, not just backfilling a structure. She added that this price action is very common, with a breakout, rejection, quick retest, and then launch. However, for that to happen again, she again stated that $2.16 needs to hold.  If the XRP price fails to hold above $2.16, the crypto analyst warned that it risks a deeper downside and a broader trend reset. This then opens the door for token to drop to the $1.90 support. On the other hand, she claimed that XRP simply needs to flip $2.25 to support, and then the altcoin is set for “$2.69, $3.04, and beyond.” At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.19, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.