Cardano has been below 30 cents for weeks and its ranking among global cryptocurrencies has fallen to 12th. Against that backdrop, one trader now claims the coin could still reach $2 – and sooner than most people think.
The math behind the claim
The argument comes from Yesreel, a crypto trader with six years of experience, who posted the projection on social media.
Based on his analysis, ADA would just need to string together five to six days of 40-50% daily gains to close the gap between the current price and the $2 target. At a current value of about $0.25, that difference amounts to about 695%.
The calculation itself holds up. Compounding works quickly when the daily percentage gain is so large. A 40% daily jump for six consecutive days takes ADA to $2. A 50% daily gain does the same for five. The math is real. Whether those profits can actually be realized is another question.
$ADA could go to $2 faster than you think
It only needs a few consecutive days of 40%-50% pumping
It’s happened before, it could happen again.
— Yesreel (@Yesreel_) March 26, 2026
Yesreel says history gives reason to believe this is possible. Cardano hit one highest ever from $3.10 in 2021, and it came quickly. Between August 2 and September 2 of that year, the token climbed from $1.32 to that peak – a gain of 134% in one month.
More recently, following the US presidential election in November 2024, the ADA rose more than 160% in just 15 days, from about 32 cents on November 5 to 84 cents on November 20.
Rallies of the past give the bulls something to point to
These two episodes form the backbone of the bullish case. Both showed that Cardano can act sharply and quickly when market conditions arise. Wide demand from investorsa rising tide on the crypto market and a heavy capital inflow were the common thread in both cases.
The current picture looks different. The crypto markets have faced macroeconomic pressures and geopolitical tensions, and ADA has felt that drag more than most. The token has spent much of the last few weeks trading below 30 cents, with no momentum showing.
The current circumstances still pose a challenge
A sustained outbreak has not yet occurred and investor confidence in a near-term recovery remains shaky. The bearish pressure has been steady and ADA’s drop to 12th in the global crypto rankings reflects how much ground it has lost against other assets.
Yesreel has not offered a specific timeline or trigger event that would start the kind of run he describes. Its projection rests on the idea that when the right conditions present themselves – rising sentiment, strong inflows, momentum feeding itself – ADA has shown it can compress months of gains into days. No one can say with certainty whether these circumstances will occur soon.
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