- Analyst Dr. Pastet identifies potential XRP rally window for late December 2024 to early January 2025.
- Chikou Span tracing and thinning Kumo cloud suggest possible bullish breakout.
- Short-term analysis points to key resistance at $0.6086 and support at $0.4870.
XRP finds itself at a critical juncture as Ichimoku Cloud analysis reveals a potential rally window in the coming year.
Analyst Dr. Pastet, known for his expertise in Ichimoku Cloud interpretations, has pinpointed a period spanning late December 2024 through early January 2025 where XRP may experience significant price movement, provided current market conditions persist.
The Ichimoku Cloud, a comprehensive technical indicator comprising elements such as the Kumo cloud, Tenkan-Sen, Kijun-Sen, and Chikou Span, offers valuable insights into XRP’s price structure.
Dr. Pastet’s analysis particularly emphasizes the role of the Chikou Span tracing in forecasting potential market dynamics.
Throughout 2024, XRP has predominantly traded within a range of $0.46 to $0.65, occasionally breaching $0.70 or dipping towards $0.40. This choppy consolidation pattern, evident from the numerous wicks on the weekly chart, indicates market indecision. However, the persistent Chikou Span tracing suggests a potential shift in this pattern.
XRP could rally by December
Dr. Pastet predicts that if the Chikou Span maintains its current trajectory, XRP could initiate a major rally as early as late December 2024, with early January 2025 marked as a crucial period.
The analyst anticipates a “vertical giga send” that could materialize unexpectedly, aligning with the thinning of the Kumo cloud around the first week of January 2025.
The confluence of the Chikou Span tracing and the thinning Kumo cloud enhances the probability of an upward breakout, provided Ripple maintains its current price levels in the coming months. This setup is particularly potent if XRP continues to consolidate around its current range into the week starting December 30, 2024.
Complementing this long-term outlook, analyst TraderSZ provides a short-term perspective on XRP’s price action. His analysis identifies key levels such as $0.6086 acting as mid-range resistance and $0.4870 as strong support. TraderSZ has initiated a long position near the $0.5480 level, anticipating a potential bullish move.
