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Analysts predict XRP's price could surge this year, mirroring the 2017 bull market. Current chart patterns suggest a potential parabolic move if historical trends repeat.
Analysts are predicting an explosive surge in XRP’s price this year, comparing the current cycle to the 2017 bull market. According to a recent forecast, XRP’s chart structure is replicating the bullish patterns that preceded its historic 2017 rally. Experts believe that if this historical trend plays out perfectly, the XRP price, which has been trending downward for months now, could go parabolic.
@Cryptocupra, a market analyst on X, is sounding the alarm about a major bullish move he believes could soon take place in XRP’s price. In a video analysis shared on May 4, the expert forecast that XRP could soon go parabolic, citing historical chart patterns from the 2017 cycle.
The analyst drew comparisons between XRP’s price action in 2026 and its movements in 2017. According to @Cryptocupra, XRP is currently displaying the exact structure and setup that had led to its parabolic rally in 2017. At the time, the cryptocurrency was trading around $0.006. However, it broke out of lower levels and rallied, extending its bullish run until it hit an all-time high above $3.84 in 2018.
@Cryptocupra’s video chart further shows that in 2017, XRP broke out of a descending triangle pattern before launching into a rally. The chart shows that XRP had been trending downward for months inside this narrow triangle before breaking out to the upside.
@Cryptocupra reveals that this same triangle pattern has appeared in the 2026 cycle, reinforcing his bullish outlook for XRP this year. The chart shows that after the cryptocurrency surged above $3.5 in 2025, it began to trend downward and eventually formed a descending triangle. Since then, XRP has been trading in the red, steadily declining even as other cryptocurrencies surged.
Notably, if XRP can break out as it did in 2017, @Cryptocupra believes its price could surge, turning many holders into millionaires. He predicted that all that’s left is before a trend reversal to the upside begins, triggering the projected price explosion.
Analysts forecast an explosive surge in XRP's price this year, similar to the 2017 bull market.
XRP is displaying chart patterns that replicate the bullish setup seen before its 2017 rally.
In 2017, XRP was trading around $0.006 before reaching an all-time high above $3.84 in 2018.
XRP is showing a descending triangle pattern, which historically led to a breakout and subsequent rally in 2017.

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In a separate analysis, market expert Crypto Patel forecasted that XRP’s potential rally toward the $10 to $20 range was “absolutely” still on the table. Despite the cryptocurrency currently trading around $1.4 after months of decline and muted price action, the analyst maintains a solid bullish outlook, citing past price performance and achievements.
He noted that despite market participants calling XRP a dead coin in 2023, the cryptocurrency jumped from $0.006 in 2017 to over $3 in 2018. He said that XRP also skyrocketed from $0.50 in November 2024 to over $2.60 in just 30 days.

Source: Chart from Crypto Patel on X
As a result, Crypto Patel believes that a surge to $10 is closer than ever, highlighting a critical accumulation zone between $0.70 and $1.10 for XRP. He believes that this parabolic rally will likely be fueled by the cryptocurrency’s underlying network, which he says is 1,000x faster than Bitcoin, 99% cheaper than Ethereum, and already being used by global banks.
XRP trading at $1.44 on the 1D chart | Source: XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com
Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com