The XRP price is still consolidating around the $1.4 level after months of sideways trading. Despite this weak performance and slow growthAnalysts continue to maintain a strong bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency. According to market expert Javon Marks, XRP is now in a critical retest area that could determine this his next parabolic move. He believes this retest could act as the trigger for a potential 900% rally, potentially pushing XRP to $15.
XRP 2014 Fractal Pattern Points to a 900% Rally
In his latest XRP price analysis on shared A strong bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency, citing historical chart patterns and past price action. The analyst noted that XRP has maintained strength around a clear retest area around $1.40, suggesting a big upside move towards $15 could follow.
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To explain why this retest zone matters, Marks made comparisons between XRP’s current cycle and the price action during the 2014-2018 market cycle. Before XRP’s parabolic rally a record high in 2018the cryptocurrency had escaped a similar retest zone.
During that period, XRP formed a descending wedge or triangle pattern from 2014 to 2017, trading laterally within the formation for years. During that phase, the cryptocurrency repeatedly experienced upward surges, followed by sharp declines to new lows. However, after a longer consolidation period, the price started moving higher and later returned to retest the trendline around the upper boundary of the triangle, near $1.40.
That retest preceded a major breakout, with the price of XRP exploding upward and marking the beginning historic running of the bulls 2017-2018 that pushed the price towards its $3.84 ATH. From that retest area to the peak, XRP registered a gain of over 174%. Building on this historical setup, Marks believes that XRP is repeating the same pattern in the current cycle. If the formation plays out similarly, the analyst predicts that the cryptocurrency could be preparing for another explosive rally.
XRP retest at $1.40 signals possible move to $15
Notably, Marks’ chart shows that XRP has formed the same triangle pattern that led to its parabolic rally in 2018. Since reaching its ATH, the cryptocurrency has traded sideways within that triangle for years. However, unlike the 2014-2018 cycle, XRP had previously experienced a breakout from the pattern. The price broke above the upper trendline in 2025 and then rose towards $3.5 before retreating shortly afterwards.
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After that reversal, the XRP price increased continued to show a downward trendcutting most of his previous gains. However, Marks noted that the cryptocurrency is now returning to retest this broken trendline. According to him, if
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