XRP is at a pivotal moment, with its price action suggesting a potential short-term rebound even as it faces significant long-term uncertainty. According to prominent technical analyst ChardNerd, the altcoin is actively defending a critical support level that could set the stage for a 30%–40% relief rally in the coming weeks, before reaching what he describes as a “critical inflection point.”
XRP Defends Its ‘Lifeline’
After a volatile week, XRP is testing the resilience of its key support. The cryptocurrency briefly dipped 2.5% to retest the $1.43 area on Friday before bouncing back above the psychologically important $1.40 mark. This level has served as the lower bound of a consolidation range between $1.34 and $1.50 over the past month. Earlier in the week, a broader market rally had propelled XRP 15% higher from its weekend lows, touching a one-month peak of $1.60 on Tuesday. However, a subsequent market-wide pullback has since returned the asset to the lower end of its established range, forcing a crucial retest.
Analyst ChardNerd, known for his detailed chart-based analysis on social media platforms, emphasized the significance of the current price zone. “XRP is currently defending a lifeline as it clings to support,” he stated, pointing to the 200-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA) as the key guardrail. This long-term trend indicator, currently sitting at approximately $1.41, has been a major battle line. The asset saw multiple weekly closes below this EMA before successfully reclaiming it with the most recent weekly candle—a bullish signal if sustained.
Holding above the 200-week EMA is paramount, according to ChardNerd. A successful defense would likely trigger a retest of the range resistance at $1.50, followed by a potential relief rally targeting the 20-week and 50-week EMAs, which currently sit between $1.80 and $2.00. “So, what I’m trying to say is XRP could potentially have some sort of relief in the coming months, up towards these EMAs,” he explained. “And if it gets this relief, that will mark a very critical inflection point.”
Historical Precedent Suggests a Spring Rally
The analyst’s outlook for an imminent relief rally is rooted in a striking historical pattern. ChardNerd noted that XRP’s current price trajectory mirrors its behavior following the 2021 cycle peak. After reaching its 2021 high, XRP underwent a deep correction, found support at its 200-week EMA, and then staged a relief rally toward the 20 and 50-week EMAs before facing rejection and eventually sliding to bear market lows.
“Now, the cryptocurrency has done exactly what we did in the prior cycle peak in 2021,” he observed, referencing the significant retracement from the July 2025 highs back to the 200-week EMA. Crucially, the relief rally that followed the 2021-2022 retest lasted approximately three months. If a similar pattern unfolds, the next several months—potentially extending into April or May—could see XRP push toward the $1.80-$2.00 zone. “It doesn’t have to repeat the exact same way,” ChardNerd qualified, suggesting the timing could shift based on Bitcoin’s broader market leadership.
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